Active NPI 1144578626 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Christopher J Bechtel , NP

Nurse Practitioner • Acton, MA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Christopher Bechtel, NP is a certified Nurse Practitioner practicing in Acton, MA. With approximately 14 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2012, Christopher Bechtel delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 321 MAIN ST.

Christopher Bechtel is affiliated with Mass General Brigham Medical Group Suburban Massachusetts Inc and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

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

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

321 Main St

Acton, MA 017203799

Telephone 9786358700

Fax 9786358921

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Acton Medical Associates, Pc Facility NPI 1447365408

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2012

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Nurse Practitioner in Acton, MA

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

14 Yrs +0.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 13.5 Yrs

State Avg: 12.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

4 Specialists

Practicing in Acton, MA (3545 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

50.0% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

71.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Bechtel (14 Years) 14 Yrs

Acton Specialty Average (13.5 Years) 13.5 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	77	72	$276.13	$84.72
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	76	71	$452.04	$119.26
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	70	67	$641.70	$167.37
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	40	37	$35.90	$14.75
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	39	31	$17.00	$8.65
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	26	22	$22.00	$7.61
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	17	16	$30.00	$10.35
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	14	14	$38.00	$13.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	136	124	$256.00	$86.06
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	128	103	$6.00	$5.88
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	118	114	$361.00	$121.36
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	85	77	$507.00	$169.47
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	76	69	$22.00	$7.61
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	56	52	$30.00	$10.35
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	44	39	$48.00	$16.46
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	41	34	$24.00	$8.29
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	35	34	$38.00	$13.12
81003 Automated urinalysis test	22	22	$7.00	$2.20
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	22	21	$44.00	$13.94
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level	21	20	$42.00	$14.78
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	19	19	$64.00	$31.47
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	18	16	$262.33	$120.83
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	18	18	$112.00	$71.93
87635 Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen	18	18	$69.00	$50.28
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	16	14	$9.00	$3.11
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	14	14	$28.00	$9.52
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	14	13	$586.00	$195.78
84153 Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total	13	13	$52.00	$18.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	136	125	$171.02	$87.47
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	102	86	$6.00	$2.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	68	$254.01	$123.10
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	63	61	$345.05	$172.79
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	46	41	$24.00	$8.35
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	44	41	$22.00	$7.66
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	33	31	$30.00	$10.45
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	25	23	$38.00	$13.23
87635 Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen	21	21	$69.00	$50.55
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	21	20	$48.00	$16.58
87502 Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus	15	15	$154.00	$94.58
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	13	13	$44.00	$13.92
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	13	13	$371.00	$199.74
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	12	11	$28.00	$9.56
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	11	11	$58.00	$30.80
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level	11	11	$42.00	$14.89

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	134	125	$243.00	$125.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	129	119	$165.00	$88.53
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	118	103	$6.00	$3.00
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	77	73	$22.00	$7.77
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	54	52	$324.96	$174.14
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	51	45	$24.00	$8.46
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	46	45	$30.00	$10.56
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	38	33	$38.00	$13.39
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	22	22	$48.00	$16.80
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	18	18	$58.00	$17.86
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	17	17	$28.00	$9.71
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	15	15	$44.00	$14.53
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	14	14	$112.00	$65.26
81003 Automated urinalysis test	14	14	$7.00	$2.25
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level	12	12	$42.00	$15.08
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	12	12	$9.00	$3.17

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	147	131	$243.00	$104.73
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	109	91	$6.00	$2.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	93	84	$165.00	$72.44
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	77	72	$22.00	$7.72
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	58	55	$30.00	$10.51
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	37	31	$24.00	$8.40
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	25	23	$48.00	$16.73
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	19	19	$38.00	$13.30
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	18	18	$44.00	$16.81
69209 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing	18	18	$30.00	$19.50
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	16	13	$9.00	$3.16
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	14	14	$58.00	$17.75
87086 Bacterial colony count, urine	12	11	$23.00	$8.04
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	11	11	$112.00	$60.43

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	193	173	$243.00	$103.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	145	135	$165.00	$70.81
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	123	106	$6.00	$2.94
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	76	70	$22.00	$8.46
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	53	51	$30.00	$11.51
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	38	37	$24.00	$9.21
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	28	26	$48.00	$18.30
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	18	17	$38.00	$14.58
81003 Automated urinalysis test	17	16	$7.00	$2.44
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	15	15	$44.00	$16.49
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	15	15	$9.00	$3.45
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	14	14	$58.00	$18.65
69209 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing	12	12	$30.00	$18.60
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	12	12	$56.00	$54.88
87086 Bacterial colony count, urine	12	12	$23.00	$8.79
82042 Cerebrospinal fluid, or amniotic fluid albumin (protein) level	11	11	$15.00	$7.62
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	11	11	$48.00	$5.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	194	185	$175.05	$67.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	109	102	$249.79	$100.15
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	91	80	$10.15	$2.94
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	48	48	$22.00	$9.40
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	33	33	$30.00	$12.78
81003 Automated urinalysis test	23	23	$9.35	$2.71
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	23	23	$45.91	$16.06
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	15	15	$9.00	$3.84
87086 Bacterial colony count, urine	15	15	$23.00	$9.76
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	15	14	$24.00	$10.23
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	15	15	$48.00	$20.33
69209 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing	13	13	$30.00	$17.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	284	242	$190.00	$63.44
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	81	74	$20.00	$2.94
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	60	58	$280.00	$94.51
81003 Automated urinalysis test	43	40	$10.00	$3.02
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	17	15	$55.00	$15.03

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-05-12

Nurse Practitioner Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X

State License MA 2269849

(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

110093617A (MA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Mass General Brigham Medical Group Suburban Massachusetts Inc

307 W Central St, Natick, MA 017603719

Phone: 5088208383

Mass General Brigham Medical Group Suburban Massachusetts Inc

2014 Washington St, Newton, MA 024621607

Phone: 6172436000

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

9 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 12, 2020

Nurse Practitioner (License #2269849 in MA)

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Updated Practice Location October 04, 2019

Registered at 321 MAIN ST, ACTON, MA 017203799 (Tel: 9786358700)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 04, 2019

Registered at 321 MAIN ST, ACTON, MA 017203799 (Tel: 9786358700)

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NPI Profile Active September 20, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 20, 2013

Registered at 110 LIBERTY ST, BROCKTON, MA 023015521 (Tel: 5088940400)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 20, 2013

Registered at 110 LIBERTY ST, BROCKTON, MA 023015521 (Tel: 5088940400)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 20, 2013

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER BECHTEL, NP

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 20, 2013

Clinical Nurse Specialist (License #RN 2269849 in MA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 15, 2012

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1144578626

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: August 15, 2012

Last Update: May 12, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

321 Main St

Acton, MA 017203799

Phone: 9786358700

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