Active NPI 1821041823 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Melissa Childs , PA

Physician Assistant • Glenview, IL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Melissa Childs, PA is a certified Physician Assistant practicing in Glenview, IL. With approximately 23 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2003, Melissa Childs delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2401 RAVINE WAY.

Melissa Childs maintains professional affiliations with The Emory Clinic Inc, Esop Rehabilitation Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2401 Ravine Way
Suite 200

Glenview, IL 600257645

Telephone 8479985680

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, Llc Facility NPI 1962561233

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2003

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Physician Assistant in Glenview, IL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

23 Yrs +15.1 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 7.9 Yrs

State Avg: 11.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

47 Specialists

Practicing in Glenview, IL (4958 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

12.8% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

77.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Childs (23 Years) 23 Yrs

Glenview Specialty Average (7.9 Years) 7.9 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
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	648	103	$5.05	$0.97
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	166	111	$557.30	$64.88
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	131	108	$335.95	$76.90
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	96	89	$475.28	$109.28
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	89	85	$274.25	$39.65
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	72	41	$1779.62	$513.58
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	72	72	$619.80	$139.13
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	63	$418.06	$95.76
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	62	59	$202.31	$39.85
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	45	42	$160.76	$29.83
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	34	25	$161.21	$29.39
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	34	32	$194.54	$31.90
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	29	21	$174.83	$32.36
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	23	18	$181.65	$35.35
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	22	20	$211.05	$48.76
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	21	19	$189.61	$34.97
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	14	14	$665.90	$155.10
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	12	11	$150.65	$28.11

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	264	52	$5.00	$1.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	128	99	$313.44	$75.93
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	117	78	$497.60	$63.07
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	73	73	$578.18	$140.53
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	69	57	$227.30	$40.04
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	54	$389.67	$95.42
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	45	28	$1669.22	$509.65
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	44	39	$194.55	$48.12
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	43	$452.00	$108.46
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	35	33	$188.29	$40.32
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	31	25	$168.06	$34.89
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	22	21	$151.00	$29.76
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	14	14	$145.07	$29.48
73521 X-ray of both hips, 2 views	14	12	$162.43	$35.48
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	12	11	$198.00	$31.73
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	11	11	$612.45	$151.97

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	81	42	$454.04	$62.48
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	67	22	$5.00	$1.11
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	46	37	$182.17	$48.78
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	45	37	$296.33	$78.15
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$362.92	$96.56
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	22	15	$1633.00	$980.79
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$544.20	$143.69
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	18	13	$176.33	$40.52
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	15	12	$151.40	$35.88
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	11	$426.25	$109.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	80	46	$628.66	$68.15
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	57	47	$265.33	$78.65
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	51	13	$597.04	$75.67
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	41	28	$27.10	$5.68
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	37	31	$161.76	$48.39
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	20	14	$3627.80	$1219.00
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$549.00	$144.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$361.65	$96.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	15	$374.38	$111.49

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	67	36	$554.69	$60.73
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	63	45	$243.05	$64.72
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	39	26	$29.72	$6.06
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	36	11	$676.33	$79.63
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	27	26	$148.33	$38.57
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$540.50	$141.61
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$358.50	$93.95
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$355.40	$92.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	64	13	$3.00	$1.64
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	43	29	$485.74	$60.12
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	29	12	$31.41	$8.61
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	26	26	$1622.57	$210.44
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	24	21	$124.08	$39.54
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	23	11	$43.30	$7.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	20	18	$231.85	$63.89
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$344.47	$92.98
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	14	11	$28.93	$6.14
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$529.83	$141.04

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	56	26	$40.45	$7.84
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	52	12	$3.00	$1.79
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	49	27	$38.76	$8.54
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	31	31	$1630.75	$209.40
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	29	21	$38.45	$7.93
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	28	16	$46.50	$6.39
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	25	21	$99.00	$39.35
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	21	21	$1527.75	$209.64
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	16	15	$339.63	$68.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	62	14	$3.00	$1.80
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	46	25	$29.87	$7.63
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	39	22	$41.10	$7.94
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	38	22	$42.16	$8.56
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	28	21	$317.57	$64.38
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	28	28	$1658.21	$210.18
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	23	12	$206.65	$145.61
Q4010 Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	18	16	$49.00	$19.07
29075 Application of elbow to finger cast	18	16	$361.00	$80.22
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	17	17	$1603.71	$210.33
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	16	16	$45.00	$17.89

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License GA 9272

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

Physician Assistant

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License IL 085-002042

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

The Emory Clinic Inc

1365 Clifton Rd Ne, Atlanta, GA 303221013

Phone: 4047787525

The Emory Clinic Inc

2201 Henderson Mill Rd Ne, Atlanta, GA 303452711

Esop Rehabilitation Llc

1699 Hwy 124 N, Snellville, GA 300787921

Phone: 6782186702

Esop Rehabilitation Llc

1699 Hwy 124 N, Snellville, GA 300787921

Phone: 6782186702

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

7 Historical Events

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 19, 2019

Registered at 6325 HOSPITAL PKWY, DULUTH, GA 300975775 (Tel: 6784747000)

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NPI Profile Active August 29, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 29, 2012

Registered at 2401 RAVINE WAY, SUITE 200, GLENVIEW, IL 600257645 (Tel: 8479985680)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 29, 2012

Registered at 900 RAND RD STE 300, ATTN: RAQUEL LEON, DES PLAINES, IL 600162359 (Tel: 8473243976)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 29, 2012

Recorded as MELISSA CHILDS, PA

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 29, 2012

Physician Assistant (License #085-002042 in IL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 19, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1821041823

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: May 19, 2006

Last Update: June 19, 2019

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

6325 Hospital Pkwy

Duluth, GA 300975775

Phone: 6784747000

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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