Active NPI 1811976640 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher Scott Walthour , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Tracy, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Walthour, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Tracy, CA. With approximately 29 years of clinical experience since graduating from Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine in 1997, Dr. Walthour delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 441 W EATON AVE.

Dr. Walthour is affiliated with Sutter Valley Medical Foundation and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg, injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

441 W Eaton Ave

Tracy, CA 953763420

Telephone 2098304062

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Sutter Valley Medical Foundation Facility NPI 1386003424

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1997

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Tracy, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

29 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 29.0 Yrs

State Avg: 28.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

3 Specialists

Practicing in Tracy, CA (2527 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

33.3% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

76.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Walthour (29 Years) 29 Yrs

Tracy Specialty Average (29.0 Years) 29.0 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
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,874	27	$38.00	$8.89
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	615	101	$7.00	$0.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	284	218	$243.00	$92.28
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	181	141	$357.00	$130.18
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	159	119	$266.81	$73.30
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	81	81	$358.00	$112.28
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	79	79	$542.00	$169.31
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	31	28	$6092.00	$1264.48
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	26	26	$663.00	$171.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,165	22	$38.00	$9.28
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	542	91	$7.00	$1.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	275	191	$234.00	$92.70
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	178	138	$343.00	$131.61
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	136	104	$252.31	$74.03
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	100	100	$521.00	$171.47
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	56	$344.00	$115.97
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	21	21	$663.00	$176.70
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	15	15	$5802.00	$1300.17

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,057	16	$37.00	$10.02
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	558	98	$7.00	$1.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	262	185	$227.00	$93.01
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	199	147	$333.00	$131.76
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	150	109	$231.81	$71.75
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	87	87	$506.00	$172.99
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	51	$334.00	$116.32
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	25	25	$650.00	$201.48
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	20	19	$139.00	$59.26
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	16	15	$5622.00	$1212.65
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	15	14	$4143.00	$1100.56
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	12	12	$731.00	$174.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,968	27	$37.00	$10.49
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	458	85	$7.00	$1.27
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	299	202	$220.00	$94.51
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	135	107	$239.80	$72.99
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	108	94	$323.00	$136.09
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	67	67	$324.00	$115.02
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	66	66	$491.00	$172.96
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	44	37	$135.00	$58.59
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	22	21	$631.00	$205.52
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	14	12	$206.36	$50.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,152	16	$37.00	$10.70
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	390	76	$7.00	$1.44
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	342	218	$208.00	$77.93
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	126	126	$310.00	$112.45
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	102	80	$229.67	$70.15
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	27	16	$212.00	$75.44
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	25	25	$591.00	$210.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$309.00	$114.41
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	18	18	$5622.00	$1418.01
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	12	11	$208.00	$53.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,112	28	$37.00	$11.26
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	410	251	$208.00	$76.47
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	218	90	$5.25	$1.56
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	165	165	$310.00	$110.45
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	127	94	$214.50	$68.93
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	38	$309.00	$110.50
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	32	32	$591.00	$207.69
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	27	27	$132.00	$47.42
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	26	12	$212.00	$74.70
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	16	16	$208.00	$53.55
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	16	14	$5622.00	$1395.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,776	23	$36.00	$11.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	402	251	$202.00	$74.44
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	329	94	$5.11	$1.82
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	161	104	$206.00	$66.51
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	161	161	$302.00	$108.42
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$301.00	$110.98
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	19	17	$128.00	$44.48
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	16	16	$575.00	$205.73
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	12	11	$5471.00	$1376.32
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	11	11	$391.00	$138.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,158	19	$35.00	$12.34
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	510	94	$5.00	$1.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	347	218	$197.00	$73.96
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	154	154	$295.00	$109.54
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	151	107	$201.00	$66.20
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	35	32	$125.00	$44.55
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	25	24	$389.24	$138.97
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	25	17	$201.00	$73.54
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	19	19	$563.00	$206.04
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	17	$294.00	$111.05
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	14	12	$5358.00	$1382.67
29075 Application of elbow to finger cast	13	11	$302.00	$80.33

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License CA C52856

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

447 W Eaton Ave, Tracy, CA 953763420

Phone: 2098304062

Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

1409 E Briggsmore Ave, Modesto, CA 953552707

Phone: 2095241211

Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

441 W Eaton Ave, Tracy, CA 953763420

Phone: 2098304062

Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

473 W Eaton Ave, Tracy, CA 953763420

Phone: 2098333320

Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

2800 L St, Sacramento, CA 958165616

Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

445 W Eaton Ave, Tracy, CA 953763420

Phone: 2095241211

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

7 Associated Practitioners

Dr. James Teng , MD

Otolaryngology

NPI 1326337544

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Zachary Whipple , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1346862075

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Blanca Ochoa , MD

Dermatology - MOHS-Micrographic Surgery

NPI 1538280292

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Steven Kmucha , MD, JD

Otolaryngology

NPI 1568411429

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), JD

Dr. Eman Albaddawi , MD

Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease

NPI 1730490053

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Brenda Martinez Chavez , LCSW

Social Worker - Clinical

NPI 1801489331

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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 December 15, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location December 15, 2015

Registered at 441 W EATON AVE, TRACY, CA 953763420 (Tel: 2098304062)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 15, 2015

Registered at 600 COFFEE RD, MODESTO, CA 953554201 (Tel: 2095216097)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated December 15, 2015

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER WALTHOUR, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 15, 2015

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #C52856 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 11, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1811976640

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: January 11, 2006

Last Update: December 15, 2015

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

600 Coffee Rd

Modesto, CA 953554201

Phone: 2095216097

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