Active NPI 1144776998 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Christopher Baltzell , PA-C

Physician Assistant • Adel, IA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Christopher Baltzell, PA-C is a certified Physician Assistant practicing in Adel, IA. With approximately 10 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2016, Christopher Baltzell delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 710 COMMON PL STE 700.

Christopher Baltzell is affiliated with The Iowa Clinic Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample, 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. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

710 Common Pl Ste 700

Adel, IA 500038044

Telephone 5158759760

Fax 5158759761

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 The Iowa Clinic Pc Facility NPI 1346233178

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2016

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Physician Assistant in Adel, IA

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

10 Yrs -2.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 12.5 Yrs

State Avg: 13.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

5 Specialists

Practicing in Adel, IA (1543 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

61.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Baltzell (10 Years) 10 Yrs

Adel Specialty Average (12.5 Years) 12.5 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
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	218	121	$172.04	$71.34
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	213	120	$15.00	$8.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	168	106	$245.24	$100.29
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	154	95	$30.18	$13.00
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	133	97	$32.00	$7.56
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	129	95	$35.00	$10.35
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	98	78	$54.00	$13.12
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	85	45	$35.00	$9.42
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	40	36	$40.00	$5.08
82043 Urine microalbumin (protein) level	40	36	$25.00	$5.66
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	38	30	$55.00	$16.46
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	37	37	$226.00	$101.75
81003 Automated urinalysis test	33	22	$15.00	$2.20
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	27	18	$326.11	$141.52
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	26	25	$60.00	$29.94
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	25	24	$105.00	$81.03
84153 Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total	18	18	$75.00	$18.02
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	18	18	$85.22	$10.60
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	18	18	$80.83	$18.92
87635 Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen	15	15	$147.27	$50.28
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	14	13	$30.00	$8.29
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$215.45	$86.94

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	202	138	$206.55	$100.25
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	169	126	$9.97	$7.88
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	112	82	$142.26	$71.34
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	90	79	$17.64	$7.31
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	73	53	$19.96	$9.28
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	49	41	$273.82	$141.28
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	47	47	$249.40	$101.93
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	29	29	$35.00	$10.35
85027 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test	29	26	$11.00	$6.12
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	24	24	$54.00	$13.12
81003 Automated urinalysis test	21	20	$7.14	$2.11
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	15	13	$56.00	$28.57
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	14	14	$19.00	$6.50

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	135	102	$201.61	$101.64
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	113	86	$5.00	$2.86
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	99	79	$137.00	$70.27
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	52	46	$13.00	$7.53
85027 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test	45	40	$11.00	$6.39
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	38	38	$251.00	$101.78
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	38	23	$17.00	$9.60
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	23	22	$273.00	$144.30
81003 Automated urinalysis test	20	19	$4.00	$2.11
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	17	16	$38.00	$11.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	126	95	$5.00	$3.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	111	76	$137.00	$71.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	106	74	$202.00	$104.44
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	74	63	$13.00	$7.77
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	44	25	$17.00	$9.71
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	37	37	$251.00	$106.47
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	35	30	$273.00	$142.64
85027 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test	25	24	$11.00	$6.47
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	21	21	$50.00	$15.88
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	18	18	$80.00	$65.02
81003 Automated urinalysis test	17	15	$4.00	$2.25
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	14	14	$38.00	$11.75

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	158	98	$136.75	$59.26
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	129	88	$5.00	$2.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	121	78	$202.00	$85.57
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	58	51	$13.00	$7.47
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	46	27	$17.00	$9.23
85027 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test	43	36	$11.00	$5.97
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	35	35	$251.00	$93.00
81003 Automated urinalysis test	30	26	$4.00	$2.24
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	22	22	$38.00	$12.25
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	20	20	$80.00	$60.98
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	20	20	$50.00	$15.76
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	18	16	$273.00	$112.15

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	197	123	$202.00	$85.61
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	161	104	$137.00	$58.76
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	125	85	$5.00	$2.92
85027 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test	101	73	$11.00	$6.97
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	39	28	$17.00	$10.30
81003 Automated urinalysis test	37	28	$4.00	$2.44
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	27	22	$273.00	$114.95
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	26	22	$9.00	$5.63
82044 Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis	26	22	$8.00	$6.11
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	15	15	$50.00	$15.44
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	14	14	$371.00	$136.25
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	14	14	$251.00	$92.05
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	14	14	$38.00	$13.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	205	125	$137.00	$58.06
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	103	79	$202.00	$85.26
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	99	69	$5.00	$2.91
85027 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test	80	62	$11.00	$7.71
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	31	21	$17.00	$10.99
81003 Automated urinalysis test	31	23	$4.00	$2.71
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	17	16	$9.00	$5.89
82044 Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis	17	16	$8.00	$5.75
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	13	13	$50.00	$18.94
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	13	13	$54.15	$48.28
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	11	11	$23.00	$13.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	154	108	$137.00	$56.78
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	129	91	$202.00	$82.73
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	89	69	$5.00	$2.84
85027 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test	86	66	$11.00	$8.18
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	48	38	$23.00	$16.97
81003 Automated urinalysis test	27	23	$4.00	$2.80
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	24	19	$17.00	$11.96
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	15	15	$38.00	$13.27
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	13	13	$371.00	$135.64
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	11	$273.00	$114.82

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2023-12-11

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License IA 083602

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.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

The Iowa Clinic Pc

1005 Pennsylvania Ave, Ottumwa, IA 525016408

Phone: 6416842589

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

1 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Susan Donahue , DO

Family Medicine

NPI 1891797445

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location September 11, 2023

Registered at 710 COMMON PL STE 700, ADEL, IA 500038044 (Tel: 5158759760)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 11, 2023

Registered at PO BOX 424, DES MOINES, IA 503020424 (Tel: 5158759925)

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NPI Profile Active August 31, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 31, 2016

Registered at 1120 GREENE STREET, ADEL, IA 500031712 (Tel: 5159934656)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 31, 2016

Registered at PO BOX 1475, DES MOINES, IA 503051475 (Tel: 5159934656)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 31, 2016

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER BALTZELL, PA-C

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 31, 2016

Physician Assistant (License #083602 in IA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 31, 2016

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1144776998

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: August 31, 2016

Last Update: December 11, 2023

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 424

Des Moines, IA 503020424

Phone: 5158759255

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