Dr. Christopher J. Damm, MD
Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (1986)
- Years since graduation
- 40
- In the NPI registry since
- 2011
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 536
Licensed in Illinois since 2023, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1986Medical school: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- 2011Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Cardiovascular Disease Physician primary
IL license 036163667 (first issued 2023; active) · LA license 306559 -
Hospitalist Physician
ME license MD20411
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA
- East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA
- University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA
Medical groups
- Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund (393 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 536
- Services billed
- 699
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 430 | 379 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 115 | 114 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 59 | 59 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 54 | 30 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 29 | 17 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 14 | 14 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 12 | 12 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.