Active NPI 1194780775 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Chris E Freise , MD

Surgery • San Francisco, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Chris Freise, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in San Francisco, CA. With approximately 40 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Minnesota Medical School in 1986, Dr. Freise delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 505 PARNASSUS AVE.

Dr. Freise maintains professional affiliations with Ucsf Medical Group Business Services, Regents Of The University Of California, Ucsf Dept Of Surgery and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, established patient outpatient office visit, transplantation of donor kidney. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

505 Parnassus Ave

San Francisco, CA 941432204

Telephone 4153531888

Fax 4153538709

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 University Of California San Francisco Facility NPI 1265481089

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Minnesota Medical School

Graduation Year

1986

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in San Francisco, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

40 Yrs +16.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 23.6 Yrs

State Avg: 27.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

207 Specialists

Practicing in San Francisco, CA (3346 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

19.8% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

89.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Freise (40 Years) 40 Yrs

San Francisco Specialty Average (23.6 Years) 23.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	38	16	$391.47	$87.93
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	35	16	$557.31	$132.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	23	$577.00	$109.47
50360 Transplantation of donor kidney	20	20	$20144.83	$2429.82
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$575.00	$91.16
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	15	14	$773.00	$163.15
50323 Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation	15	15	$8848.19	$93.36
50547 Removal of kidney from living donor using an endoscope	11	11	$12549.00	$1784.07

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	79	41	$383.00	$88.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	47	41	$577.00	$106.63
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	34	15	$551.00	$133.18
50360 Transplantation of donor kidney	30	30	$20158.28	$2537.32
50323 Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation	26	26	$8853.18	$98.24
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$575.00	$92.08
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	17	15	$393.00	$74.06
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	12	12	$1970.00	$405.99
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	11	11	$1918.00	$181.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	70	28	$383.00	$79.36
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	47	36	$577.00	$110.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$575.00	$92.59
M0220 Injection, tixagevimab and cilgavimab, for the pre-exposure prophylaxis only, for certain adults and pediatric individuals (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40kg) with no known sars-cov-2 exposure, who either have moderate to severely compromise	18	18	$566.00	$192.60
50360 Transplantation of donor kidney	17	17	$20165.00	$2676.68
50323 Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation	16	16	$8860.00	$105.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	106	47	$375.98	$80.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	24	$577.00	$112.42
50360 Transplantation of donor kidney	25	25	$20156.93	$2586.02
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$575.00	$93.59
50323 Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation	20	20	$8855.57	$101.74
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$867.00	$143.67
50547 Removal of kidney from living donor using an endoscope	15	15	$12540.63	$1695.14

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	118	50	$371.00	$81.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	27	$577.00	$89.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$575.00	$85.09
50360 Transplantation of donor kidney	23	23	$20156.23	$2604.68
50323 Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation	22	22	$8855.97	$98.15
50547 Removal of kidney from living donor using an endoscope	16	16	$12549.00	$1728.42
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	11	11	$393.00	$57.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	64	34	$371.00	$81.70
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	30	$577.00	$88.79
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$575.00	$83.79
50360 Transplantation of donor kidney	26	26	$20157.24	$2477.13
50323 Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation	23	23	$8860.00	$101.81
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	16	11	$532.00	$116.70
50547 Removal of kidney from living donor using an endoscope	14	14	$12531.07	$1576.66
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	12	12	$393.00	$57.42
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$406.00	$56.99
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	11	11	$1899.00	$165.08

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	54	29	$349.74	$81.18
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	38	$544.69	$85.82
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$530.92	$83.01
50360 Transplantation of donor kidney	19	19	$20165.00	$2573.66
50323 Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation	18	18	$8860.00	$100.47
50547 Removal of kidney from living donor using an endoscope	17	17	$12534.24	$1596.63
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	12	12	$383.00	$57.31
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$374.73	$56.32

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	56	31	$330.00	$81.10
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	31	$520.52	$88.06
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$522.31	$84.08
50360 Transplantation of donor kidney	17	17	$20165.00	$2585.06
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	14	13	$354.43	$57.21
50547 Removal of kidney from living donor using an endoscope	13	13	$12539.35	$1670.09
50323 Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation	12	12	$8860.00	$99.71

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License CA G65942

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

00G659420 (CA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 941432204

Phone: 4154721000

Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

225 California Dr, Burlingame, CA 940104145

Phone: 6503419131

Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 941432204

Phone: 4154761000

Regents Of The University Of California

400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 941432202

Phone: 4154764029

Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

521 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 941432204

Phone: 4154761000

Ucsf Dept Of Surgery

505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 941432204

Phone: 4154761000

Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 941432202

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

11 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Amit Javed , MBBS, MS, MCH

Transplant Surgery

NPI 1063829083

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.), Master of Science, MCH

Dr. Andries Braat , MD

Surgery

NPI 1265499933

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Jennifer Kerney , MSN, CRNP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

NPI 1326289463

Master of Science in Nursing, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Ana Marie Torres , MS, NP

Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health

NPI 1346680774

Master of Science, Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Nancy Ascher , MD

Surgery

NPI 1396799516

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Amie Lencioni , NP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

NPI 1417714940

Nurse Practitioner

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active July 09, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 09, 2007

Registered at 505 PARNASSUS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941432204 (Tel: 4153531888)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 09, 2007

Registered at 1635 DIVISADERO ST, STE 625, BOX 1821, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941430001 (Tel: 4154764029)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 09, 2007

Recorded as CHRIS FREISE, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 09, 2007

Surgery (License #G65942 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 18, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1194780775

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: April 18, 2006

Last Update: July 13, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1635 Divisadero St, Ste 625, Box 1821

San Francisco, CA 941430001

Phone: 4154764029

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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