Active NPI 1285628917 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher J Lesar , MD

Surgery - Vascular Surgery • Chattanooga, TN

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Lesar, MD is a certified Surgery - Vascular Surgery practicing in Chattanooga, TN. With approximately 31 years of clinical experience since graduating from Medical College Of Ohio in 1995, Dr. Lesar delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2358 LIFESTYLE WAY STE 100.

Dr. Lesar is affiliated with Vascular Institute Of Chattanooga, Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample, ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries, ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2358 Lifestyle Way Ste 100

Chattanooga, TN 374214907

Telephone 4236022750

Fax 4236022762

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Vascular Institute Of Chattanooga, Pllc Facility NPI 1205208352

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Medical College Of Ohio

Graduation Year

1995

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Chattanooga, TN

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

31 Yrs +6.1 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 24.9 Yrs

State Avg: 24.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

13 Specialists

Practicing in Chattanooga, TN (132 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

70.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Lesar (31 Years) 31 Yrs

Chattanooga Specialty Average (24.9 Years) 24.9 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
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	249	181	$9.00	$8.58
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	245	224	$218.52	$58.46
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	237	146	$110.88	$34.34
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	237	227	$643.11	$216.72
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	212	202	$510.90	$143.02
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	210	207	$512.37	$165.13
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	201	156	$42.00	$13.14
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	180	144	$319.92	$106.45
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	144	142	$504.60	$168.05
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	127	95	$351.03	$118.90
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	123	93	$428.64	$135.85
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	84	74	$349.71	$114.47
37253 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel	81	36	$458.42	$151.31
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	73	71	$342.24	$94.14
G2211 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's	67	59	$46.56	$15.81
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	63	62	$315.27	$87.99
37252 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel	48	44	$2553.33	$834.16
37229 Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel	38	35	$23859.48	$7312.24
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	38	31	$247.56	$85.93
37227 Removal of plaque and insertion of stents into arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	37	27	$30057.78	$9497.35
93976 Ultrasound limited scan of abdominal, pelvic, and/or scrotal arterial inflow and venous outflow	34	33	$392.76	$128.15
36010 Insertion of tube into vena cava	32	18	$1453.17	$242.13
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	28	24	$66.95	$13.07
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	27	27	$714.54	$242.62
37226 Insertion of stent in arteries of leg	26	26	$21836.94	$6079.42
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	26	20	$446.28	$108.15
37236 Insertion of stent in artery (except lower extremity, chest, heart, neck and brain) with review by radiologist, initial artery	23	21	$7367.19	$2344.25
37228 Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel	22	22	$11123.04	$2112.86
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	22	21	$3245.49	$1085.24
37221 Insertion of stents in artery in one side of groin, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	22	22	$8828.49	$2503.12
37238 Insertion of intravascular stents in vein, open or accessed through the skin, with radiological supervision and interpretation	22	21	$9246.09	$3110.38
75625 Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta	21	21	$361.17	$113.97
36245 Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, each first order branch	19	14	$3335.28	$586.92
75774 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery	18	12	$276.66	$84.83
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	17	16	$448.44	$128.25
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	17	17	$492.81	$171.02
37239 Insertion of stent in vein with review by radiologist, each additional vein	17	14	$4591.11	$1740.46
37225 Removal of plaque in arteries of leg	17	16	$23468.37	$6399.14
36837 Creation of opening between artery and vein in arm with separate access to each blood vessels	16	16	$26564.01	$8044.98
75825 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of major abdominal vein	16	15	$322.23	$100.62
36140 Insertion of needle or catheter into an artery of arm or leg	15	12	$1365.63	$351.76
36465 Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance	15	13	$3509.82	$1159.97
75822 Review by radiologist of both arms and legs veins of both arms or legs image	15	15	$381.12	$117.76
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	15	15	$318.36	$40.81
75726 Review by radiologist of abdominal artery image	15	11	$486.68	$159.52
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	12	12	$288.31	$76.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3010 Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg	4,938	111	$1.00	$0.90
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	2,867	86	$1.00	$0.16
Q9966 Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	1,598	40	$1.00	$0.47
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	482	119	$1.00	$0.15
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	327	290	$221.33	$59.08
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	319	292	$654.40	$216.31
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	311	293	$518.44	$167.26
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	281	269	$452.09	$138.10
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	267	162	$110.87	$36.15
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	236	189	$323.44	$107.82
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	227	177	$9.00	$8.40
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	213	168	$42.00	$13.40
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	205	198	$510.37	$172.20
J2704 Injection, propofol, 10 mg	185	11	$1.00	$0.12
37253 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel	134	37	$465.72	$157.29
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	127	99	$428.64	$137.73
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	121	95	$355.04	$120.17
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	94	84	$374.66	$88.23
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	91	88	$345.46	$93.53
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	86	81	$319.27	$89.13
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	54	50	$726.48	$238.88
93976 Ultrasound limited scan of abdominal, pelvic, and/or scrotal arterial inflow and venous outflow	50	42	$420.87	$87.56
36465 Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance	47	33	$3572.48	$1201.63
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	47	41	$249.52	$84.75
37252 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel	46	44	$2635.32	$874.16
36010 Insertion of tube into vena cava	40	21	$1567.55	$279.85
75774 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery	38	24	$276.66	$90.83
37227 Removal of plaque and insertion of stents into arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	37	36	$31310.99	$9908.73
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	33	24	$434.78	$90.97
37221 Insertion of stents in artery in one side of groin, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	31	30	$11046.65	$2570.50
37225 Removal of plaque in arteries of leg	30	24	$24245.39	$6383.93
37229 Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel	28	22	$24664.89	$7439.22
37239 Insertion of stent in vein with review by radiologist, each additional vein	24	17	$4732.31	$1571.81
75625 Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta	24	23	$361.17	$112.23
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	23	21	$2976.02	$969.06
37228 Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel	23	21	$11831.63	$2235.19
36245 Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, each first order branch	23	14	$3473.63	$695.23
75822 Review by radiologist of both arms and legs veins of both arms or legs image	21	21	$381.12	$124.49
37236 Insertion of stent in artery (except lower extremity, chest, heart, neck and brain) with review by radiologist, initial artery	20	19	$7697.59	$2333.08
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	19	19	$311.06	$77.26
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	19	17	$496.97	$168.72
75825 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of major abdominal vein	19	18	$322.23	$106.01
37238 Insertion of intravascular stents in vein, open or accessed through the skin, with radiological supervision and interpretation	19	18	$9515.24	$3165.80
36140 Insertion of needle or catheter into an artery of arm or leg	17	15	$1424.44	$343.78
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	15	14	$221.02	$56.71
37226 Insertion of stent in arteries of leg	15	14	$22918.12	$7475.80
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	14	14	$80.32	$13.31
93882 Ultrasound of one side of head and neck blood flow	13	12	$337.54	$111.82
75716 Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image	13	13	$464.46	$151.82
36837 Creation of opening between artery and vein in arm with separate access to each blood vessels	12	12	$26564.01	$9094.78
93930 Ultrasound study of arteries and arterial grafts of both arms	11	11	$529.24	$176.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3010 Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg	23,910	191	$1.01	$0.77
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	4,902	118	$1.00	$0.12
Q9966 Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	3,667	88	$1.00	$0.34
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	897	214	$1.00	$0.15
J2704 Injection, propofol, 10 mg	543	12	$1.00	$0.12
Q9963 High osmolar contrast material, 350-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	316	11	$1.00	$0.20
37253 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel	303	80	$496.95	$159.04
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	288	186	$109.79	$36.92
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	244	188	$9.00	$2.95
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	237	181	$41.48	$13.48
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	184	151	$364.98	$121.77
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	128	96	$431.98	$142.92
37252 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel	95	86	$2832.89	$921.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	60	46	$257.02	$85.86
37239 Insertion of stent in vein with review by radiologist, each additional vein	59	37	$5547.66	$1812.25
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	57	56	$679.50	$225.15
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	51	51	$507.87	$143.07
36010 Insertion of tube into vena cava	50	41	$1697.47	$317.74
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	50	50	$227.61	$59.70
37238 Insertion of intravascular stents in vein, open or accessed through the skin, with radiological supervision and interpretation	44	43	$11101.70	$3606.52
75822 Review by radiologist of both arms and legs veins of both arms or legs image	43	42	$383.27	$127.40
37229 Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel	41	34	$26881.33	$7824.71
37227 Removal of plaque and insertion of stents into arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	40	35	$33993.22	$10310.74
37225 Removal of plaque in arteries of leg	34	33	$26140.55	$7046.31
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	32	32	$538.66	$171.74
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	32	32	$528.27	$172.95
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	32	32	$516.21	$171.93
37221 Insertion of stents in artery in one side of groin, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	26	25	$12184.50	$2975.21
37236 Insertion of stent in artery (except lower extremity, chest, heart, neck and brain) with review by radiologist, initial artery	26	26	$8183.27	$2364.26
75825 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of major abdominal vein	26	25	$324.67	$106.06
75625 Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta	25	24	$365.00	$121.09
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	22	22	$329.61	$93.84
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	19	19	$335.01	$110.22
36245 Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, each first order branch	19	14	$3619.59	$665.26
75726 Review by radiologist of abdominal artery image	18	12	$489.31	$162.56
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	17	13	$87.77	$21.74
36005 Injection for X-ray imaging procedure on veins of arm or leg	16	15	$810.95	$131.90
37226 Insertion of stent in arteries of leg	16	14	$26241.27	$7494.15
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$473.39	$158.65
37228 Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel	13	13	$12358.26	$2488.87
36466 Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of same leg using ultrasound guidance	13	13	$4245.60	$1396.49
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	13	13	$356.91	$94.30
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	12	12	$236.59	$79.19
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	12	11	$3504.86	$1165.84
36465 Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance	12	11	$3929.95	$1267.78

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3010 Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg	9,975	88	$1.02	$0.63
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	3,652	82	$1.00	$0.12
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	331	92	$1.00	$0.12
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	229	140	$105.34	$35.98
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	207	154	$9.00	$2.98
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	205	152	$41.19	$13.61
37253 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel	160	53	$510.21	$169.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	150	122	$357.70	$122.56
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	130	90	$447.99	$148.79
37252 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel	65	61	$3119.12	$1023.03
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	64	61	$234.44	$85.91
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	53	45	$495.94	$166.76
37229 Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel	48	35	$30016.09	$8988.76
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	43	43	$234.18	$61.99
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	39	39	$701.18	$230.49
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	36	36	$552.58	$171.92
37239 Insertion of stent in vein with review by radiologist, each additional vein	34	20	$5239.31	$1844.09
37236 Insertion of stent in artery (except lower extremity, chest, heart, neck and brain) with review by radiologist, initial artery	29	28	$9357.17	$2589.30
37225 Removal of plaque in arteries of leg	29	27	$29729.84	$7307.84
37227 Removal of plaque and insertion of stents into arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	28	25	$38416.16	$12408.57
75774 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery	26	24	$295.84	$97.77
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	26	26	$520.62	$148.64
37221 Insertion of stents in artery in one side of groin, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	23	23	$13491.70	$3007.71
75726 Review by radiologist of abdominal artery image	23	14	$489.28	$167.92
37238 Insertion of intravascular stents in vein, open or accessed through the skin, with radiological supervision and interpretation	22	22	$12491.06	$3906.51
36010 Insertion of tube into vena cava	20	17	$1542.29	$289.41
36245 Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, each first order branch	19	12	$3753.16	$732.66
75825 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of major abdominal vein	19	19	$341.74	$113.55
37226 Insertion of stent in arteries of leg	18	16	$26920.76	$7510.68
36140 Insertion of needle or catheter into an artery of arm or leg	18	15	$1403.53	$391.96
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	18	18	$339.34	$110.28
36478 Laser destruction of incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance	17	16	$2973.41	$1001.00
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	17	13	$74.46	$21.24
75822 Review by radiologist of both arms and legs veins of both arms or legs image	17	17	$386.36	$133.17
37228 Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel	15	14	$13358.92	$2973.56
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	15	14	$540.68	$181.69
36465 Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance	14	14	$4143.27	$1391.59
75625 Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta	13	13	$375.92	$125.90
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	13	11	$239.16	$80.07
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	12	12	$3141.97	$1042.49
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	12	12	$392.14	$118.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	6,483	119	$1.00	$0.11
J3010 Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg	2,170	112	$1.08	$0.89
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	600	129	$1.00	$0.11
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	218	136	$189.12	$33.91
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	216	161	$212.30	$71.20
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	169	135	$9.00	$2.95
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	167	132	$41.19	$13.48
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	156	150	$234.30	$62.42
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	127	95	$460.60	$152.84
37253 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel	112	48	$520.37	$173.63
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	103	98	$701.64	$235.19
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	83	83	$553.29	$176.28
37252 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel	67	61	$3275.15	$1071.64
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	61	58	$521.06	$151.95
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	45	45	$371.71	$120.37
75774 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery	45	33	$292.56	$101.05
37229 Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel	45	37	$31478.45	$8770.25
37227 Removal of plaque and insertion of stents into arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	41	37	$40581.47	$13260.24
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	34	33	$334.35	$96.21
37225 Removal of plaque in arteries of leg	33	30	$31491.78	$8881.14
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	33	33	$539.55	$181.74
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	26	25	$337.30	$112.23
37236 Insertion of stent in artery (except lower extremity, chest, heart, neck and brain) with review by radiologist, initial artery	25	25	$9357.04	$2755.83
37221 Insertion of stents in artery in one side of groin, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	23	21	$10953.74	$3474.41
93976 Ultrasound limited scan of abdominal, pelvic, and/or scrotal arterial inflow and venous outflow	20	20	$417.87	$135.10
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	19	18	$292.70	$83.35
36478 Laser destruction of incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance	18	17	$2986.74	$913.14
75726 Review by radiologist of abdominal artery image	17	11	$508.72	$173.48
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	17	15	$42.33	$14.20
36245 Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, each first order branch	17	11	$3727.98	$662.52
75625 Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta	13	13	$384.32	$129.36
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	13	13	$190.27	$60.17
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$467.61	$157.54

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	8,620	168	$0.94	$0.11
J3010 Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg	3,598	182	$1.34	$0.80
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	796	181	$1.00	$0.12
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	313	283	$240.43	$61.54
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	264	245	$715.79	$231.75
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	238	198	$210.54	$69.03
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	233	156	$94.40	$31.50
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	193	188	$562.67	$173.51
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	151	131	$9.00	$2.94
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	146	133	$527.23	$151.46
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	131	115	$41.19	$13.46
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	127	107	$473.25	$154.27
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	112	110	$543.22	$174.42
37253 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel	102	41	$540.52	$180.08
75774 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery	101	63	$233.73	$75.27
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	73	66	$336.18	$109.78
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	53	52	$374.47	$118.69
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	52	47	$334.56	$92.62
37252 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel	51	46	$3242.58	$1062.66
93976 Ultrasound limited scan of abdominal, pelvic, and/or scrotal arterial inflow and venous outflow	48	47	$421.16	$133.30
37229 Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel	39	37	$32662.61	$9785.40
37227 Removal of plaque and insertion of stents into arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	39	38	$42829.61	$14241.91
37225 Removal of plaque in arteries of leg	35	31	$32746.14	$8526.91
37221 Insertion of stents in artery in one side of groin, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	32	30	$14312.59	$3392.46
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	30	27	$316.34	$81.60
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	26	23	$779.37	$241.06
75825 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of major abdominal vein	19	18	$367.59	$118.11
36478 Laser destruction of incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance	19	16	$3154.45	$1032.19
37238 Insertion of intravascular stents in vein, open or accessed through the skin, with radiological supervision and interpretation	17	16	$13497.92	$3775.38
37239 Insertion of stent in vein with review by radiologist, each additional vein	17	11	$5711.88	$1661.28
75822 Review by radiologist of both arms and legs veins of both arms or legs image	16	16	$415.27	$120.12
75625 Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta	16	16	$372.14	$121.34
37236 Insertion of stent in artery (except lower extremity, chest, heart, neck and brain) with review by radiologist, initial artery	15	14	$10062.29	$2932.20
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	14	14	$63.32	$13.90
36903 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and insertion of stent in dialysis segment with review by radiologist	13	12	$15056.71	$4879.41
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	13	12	$375.42	$123.09
37226 Insertion of stent in arteries of leg	12	12	$28813.38	$8788.51
37228 Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel	11	11	$14361.74	$3188.39
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$468.61	$153.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	8,233	191	$1.13	$0.12
J3010 Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg	3,166	212	$1.43	$0.57
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	782	538	$245.76	$63.64
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	756	211	$1.00	$0.12
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	605	444	$723.70	$237.98
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	423	360	$562.38	$174.31
75774 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery	315	110	$240.30	$78.38
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	264	210	$375.25	$121.31
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	263	217	$530.63	$157.69
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	262	173	$88.66	$28.68
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	189	163	$206.95	$67.91
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	186	141	$334.86	$90.68
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	171	164	$546.30	$178.45
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	163	121	$466.58	$158.36
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	157	102	$335.01	$109.22
93976 Ultrasound limited scan of abdominal, pelvic, and/or scrotal arterial inflow and venous outflow	119	81	$422.52	$136.24
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	62	57	$784.75	$257.22
37227 Removal of plaque and insertion of stents into arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	53	47	$39143.22	$12934.77
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	50	37	$375.34	$120.10
37253 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel	46	23	$572.30	$187.96
75625 Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta	44	40	$384.46	$122.83
37229 Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel	42	37	$28976.43	$7005.67
37221 Insertion of stents in artery in one side of groin, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	41	33	$12533.98	$2994.21
37225 Removal of plaque in arteries of leg	41	39	$29348.75	$9555.70
37252 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel	30	30	$2858.14	$1029.98
36245 Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, each first order branch	30	19	$3731.58	$650.06
37236 Insertion of stent in artery (except lower extremity, chest, heart, neck and brain) with review by radiologist, initial artery	28	25	$10796.71	$3268.29
37226 Insertion of stent in arteries of leg	25	21	$24560.12	$7750.50
75716 Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image	19	19	$526.27	$170.85
93882 Ultrasound of one side of head and neck blood flow	19	19	$357.87	$113.47
37228 Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel	19	18	$14656.21	$3422.23
75726 Review by radiologist of abdominal artery image	16	12	$391.90	$137.37
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$434.38	$142.93
36482 Chemical destruction of incompetent vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin using imaging guidance	13	13	$5553.23	$1919.89
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	12	12	$89.01	$13.87

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	831	527	$245.49	$67.75
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	461	255	$0.99	$0.12
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	417	320	$718.55	$229.26
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	406	308	$373.25	$118.37
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	389	329	$558.00	$172.30
J3010 Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg	381	259	$40.00	$0.47
75774 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery	377	149	$238.73	$76.53
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	329	206	$88.73	$28.41
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	316	218	$40.00	$0.13
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	311	245	$206.00	$66.51
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	245	222	$528.00	$156.02
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	223	159	$447.00	$144.01
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	174	131	$333.00	$93.53
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	135	88	$332.01	$105.45
75625 Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta	127	110	$385.00	$122.00
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	118	116	$544.00	$172.53
93976 Ultrasound limited scan of abdominal, pelvic, and/or scrotal arterial inflow and venous outflow	106	70	$421.00	$132.75
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	77	77	$467.00	$150.16
37227 Removal of plaque and insertion of stents into arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	69	58	$41080.87	$12640.14
37225 Removal of plaque in arteries of leg	67	57	$29894.00	$9609.22
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	63	46	$373.00	$120.65
37221 Insertion of stents in artery in one side of groin, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	55	49	$14304.44	$3229.80
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	53	41	$780.00	$251.15
37229 Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel	51	43	$29475.00	$7431.17
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	50	33	$56.00	$18.25
37226 Insertion of stent in arteries of leg	42	34	$24498.00	$6937.28
75716 Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image	35	35	$515.00	$166.60
36478 Laser destruction of incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance	35	33	$3320.00	$1067.41
36245 Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, each first order branch	28	17	$3594.00	$721.99
37236 Insertion of stent in artery (except lower extremity, chest, heart, neck and brain) with review by radiologist, initial artery	26	24	$11713.69	$3160.22
37252 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel	25	22	$3787.00	$1217.35
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	24	20	$51.79	$16.66
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	23	$305.00	$98.40
37228 Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel	24	23	$14629.00	$3232.87
93882 Ultrasound of one side of head and neck blood flow	22	22	$355.00	$111.38
37253 Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel	22	15	$572.00	$183.85
75726 Review by radiologist of abdominal artery image	21	18	$417.00	$133.25
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	21	20	$3246.00	$1040.25
36903 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and insertion of stent in dialysis segment with review by radiologist	19	17	$15315.00	$4922.99
36479 Laser destruction of incompetent veins of arm or leg using imaging guidance, subsequent	19	14	$860.00	$276.83
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	19	18	$3352.00	$1077.37
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	16	14	$194.13	$52.09
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	16	14	$1580.00	$491.95
36908 Insertion of stent in dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	14	14	$7364.00	$2367.08
37223 Insertion of stents into groin artery, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	13	13	$7542.77	$2424.41
37224 Balloon dilation of arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	12	11	$10218.00	$2600.37
37238 Insertion of intravascular stents in vein, open or accessed through the skin, with radiological supervision and interpretation	12	11	$11341.00	$3645.54
37232 Balloon dilation of artery of leg, each additional vessel	12	12	$4214.75	$1050.56
G0365 Vessel mapping of vessels for hemodialysis access (services for preoperative vessel mapping prior to creation of hemodialysis access using an autogenous hemodialysis conduit, including arterial inflow and venous outflow)	11	11	$339.00	$105.34

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2024-07-23

Surgery - Vascular Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X

State License TN 37354

A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Vascular Institute Of Chattanooga, Pllc

2358 Lifestyle Way, Chattanooga, TN 374214907

Phone: 4236022750

Vascular Institute Of Chattanooga, Pllc

4622 Battlefield Pkwy, Ringgold, GA 307368004

Phone: 4236022750

Secondary Practice Locations

4312 Holiday Inn Express Way Nw Unit 105

Cleveland, TN 373121469

Phone: 4236022750

4622 Battlefield Pkwy

Ringgold, GA 307368004

Phone: 4236022750

980 Highway 28 Ste 102

Jasper, TN 373473696

Phone: 4236022750

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

20 Associated Practitioners

Kaitlyn Notto , APRN

Surgery - Vascular Surgery

NPI 1033038385

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Jennifer Wilson , NP-C

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1043644198

Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Leah Lester , FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1154095321

Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Jonathan Drumm , FNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1164821054

Family Nurse Practitioner

Monica Chamberlain , NP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1194099911

Nurse Practitioner

Carrie Albritton , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1346985116

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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9 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 23, 2024

Surgery (License #37354 in TN)

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Updated Practice Location April 30, 2020

Registered at 2358 LIFESTYLE WAY STE 100, CHATTANOOGA, TN 374214907 (Tel: 4236022750)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 30, 2020

Registered at 2358 LIFESTYLE WAY STE 100, CHATTANOOGA, TN 374214907 (Tel: 4236022750)

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NPI Profile Active April 12, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location April 12, 2016

Registered at 6031 SHALLOWFORD RD, SUITE 117, CHATTANOOGA, TN 374211983 (Tel: 4236022750)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 12, 2016

Registered at 6031 SHALLOWFORD RD, STE 117, CHATTANOOGA, TN 374211983 (Tel: 4236022750)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated April 12, 2016

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER LESAR, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 12, 2016

Specialist (License #MD37354 in TN)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 08, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1285628917

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: September 08, 2005

Last Update: July 23, 2024

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

2358 Lifestyle Way Ste 100

Chattanooga, TN 374214907

Phone: 4236022750

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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