Active NPI 1922195718 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher E. Wottowa , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Springfield, IL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Wottowa, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Springfield, IL. With approximately 36 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 1990, Dr. Wottowa delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 800 N 1ST STREET.

Dr. Wottowa maintains professional affiliations with Family Medical Center Of Lincoln, Llc, Memorial Physician Services, Springfield Clinic, Llp and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, x-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

800 N 1st Street

Springfield, IL 62702

Telephone 2175287541

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Springfield Clinic, Llp Facility NPI 1780638478

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)

Graduation Year

1990

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Springfield, IL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

36 Yrs +14.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 21.4 Yrs

State Avg: 27.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

44 Specialists

Practicing in Springfield, IL (1064 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

85.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Wottowa (36 Years) 36 Yrs

Springfield Specialty Average (21.4 Years) 21.4 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	4,600	58	$0.88	$0.13
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	136	113	$413.41	$88.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	112	107	$584.13	$124.35
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	72	60	$190.25	$32.81
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	69	59	$325.16	$64.58
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	57	30	$23.00	$6.21
26055 Incision of tendon covering	50	41	$2632.52	$225.04
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	49	49	$769.76	$164.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	40	$521.13	$109.35
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	39	36	$3193.00	$376.19
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	35	33	$8598.20	$1456.87
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	21	20	$51.52	$16.27
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	20	20	$258.70	$54.76
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	18	15	$256.00	$53.62
64718 Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve	13	12	$4898.00	$559.68

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	186	144	$382.00	$86.93
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	182	88	$23.00	$7.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	128	119	$555.00	$122.69
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	94	71	$187.00	$32.82
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	75	66	$328.64	$62.87
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	53	53	$496.00	$109.47
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	42	35	$3193.00	$368.50
26055 Incision of tendon covering	37	31	$2606.00	$237.04
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	27	27	$741.00	$157.46
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	27	18	$18.00	$6.54
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	26	26	$8348.00	$1444.33
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	22	15	$194.00	$38.65
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	20	16	$294.40	$56.06
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	18	15	$262.00	$46.59
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	15	11	$249.00	$49.03
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	13	13	$946.00	$167.40
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	11	11	$5627.00	$1024.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	181	88	$20.22	$6.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	172	128	$343.90	$88.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	164	143	$492.78	$124.10
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	82	72	$327.56	$63.89
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	75	69	$180.65	$33.35
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	50	46	$3193.00	$362.19
26055 Incision of tendon covering	37	33	$2526.70	$255.55
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$665.38	$165.18
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	36	36	$474.31	$110.68
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	27	27	$8348.00	$1466.94
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	18	13	$187.78	$39.27
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	14	12	$250.14	$57.23
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	14	14	$204.71	$55.54
64718 Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve	14	13	$4898.00	$539.96
26480 Transplant of tendon of hand, without graft	14	13	$3853.00	$415.57
25447 Removal of bone joints between wrist and fingers	14	14	$4506.00	$809.87

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	154	77	$16.00	$5.61
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	153	137	$461.00	$126.29
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	130	111	$317.00	$88.53
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	77	67	$180.00	$32.67
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	69	58	$3193.00	$394.50
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	60	54	$326.53	$65.10
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	47	47	$615.00	$166.41
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	34	$441.00	$111.00
26055 Incision of tendon covering	33	26	$2480.00	$238.91
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	24	24	$8348.00	$1416.74
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	23	18	$247.00	$50.99
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	18	18	$199.00	$54.77
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	15	12	$18.00	$6.80
64718 Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve	12	12	$4898.00	$604.61

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	233	182	$427.00	$105.84
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	121	59	$16.00	$5.90
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	102	88	$294.00	$74.14
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	73	62	$3193.00	$380.11
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	72	55	$180.00	$31.48
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	67	67	$570.00	$160.35
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	53	48	$339.85	$61.98
26055 Incision of tendon covering	49	39	$2480.00	$229.04
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	18	18	$8116.11	$1508.04
64718 Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve	17	16	$4970.03	$566.54
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	16	12	$18.56	$7.01
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	15	15	$946.00	$183.23
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	13	11	$162.00	$33.45
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	13	11	$247.00	$19.97
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	12	11	$249.00	$46.52
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	11	11	$5627.00	$1100.59

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	369	267	$101.12	$72.17
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	149	76	$7.95	$6.80
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	67	56	$884.07	$364.32
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	67	53	$103.11	$57.83
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	58	47	$57.55	$27.34
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	36	36	$157.11	$106.45
26055 Incision of tendon covering	23	16	$683.62	$205.49
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$279.99	$106.58
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	18	17	$3127.47	$1411.21
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	18	17	$258.00	$182.33
64718 Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve	15	14	$949.51	$569.33
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	15	13	$82.76	$48.75
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	15	14	$70.65	$53.03
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	14	14	$1461.38	$1048.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	344	268	$80.57	$69.61
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	158	78	$7.91	$7.13
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	68	55	$28.16	$27.77
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	67	54	$72.96	$56.89
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	62	52	$469.58	$378.32
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	40	$122.72	$103.72
26055 Incision of tendon covering	35	28	$591.51	$246.32
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	20	20	$235.40	$171.24
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	20	20	$1722.53	$1518.54
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$114.74	$104.38
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	16	14	$54.64	$45.15
29824 Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope	16	16	$906.45	$337.67
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	13	13	$1191.84	$1075.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	273	228	$81.46	$68.92
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	177	81	$7.85	$6.75
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	70	55	$76.08	$57.91
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	65	57	$550.89	$369.77
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	61	50	$27.68	$27.29
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	50	46	$49.83	$40.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	40	$121.65	$103.06
26055 Incision of tendon covering	27	23	$653.98	$255.87
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	17	14	$57.40	$48.76
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	17	17	$284.66	$180.33
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$123.47	$98.19
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	14	14	$1631.74	$1469.68
64718 Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve	12	12	$1346.93	$555.59
29824 Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope	12	12	$1180.89	$375.48

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-05-19

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License IL 036-093572

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

036093572 (IL)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Memorial Physician Services

515 N College St, Lincoln, IL 626561401

Phone: 2177329681

Springfield Clinic, Llp

747 N Rutledge St, Springfield, IL 627026700

Phone: 2177572257

Springfield Clinic, Llp

775 Engineering Ave, Springfield, IL 627035909

Phone: 2175224300

Springfield Clinic, Llp

1025 S 6th St, Springfield, IL 627032403

Phone: 2175287541

Springfield Clinic, Llp

800 N 1st St, Springfield, IL 627023719

Phone: 2175287541

Springfield Clinic, Llp

200 Stahlhut Dr 1st Floor Room, Lincoln, IL 626565066

Phone: 2176055309

Family Medical Center Of Lincoln, Llc

515 N College, Lincoln, IL 626561401

Springfield Clinic, Llp

2200 Wabash Ave, Springfield, IL 627045352

Phone: 2177870727

Springfield Clinic, Llp

1603 W Washington St, Springfield, IL 627024757

Phone: 2175287541

Springfield Clinic, Llp

747 N Rutlage Baylis Medical Bld, Springfield, IL 627026700

Phone: 2175457722

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

40 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Kaitlin Henry , MD

Family Medicine

NPI 1003136276

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Sydney Lynch

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1003404864

Jeremy Elliott

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1003416546

Jessica Lee , APN

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1003461831

Advanced Practice Nurse

Julie Hart , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1003867342

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Barbara Wolfson , LCPC

Counselor

NPI 1003900739

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

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 February 09, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 09, 2009

Registered at 800 N 1ST STREET, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62702 (Tel: 2175287541)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 09, 2009

Registered at 1025 S 6TH ST, SPRINGFIELD, IL 627032403 (Tel: 2175287541)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 09, 2009

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER WOTTOWA, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 09, 2009

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #036-093572 in IL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 05, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1922195718

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: October 05, 2006

Last Update: May 19, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1025 S 6th St

Springfield, IL 627032403

Phone: 2175287541

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