Active NPI 1679774517 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Craig M. Kline , MD

Surgery • Saint Joseph, MI

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Craig Kline, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Saint Joseph, MI. With approximately 20 years of clinical experience since graduating from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 2006, Dr. Kline delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1234 NAPIER AVE.

Dr. Kline is affiliated with Lakeland Hospitals At Niles And St Joseph Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, established patient outpatient office visit, initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1234 Napier Ave

Saint Joseph, MI 490852112

Telephone 2694290900

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Sunset Coast Anesthesia Associates Pc Facility NPI 1053382572

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Wayne State University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2006

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Saint Joseph, MI

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

20 Yrs +2.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 17.6 Yrs

State Avg: 25.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

16 Specialists

Practicing in Saint Joseph, MI (1479 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

6.2% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

73.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Kline (20 Years) 20 Yrs

Saint Joseph Specialty Average (17.6 Years) 17.6 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
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	52	29	$218.00	$79.51
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	35	29	$171.66	$90.39
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	27	26	$417.00	$131.78
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$257.72	$111.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$256.61	$118.23
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	18	18	$1477.00	$140.16
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$392.83	$167.60

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	30	29	$404.50	$127.90
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	27	$249.40	$123.55
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	29	29	$1442.28	$108.35
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	28	22	$211.14	$77.69
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	26	23	$166.38	$87.19
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$383.04	$161.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$248.47	$108.56
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	15	15	$1633.00	$246.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	57	35	$205.26	$69.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	30	$243.80	$109.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	25	22	$162.20	$88.41
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	23	23	$393.13	$132.15
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	19	$241.67	$124.71
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	20	20	$1391.20	$152.23
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	19	19	$368.74	$163.61
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	18	14	$97.33	$54.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	71	36	$201.51	$70.86
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	46	$237.78	$108.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	33	28	$158.18	$86.61
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	24	$236.80	$123.91
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	19	$385.20	$134.02
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	20	17	$94.35	$54.67
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	18	18	$1367.44	$107.91
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	15	15	$285.07	$99.68
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$162.27	$71.34
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	14	11	$287.86	$101.83
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	12	12	$1542.83	$253.09

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	80	41	$196.00	$72.73
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	45	$226.27	$106.82
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	32	31	$372.19	$138.20
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$227.90	$106.00
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	23	15	$276.65	$104.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	23	19	$152.43	$73.67
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	21	21	$1304.19	$136.53
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$347.55	$155.40
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	17	17	$274.94	$102.55
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	13	13	$1466.00	$249.78

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	60	32	$183.80	$71.92
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	47	44	$216.11	$102.15
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	31	31	$1262.00	$123.93
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	31	$216.77	$105.27
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$333.67	$160.47
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	24	15	$263.25	$102.82
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	24	24	$354.67	$135.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	19	17	$144.84	$71.95
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	13	13	$1433.69	$260.84
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	13	13	$1718.21	$629.33
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	12	12	$518.67	$200.04

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	55	55	$205.84	$101.50
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	46	$204.54	$103.68
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	40	29	$174.75	$71.40
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	29	23	$249.66	$102.22
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	21	21	$1176.00	$157.19
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	21	19	$135.38	$70.14
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	17	17	$332.53	$127.28
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	17	17	$245.53	$94.92
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$314.07	$159.53

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	54	48	$194.04	$101.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	51	$195.75	$103.85
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	48	31	$166.00	$70.43
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	28	28	$1120.00	$162.78
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$298.13	$158.20
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	23	19	$130.04	$69.93
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	22	14	$235.18	$101.82
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	19	$315.40	$133.60
G0500 Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito	14	14	$45.14	$5.53

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-03-13

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License MI 4301088154

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Lakeland Hospitals At Niles And St Joseph Inc

1234 Napier Ave, Saint Joseph, MI 490852112

Phone: 2699838300

Secondary Practice Locations

3950 Hollywood Rd, Suite 100

St Joseph, MI 490859151

Phone: 2694290900

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

15 Associated Practitioners

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Physician Assistant

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Physician Assistant

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Hillary Edgerly , NP

Nurse Practitioner

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Nurse Practitioner

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 March 13, 2025

Registered at 1234 NAPIER AVE, SAINT JOSEPH, MI 490852112 (Tel: 2694290900)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 13, 2025

Registered at 1234 NAPIER AVE, SAINT JOSEPH, MI 490852112 (Tel: 2694290900)

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NPI Profile Active August 19, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 19, 2011

Registered at 3950 HOLLYWOOD RD, SUITE 100, ST JOSEPH, MI 490859151 (Tel: 2694290900)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 19, 2011

Registered at P.O. BOX 458, NILES, MI 491200458 (Tel: 7694717741)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 19, 2011

Recorded as CRAIG KLINE, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 19, 2011

Surgery (License #4301088154 in MI)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 29, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1679774517

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: May 29, 2007

Last Update: March 13, 2025

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

1234 Napier Ave

Saint Joseph, MI 490852112

Phone: 2694290900

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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