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Edit this profileWhere to find Christopher D. Merifield, MD
- Seattle location main office
600 Broadway Ste 530, Seattle, WA 98122 - Issaquah location
751 NE Blakely Dr Ste 4010, Issaquah, WA 98029 - Edmonds location
21616 76th Ave W Ste 212, Edmonds, WA 98026
About Dr. Merifield
Christopher D. Merifield, MD is a healthcare provider in Seattle, WA specializing in anesthesiology — pain medicine. Christopher trained at University of Kansas School of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), graduating in 1987. Christopher is also listed as specializing in interventional pain medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Christopher cared for 467 Medicare patients across 862 services. The services billed most often include visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient', established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more. This provider record is associated with NPI 1811978976.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (206) 386-2013
- Email not available
Practice Locations
600 BROADWAY STE 530
Seattle, WA 98122
751 NE Blakely Dr Ste 4010
Issaquah, WA 98029
21616 76th Ave W Ste 212
Edmonds, WA 98026
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pain Medicine 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
Most searched conditions
Abdominal & visceral pain
Cancer
Chest
Chronic pain
Feet
Foot & ankle pain
Head & Face
Headaches
Joint & soft tissue pain
Joint pain
Joints
Muscle pain
Muscles
Nerve pain
Nerves
- Carpal tunnel
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Phantom limb pain
- Pinched nerve
- Piriformis syndrome
- Shingles pain
Pelvic & nerve pain
Pelvis
Shoulder & arm pain
Spine
- Arthritis of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tailbone pain
- Whiplash
Spine pain
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Nerve block
- Pain management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
Device management
Diagnostics
Implants
Infusions
Injections
- Botox for migraines
- Botox for muscle spasms
- Bursa injection
- Carpal tunnel steroid injection
- Celiac plexus block
- Cryoneurolysis
- Facet Joint Injections
- Facial nerve block for headache
- Fluoroscopy-guided spine injection
- Joint injection or aspiration
- Knee Joint Injection
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Medial branch block
- SI Joint Injections
- Stellate ganglion block
- Tendon Injections
- Trigger Point Injections
- Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injections
Integrative medicine
Medication
Minimally invasive procedures
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Genicular nerve ablation
- Percutaneous disc decompression
- Spinal bone nerve ablation
Neuromodulation
Regenerative
Regenerative medicine
Spine
Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Cold laser therapy
- Dry needling
- E-Stim Therapy
- Electroacupuncture
- Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression
- Shockwave Therapy
Therapy & counseling
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
862 services · 467 patients · 11 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64483 |
45 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Procedure | 64484 |
25 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 77002 |
16 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
258 | More often than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
225 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
174 | More often than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office visit | 99442 |
36 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Office visit | 99443 |
28 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
22 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
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.
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.
Other anesthesiologists in Seattle 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of Kansas School of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal) 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1987 at University of Kansas School of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal) 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level 8
Providers in WA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Dr. Merifield's specialty?
Dr. Merifield is an anesthesiologist in Seattle, WA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Merifield?
Dr. Merifield is listed at 600 Broadway Ste 530, Seattle, WA 98122. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Merifield?
The number on file is (206) 386-2013. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Merifield's NPI number?
Dr. Merifield's National Provider Identifier is 1811978976. 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
What is Dr. Merifield's medical education?
Dr. Merifield attended University of Kansas School of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), graduating in 1987. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Merifield been practicing?
Dr. Merifield has 39 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1987, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Merifield known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Merifield performs procedures including injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level and injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level; reads or performs imaging such as fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Merifield confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Merifield. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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