Active NPI 1679741524 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher Willard Vincent Salzman , MD

Surgery • Palatka, FL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Salzman, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Palatka, FL. With approximately 20 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2006, Dr. Salzman delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 414 ZEAGLER DR.

Dr. Salzman is affiliated with Putnam Surgical Group Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

414 Zeagler Dr

Palatka, FL 321773815

Telephone 3863284123

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Putnam Pulmonary & Primary Care, Pa Facility NPI 1265463343

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2006

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Palatka, FL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

20 Yrs +7.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 13.0 Yrs

State Avg: 26.3 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

5 Specialists

Practicing in Palatka, FL (2030 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

67.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Salzman (20 Years) 20 Yrs

Palatka Specialty Average (13.0 Years) 13.0 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
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	115	78	$164.29	$93.56
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	54	54	$366.33	$173.11
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	40	$239.31	$132.21
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	35	34	$601.86	$85.60
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	34	32	$300.71	$136.54
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	24	24	$917.25	$161.03
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	20	11	$155.80	$82.06
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$232.00	$115.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	113	72	$153.00	$89.93
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	67	45	$225.00	$125.43
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	39	39	$358.00	$163.61
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	35	35	$300.00	$132.03
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	27	20	$153.00	$80.01
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$232.00	$112.48
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	22	22	$623.00	$109.26
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	12	12	$66.00	$18.39
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	11	11	$1335.00	$336.23
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	11	11	$950.00	$176.73

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	113	83	$153.00	$90.47
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	53	53	$300.00	$136.78
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	41	$225.00	$128.41
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	39	35	$623.00	$101.97
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	39	33	$92.00	$55.78
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$358.00	$169.51
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	35	26	$153.00	$71.91
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$232.00	$113.38
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	20	20	$950.00	$170.74
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	14	14	$799.00	$190.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	89	64	$92.00	$56.54
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	74	56	$153.00	$92.19
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	49	49	$358.00	$168.90
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	31	$225.00	$131.37
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	35	35	$300.00	$138.87
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	30	25	$153.00	$73.14
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	27	25	$623.00	$106.09
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$232.00	$114.25
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	18	14	$86.00	$39.02
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	16	16	$435.00	$203.83
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	11	11	$799.00	$161.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	119	92	$92.00	$45.62
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	74	55	$153.00	$73.31
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	61	60	$300.00	$142.49
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	48	$232.00	$109.27
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	38	38	$358.00	$167.52
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	34	26	$86.00	$40.60
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	33	32	$623.00	$94.49
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	26	19	$153.00	$74.26
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	21	21	$950.00	$174.87
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	18	16	$66.00	$19.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$225.00	$110.14
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	16	16	$1335.00	$345.35
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	12	12	$223.00	$105.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	129	86	$92.00	$44.20
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	104	75	$153.00	$73.31
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	40	39	$623.00	$104.60
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	40	39	$300.00	$139.85
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	38	$232.00	$109.02
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	35	26	$86.00	$40.23
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	31	23	$153.00	$74.11
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	28	$358.00	$165.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	22	$225.00	$108.90
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	20	20	$223.00	$104.11
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	20	20	$1127.00	$265.29
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	14	13	$950.00	$143.54
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	14	14	$799.00	$183.59
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	13	13	$1335.00	$348.32

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	152	107	$92.00	$42.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	89	70	$153.00	$71.42
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	56	$232.00	$106.22
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	49	48	$623.00	$97.77
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	48	47	$300.00	$138.20
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	47	47	$358.00	$161.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	28	$225.00	$106.63
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	23	16	$153.00	$73.32
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	19	19	$2797.00	$702.44
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	18	18	$799.00	$195.76
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	18	14	$86.00	$39.59
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	16	16	$950.00	$163.32
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	15	15	$1127.00	$259.87
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	12	12	$223.00	$102.78
43235 Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	11	11	$531.00	$94.16

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	105	78	$92.00	$52.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	87	65	$153.00	$88.12
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	51	48	$623.00	$120.38
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	36	36	$232.00	$131.25
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	30	$225.00	$132.09
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$358.00	$203.26
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	30	30	$157.00	$87.99
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	23	23	$950.00	$204.67
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	21	21	$799.00	$225.83
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	17	12	$86.00	$49.19
G0121 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk	13	13	$799.00	$225.11

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License FL ME114481

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

008654400 (FL)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Putnam Surgical Group Llc

414 Zeagler Dr, Palatka, FL 321773815

Phone: 3863284123

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

3 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Carroll Phillips , DO

Surgery

NPI 1427687102

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Dr. Karl Baird , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1689646663

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Kylie Boogaard

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1871079905

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 May 05, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 05, 2015

Registered at 414 ZEAGLER DR, PALATKA, FL 321773815 (Tel: 3863284123)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 05, 2015

Registered at 414 ZEAGLER DR, PALATKA, FL 321773815 (Tel: 3863284123)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 05, 2015

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER SALZMAN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 05, 2015

Surgery (License #ME114481 in FL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 13, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1679741524

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: February 13, 2008

Last Update: February 11, 2022

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

414 Zeagler Dr

Palatka, FL 321773815

Phone: 3863284123

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