Active NPI 1467617514 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Thomas Pontinen , MD

Anesthesiology • Des Plaines, IL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Thomas Pontinen, MD is a certified Anesthesiology practicing in Des Plaines, IL. With approximately 18 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Minnesota Medical School in 2008, Dr. Pontinen delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 9700 GOLF ROAD.

Dr. Pontinen is affiliated with Midwest Anesthesia And Pain Specialists Sc and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

9700 Golf Road

Des Plaines, IL 600166001

Telephone 7734825800

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Chicago Neurospine Surgry Pllc Facility NPI 1336805795

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Minnesota Medical School

Graduation Year

2008

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Anesthesiology in Des Plaines, IL

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

18 Yrs -8.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 26.8 Yrs

State Avg: 28.6 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

7 Specialists

Practicing in Des Plaines, IL (2670 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

28.6% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

82.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Pontinen (18 Years) 18 Yrs

Des Plaines Specialty Average (26.8 Years) 26.8 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
J1010 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg	6,680	47	$0.25	$0.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	521	136	$425.00	$91.01
Q9966 Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	170	38	$5.00	$0.37
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	161	24	$285.00	$72.36
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	146	43	$798.63	$84.33
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	116	37	$406.00	$117.74
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	49	25	$10.00	$6.32
20552 Injections of trigger points in 1 or 2 muscles	29	16	$243.79	$54.32
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance	29	18	$1900.00	$237.74
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	27	20	$120.00	$55.54
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$640.00	$116.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	403	121	$424.24	$94.96
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	210	51	$10.00	$7.67
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	111	54	$101.40	$57.70
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	102	33	$798.04	$84.67
Q9966 Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	94	22	$5.00	$0.43
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	60	22	$406.00	$121.85
20552 Injections of trigger points in 1 or 2 muscles	30	16	$230.00	$52.58
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance	24	17	$1900.00	$275.63
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$640.00	$120.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7320 Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,275	15	$19.00	$15.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	489	150	$425.00	$95.65
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	284	70	$10.00	$6.40
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	149	72	$85.00	$58.06
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	114	39	$800.88	$84.31
Q9966 Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	79	31	$5.00	$0.33
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	59	31	$406.00	$124.93
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance	44	27	$1900.00	$279.11
20552 Injections of trigger points in 1 or 2 muscles	40	19	$235.50	$54.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$640.00	$121.61
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	19	11	$1331.58	$301.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7320 Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	4,875	28	$19.00	$16.92
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	651	163	$425.00	$98.49
Q9966 Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	250	60	$5.00	$0.32
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	219	64	$10.00	$5.70
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	183	47	$640.44	$85.51
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	151	36	$406.00	$125.84
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance	32	19	$1900.00	$290.64
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	29	19	$85.00	$58.92
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$640.00	$121.98

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7320 Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	4,750	36	$19.00	$16.80
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	812	209	$425.00	$76.84
Q9966 Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	523	81	$5.02	$0.33
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	256	60	$10.00	$6.06
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	210	58	$351.19	$82.23
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	196	54	$406.00	$115.29
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	34	32	$250.00	$31.33
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance	34	17	$1900.00	$277.41
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	29	16	$1251.72	$278.47
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level	25	14	$600.00	$114.98
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$640.00	$116.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7320 Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,300	21	$19.00	$16.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	879	197	$422.37	$75.45
Q9966 Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	826	98	$5.01	$0.31
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	303	78	$10.00	$6.27
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	268	66	$355.41	$76.17
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	239	61	$406.00	$102.39
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	201	41	$200.00	$78.52
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	49	24	$1257.14	$248.44
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	48	$640.00	$111.60
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level	39	20	$600.00	$100.73
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance	25	17	$1872.00	$256.44
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance	22	11	$1900.00	$259.70
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	18	13	$2000.00	$120.34
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	18	13	$3125.00	$235.90
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	15	12	$3250.00	$243.45
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	13	12	$4423.08	$603.03

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	828	192	$177.93	$74.48
Q9966 Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	302	97	$5.00	$0.33
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	300	65	$200.00	$84.60
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	254	77	$347.44	$76.33
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	244	75	$406.00	$96.16
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	232	80	$10.34	$6.51
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	63	$198.33	$111.27
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	41	26	$1239.02	$230.71
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	29	16	$3.00	$0.12
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level	29	18	$613.79	$89.73
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance	23	16	$1550.00	$251.13
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance	18	11	$1900.00	$254.45
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	16	12	$1875.00	$114.17
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	16	12	$2929.69	$226.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	647	178	$3.00	$0.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	554	183	$139.48	$74.25
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	536	131	$200.00	$85.19
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	440	153	$340.34	$75.38
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	429	154	$361.96	$94.00
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	131	66	$10.00	$5.75
64450 Injection of anesthetic agent, other peripheral nerve or branch	83	24	$210.01	$54.71
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	62	62	$168.95	$111.72
64640 Destruction of peripheral nerve or branch	54	13	$1250.00	$89.67
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	27	20	$1462.17	$257.74
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	20	14	$21.00	$10.60
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level	17	13	$676.49	$89.23

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-12-27

Anesthesiology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X

State License IL 036129262

An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.

Pain Medicine - Interventional Pain Medicine

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208VP0014X

State License IL 036129262

Interventional Pain Medicine is the discipline of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of pain and related disorders principally with the application of interventional techniques in managing subacute, chronic, persistent, and intractable pain, independently or in conjunction with other modalities of treatment.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Midwest Anesthesia And Pain Specialists Sc

3545 Rose St, Franklin Park, IL 601312068

Phone: 8476710555

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Anesthesiology

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Quadri Hassan , APRN

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1285405829

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Jeffrey Steplowski , PA

Physician Assistant

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Physician Assistant

Charisse Hartwig , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1477183002

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Adarsh Shukla , MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

NPI 1477904035

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

8 Historical Events

📍

Updated Practice Location December 29, 2021

Registered at 9700 GOLF ROAD, DES PLAINES, IL 600166001 (Tel: 7734825800)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 29, 2021

Pain Medicine (License #036129262 in IL)

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NPI Profile Active June 20, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location June 20, 2014

Registered at 9680 GOLF RD, DES PLAINES, IL 600161522 (Tel: 8476990800)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 20, 2014

Registered at 9680 GOLF RD, DES PLAINES, IL 600161522 (Tel: 8476990800)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 20, 2014

Recorded as THOMAS PONTINEN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 20, 2014

Anesthesiology (License #036129262 in IL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 28, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1467617514

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: July 28, 2008

Last Update: December 29, 2021

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

9680 Golf Rd

Des Plaines, IL 600161522

Phone: 7734825800

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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