Physician Profile
Christopher A King, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. King
Christopher A King, M.D. practices cardiovascular disease (cardiology) in Birmingham, AL. Christopher is a 2003 graduate of University of Alabama School of Medicine. Christopher is also listed as specializing in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. According to Medicare claims data, Christopher cared for 1,423 Medicare patients across 1,994 services.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (205) 971-7500
- Email not available
Practice Locations
3680 GRANDVIEW PKWY STE 200
Birmingham, AL 35243
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Cardiovascular Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Coronary artery spasm
- Heart attack
- Microvascular angina
- Stable angina
- Stable coronary artery disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
- Cardiac amyloidosis
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Heart failure
- Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Myocarditis
- Pericardial effusion
- Pericarditis
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
- Atrial fibrillation
- Atrial flutter
- Heart block
- Long QT syndrome
- Premature atrial contractions
- Premature ventricular contractions
- Slow heart rate (bradycardia)
- Supraventricular tachycardia
- Ventricular tachycardia
Symptoms and functional disorders
- Fainting and syncope
- Heart palpitations
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
Valve and structural heart
- Aortic regurgitation
- Aortic stenosis
- Atrial septal defect
- Congenital heart disease
- Mitral regurgitation
- Mitral stenosis
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Patent foramen ovale
- Tricuspid regurgitation
Vascular and risk factors
- Aortic aneurysm
- Atherosclerosis
- Carotid artery disease
- Familial hypercholesterolemia
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- High cholesterol and lipid disorders
- Peripheral artery disease
- Resistant hypertension
Procedures & services
Office and noninvasive testing
- Ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring
- Ambulatory heart-rhythm monitoring
- Cardiology consultation
- Electrocardiogram
- Exercise stress test
- Pharmacologic cardiac stress test
- Stress echocardiogram
- Transthoracic echocardiogram
Advanced imaging
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,994 services · 1,423 patients · 17 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Imaging | 78452 |
61 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
227 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
195 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Treatment | 99152 |
66 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Treatment | 93015 |
61 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
37 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Treatment | 93458 |
25 |
| Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Treatment | 92928 |
25 |
| Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Drug given | J2785 |
194 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | A9500 |
120 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other cardiovascular diseases at this location 7
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Related specialists at this location 2
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 32 related providers in 4 groups
Other cardiovascular diseases in Birmingham 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of Alabama School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2003 at University of Alabama School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect 8
Providers in AL who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Dr. King?
Dr. King is a cardiovascular disease (cardiology) in Birmingham, AL. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)”.
NPI registry
What is Dr. King's address?
Dr. King is listed at 3680 GRANDVIEW PKWY STE 200, Birmingham, AL 35243. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Dr. King?
The number on file is (205) 971-7500. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. King's NPI number?
Dr. King's National Provider Identifier is 1629191168. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. King train?
Dr. King attended University of Alabama School of Medicine, graduating in 2003. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. King been practicing?
Dr. King has 23 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2003, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Dr. King perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. King performs imaging including nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect; provides treatments such as routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report and ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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