Active NPI 1679536023 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher L Lee , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Saint Clair Shores, MI

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Lee, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Saint Clair Shores, MI. With approximately 54 years of clinical experience since graduating from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 1972, Dr. Lee delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 23829 LITTLE MACK AVE.

Dr. Lee is affiliated with St. Clair Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg, hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg, injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

23829 Little Mack Ave
Suite 100

Saint Clair Shores, MI 480801186

Telephone 5867731300

Fax 5867731600

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Wright & Filippis, Inc. Facility NPI 1366629362

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Wayne State University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1972

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Saint Clair Shores, MI

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

54 Yrs +31.3 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.7 Yrs

State Avg: 24.3 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

16 Specialists

Practicing in Saint Clair Shores, MI (1014 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

69.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Lee (54 Years) 54 Yrs

Saint Clair Shores Specialty Average (22.7 Years) 22.7 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
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	8,520	71	$25.00	$6.50
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,392	17	$30.00	$8.44
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	852	154	$25.00	$0.97
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	335	157	$346.93	$77.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	136	109	$140.26	$91.11
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	98	98	$220.61	$54.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	92	91	$175.00	$112.79
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	26	25	$120.00	$39.02
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	21	21	$196.00	$39.33
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	20	20	$226.80	$54.28
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	17	15	$194.00	$46.02
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	17	17	$152.00	$37.42

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	9,120	80	$25.00	$6.52
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,688	27	$30.00	$9.40
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	917	173	$25.00	$1.05
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	340	171	$379.29	$80.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	173	136	$140.00	$91.67
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	82	82	$175.00	$114.63
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	79	77	$237.97	$58.77
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	27	27	$196.00	$39.18
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	27	27	$194.00	$45.94
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	21	19	$138.67	$44.97
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	17	17	$227.29	$55.93
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	14	14	$165.14	$42.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	9,300	81	$25.00	$13.41
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	3,024	38	$30.00	$10.02
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	944	165	$25.00	$1.15
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	352	167	$358.24	$79.44
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	229	165	$140.00	$92.32
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	73	73	$208.60	$52.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	70	$175.00	$115.00
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	32	31	$196.00	$40.97
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	23	20	$144.70	$49.09
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	18	18	$214.67	$51.97
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	18	17	$194.00	$48.26
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	15	15	$172.53	$45.14
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	12	$100.00	$58.17

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	9,600	78	$25.00	$17.01
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,448	29	$30.00	$10.56
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	902	156	$25.00	$1.27
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	319	193	$128.62	$94.85
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	313	159	$376.29	$83.46
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	88	87	$226.45	$56.09
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	69	$163.26	$112.94
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	33	30	$196.00	$41.16
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	30	30	$145.60	$49.71
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	25	24	$194.00	$48.14
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	23	22	$86.30	$58.18
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	16	$155.29	$135.16
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	16	15	$233.50	$57.56
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$231.36	$176.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	8,582	80	$25.00	$16.85
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,784	36	$30.00	$10.49
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	936	193	$25.00	$1.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	354	220	$122.46	$77.86
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	319	191	$365.14	$78.58
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	79	79	$221.32	$52.23
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	64	$160.00	$109.91
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	25	25	$120.64	$41.32
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	25	25	$194.00	$46.34
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	23	23	$196.00	$39.08
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	18	18	$181.11	$42.39
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	14	11	$155.43	$38.97

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	12,848	154	$30.00	$11.14
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,244	241	$25.00	$1.56
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	464	244	$292.67	$72.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	464	270	$115.00	$74.74
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	117	117	$160.00	$109.61
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	111	111	$191.60	$49.87
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	53	51	$117.25	$39.45
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	43	43	$168.60	$43.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	28	$150.00	$111.08
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	27	27	$162.33	$35.41
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	26	25	$195.12	$50.67

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	14,544	163	$30.00	$11.71
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,217	239	$25.00	$1.77
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	468	274	$115.00	$69.40
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	451	241	$163.37	$69.15
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	100	99	$118.00	$44.00
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	84	84	$160.00	$104.29
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	51	48	$110.00	$38.39
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	51	51	$104.41	$40.91
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	29	29	$95.00	$33.04
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$150.00	$102.51
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	18	18	$108.50	$39.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	17,712	212	$30.00	$12.29
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,557	318	$25.00	$1.78
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	683	398	$115.00	$68.09
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	596	317	$165.10	$67.35
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	177	176	$126.55	$45.95
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	127	78	$106.91	$36.83
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	119	77	$110.00	$36.88
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	118	118	$160.00	$101.56
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	67	59	$97.39	$37.01
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	33	33	$95.00	$32.55
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	26	25	$4300.00	$1333.80
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	24	24	$100.00	$50.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	23	$150.00	$96.56
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	19	19	$5300.00	$1335.22
73521 X-ray of both hips, 2 views	17	17	$120.00	$35.21
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$230.00	$154.19

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License MI CL034091

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

1361268 (MI)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Mcare

C7613 (MI)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Blue Cross Blue Shield

0824156 (MI)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

St. Clair Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine Pc

23829 Little Mack Ave, Saint Clair Shores, MI 480801186

Phone: 5867731300

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

17 Associated Practitioners

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Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1003231796

Sachin Venkatachalam , PT

Physical Therapist

NPI 1003487265

Physical Therapist

Dr. Christopher Zingas , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Foot and Ankle Surgery

NPI 1215999339

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Linda Mcparlan , NP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1295781540

Nurse Practitioner

Courtney Sauter , OTRL

Occupational Therapist - Hand

NPI 1326627324

Occupational Therapist Registered & Licensed

Dr. Nicholas Schoch , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1366406548

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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 November 27, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location November 27, 2012

Registered at 23829 LITTLE MACK AVE, SUITE 100, SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI 480801186 (Tel: 5867731300)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 27, 2012

Registered at 23829 LITTLE MACK AVE, SUITE 100, SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI 480801186 (Tel: 5867731300)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 27, 2012

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER LEE, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 27, 2012

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #CL034091 in MI)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 07, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1679536023

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: April 07, 2006

Last Update: November 27, 2012

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

23829 Little Mack Ave, Suite 100

Saint Clair Shores, MI 480801186

Phone: 5867731300

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