Active NPI 1861404295 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher Mark Vaughn , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Toccoa, GA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Vaughn, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Toccoa, GA. With approximately 37 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine in 1989, Dr. Vaughn delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 58 BIG A RD.

Dr. Vaughn is affiliated with Stephens County Hospital Physician Group Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

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, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

58 Big A Rd

Toccoa, GA 305776017

Telephone 7068869693

Fax 7068867843

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Clinic Pharmacy Inc Facility NPI 1639115025

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1989

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Toccoa, GA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

37 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 37.0 Yrs

State Avg: 23.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

1 Specialists

Practicing in Toccoa, GA (797 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

59.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Vaughn (37 Years) 37 Yrs

Toccoa Specialty Average (37.0 Years) 37.0 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	1,523	25	$31.00	$8.84
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,442	201	$29.00	$0.97
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	369	185	$171.46	$66.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	330	198	$180.00	$84.01
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	128	128	$258.00	$101.99
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	124	96	$91.45	$36.45
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	66	$261.00	$119.53
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	56	23	$89.00	$36.69
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	55	44	$104.00	$41.69
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	50	44	$77.00	$31.28
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	50	26	$76.00	$30.69
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	32	24	$138.91	$52.13
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	30	13	$81.00	$32.65
73060 X-ray of upper arm, minimum of 2 views	26	11	$71.19	$27.35
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	22	20	$81.00	$33.31
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	21	15	$72.00	$29.47
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	21	21	$108.00	$52.41
25600 Closed treatment of broken forearm bones	14	14	$795.00	$323.30
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	12	12	$123.00	$48.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	815	132	$29.00	$1.06
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	244	129	$151.00	$58.85
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	178	123	$180.00	$83.90
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	79	$258.00	$105.48
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	61	57	$90.00	$36.83
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	61	13	$207.00	$73.78
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	35	$261.00	$117.43
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	31	30	$104.00	$39.51
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	30	30	$77.00	$31.53
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	18	13	$89.00	$37.10
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	14	11	$81.00	$31.18
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	13	12	$81.00	$33.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,135	179	$29.00	$1.13
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	298	169	$151.00	$61.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	186	142	$180.00	$83.49
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	118	102	$90.00	$37.51
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	94	94	$258.00	$104.02
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	69	49	$77.00	$31.81
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	64	16	$207.00	$75.56
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	50	43	$104.00	$42.21
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	44	$261.00	$121.30
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	30	18	$89.00	$37.57
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	27	26	$108.00	$53.01
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	23	19	$76.00	$30.36
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	22	22	$398.00	$159.45
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	21	18	$81.00	$33.62
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	15	15	$3385.00	$1225.88
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	13	13	$127.00	$47.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,410	200	$29.00	$1.26
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	472	193	$151.00	$65.93
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	407	247	$180.00	$86.01
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	216	33	$207.00	$73.46
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	167	120	$90.54	$35.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	140	140	$258.00	$106.22
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	81	64	$77.00	$30.53
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	63	50	$104.00	$42.62
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	45	23	$81.00	$33.52
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	43	$261.00	$118.62
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	44	26	$89.00	$36.89
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	43	40	$108.00	$52.96
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	38	21	$72.00	$29.54
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	37	25	$76.00	$31.38
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	25	25	$182.00	$68.99
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	25	21	$123.00	$41.55
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	25	19	$81.00	$33.22
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	19	15	$127.00	$51.38
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	13	11	$82.00	$31.35
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	11	11	$88.00	$36.49

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	961	159	$16.89	$1.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	589	328	$142.40	$70.21
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	357	155	$158.81	$60.16
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	182	133	$104.53	$34.68
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	148	28	$201.63	$78.74
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	132	132	$197.41	$103.08
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	73	53	$114.42	$29.80
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	67	30	$96.55	$35.37
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	64	40	$114.06	$29.98
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	58	47	$98.41	$41.05
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	55	34	$105.93	$32.24
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	21	16	$92.95	$28.68
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	19	13	$89.00	$32.20
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	16	12	$119.06	$46.26
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	15	14	$3713.00	$1214.34
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	12	12	$169.75	$40.89
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$222.25	$104.74
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	12	11	$121.67	$48.73
25600 Closed treatment of broken forearm bones	11	11	$705.00	$318.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,503	239	$6.00	$1.55
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	529	232	$161.45	$59.10
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	411	271	$116.00	$69.88
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	202	40	$208.79	$78.88
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	162	162	$172.00	$101.35
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	81	73	$68.00	$42.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	73	67	$168.00	$99.73
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	48	40	$114.33	$33.59
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	39	39	$116.00	$72.67
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	26	26	$136.00	$27.91
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	23	11	$100.00	$33.62
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	18	17	$95.00	$37.35
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	17	15	$119.00	$47.60
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	16	15	$127.00	$51.46
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	14	14	$4000.00	$1298.56
25600 Closed treatment of broken forearm bones	13	13	$597.00	$296.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,500	240	$6.38	$1.75
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	469	306	$116.00	$67.81
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	440	217	$165.57	$59.91
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	143	23	$206.82	$84.54
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	100	100	$172.00	$101.72
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	50	46	$168.00	$97.73
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	35	33	$68.00	$41.16
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	28	28	$116.00	$70.92
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	24	23	$4000.00	$1221.68
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	19	15	$114.00	$41.24
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	18	16	$127.00	$48.77
25600 Closed treatment of broken forearm bones	17	17	$597.00	$310.55
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	15	15	$119.00	$48.41

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,644	256	$6.00	$1.80
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	470	227	$157.97	$63.43
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	317	217	$116.00	$66.65
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	212	32	$175.00	$85.23
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	140	140	$172.00	$100.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	113	101	$168.00	$100.42
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	75	70	$68.00	$40.04
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	69	69	$116.00	$69.20
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	26	22	$127.00	$48.64
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	23	21	$119.00	$48.11
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	18	16	$4000.00	$1327.70
25600 Closed treatment of broken forearm bones	18	18	$597.00	$315.97
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	17	17	$114.00	$45.80
29848 Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope	15	12	$1280.00	$486.03
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	11	11	$152.00	$98.57

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License GA 45999

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.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

000871978A (GA)

Medicaid State Provider ID

000871978B (GA)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID State License

045999 (GA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Stephens County Hospital Physician Group Llc

125 W Gibson St, Hartwell, GA 306431848

Phone: 7068566983

Stephens County Hospital Physician Group Llc

115 Rock Quarry Rd, Toccoa, GA 305778734

Phone: 7062825815

Stephens County Hospital Physician Group Llc

163 Hospital Dr, Toccoa, GA 305776820

Phone: 7032824200

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

1 Associated Practitioners

Richard Kay , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1700865698

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active September 29, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 29, 2015

Registered at 58 BIG A RD, TOCCOA, GA 305776017 (Tel: 7068869693)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 29, 2015

Registered at 58 BIG A RD, TOCCOA, GA 305776017 (Tel: 7068869693)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 29, 2015

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER VAUGHN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 29, 2015

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #45999 in GA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 13, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1861404295

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: August 13, 2006

Last Update: March 07, 2023

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

58 Big A Rd

Toccoa, GA 305776017

Phone: 7068869693

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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