Active NPI 1043204597 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher S. Cronin , MD

Surgery • Chesterfield, MO

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Cronin, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Chesterfield, MO. With approximately 37 years of clinical experience since graduating from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1989, Dr. Cronin delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 226 S WOODS MILL RD.

Dr. Cronin is affiliated with St Lukes Medical Group and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include new patient outpatient office visit, follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof 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

226 S Woods Mill Rd
Suite 49 W

Chesterfield, MO 630173662

Telephone 3144341211

Fax 3144344419

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 St Louis Surgical Consultants, P.c. Facility NPI 1114911658

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Georgetown University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1989

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Chesterfield, MO

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

37 Yrs +3.3 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 33.7 Yrs

State Avg: 26.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

12 Specialists

Practicing in Chesterfield, MO (766 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

65.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Cronin (37 Years) 37 Yrs

Chesterfield Specialty Average (33.7 Years) 33.7 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
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	110	110	$214.00	$110.57
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	77	39	$78.00	$49.09
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	72	44	$146.00	$78.00
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	69	65	$275.00	$129.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	50	48	$145.00	$89.95
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	40	39	$406.00	$171.29
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	31	15	$43.00	$22.89
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	31	19	$208.00	$117.34
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	28	22	$87.00	$55.71
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	26	26	$1281.00	$663.26
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	14	14	$602.00	$127.47
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	13	13	$2329.00	$324.78
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	12	12	$1017.00	$504.04
11406 Removal of growth (4.0 centimeters) of the trunk, arms, or legs	12	12	$617.00	$247.19
12034 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 7.6-12.5 cm	11	11	$625.00	$110.98

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	155	64	$146.00	$77.68
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	131	120	$278.00	$127.00
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	80	$215.00	$108.55
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	51	44	$150.00	$88.41
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	49	32	$91.00	$55.29
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	28	14	$79.00	$48.78
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	27	27	$1374.67	$639.18
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$329.00	$163.20
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	21	21	$694.10	$315.12
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	14	13	$1079.00	$498.89

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	126	52	$146.00	$70.21
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	82	80	$278.00	$132.81
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	56	56	$329.00	$163.30
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	47	47	$215.00	$111.20
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	38	34	$150.00	$90.18
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	33	33	$1366.00	$639.61
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$217.00	$127.33
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	23	23	$1079.00	$491.91
49560 Repair of incisional or abdominal hernia	11	11	$1530.00	$697.39

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	108	59	$146.00	$71.57
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	54	53	$278.00	$135.41
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	48	44	$150.00	$90.23
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	44	44	$329.00	$168.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	42	35	$217.00	$130.20
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	36	36	$215.00	$112.71
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	22	22	$1366.00	$671.70
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	21	18	$91.00	$56.35
11406 Removal of growth (4.0 centimeters) of the trunk, arms, or legs	19	18	$642.00	$223.20
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	19	19	$1079.00	$532.03
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	15	14	$694.10	$337.34
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	15	15	$408.00	$199.43
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	14	12	$274.00	$133.73
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	13	11	$210.00	$102.86
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	11	11	$606.00	$94.90

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	220	90	$153.45	$73.40
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	65	63	$298.80	$139.97
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	48	28	$90.79	$45.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	48	44	$158.29	$75.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	46	$215.13	$108.57
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$354.77	$164.32
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	27	27	$1416.59	$664.31
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	21	15	$94.05	$39.66
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	16	16	$1213.56	$527.63
11406 Removal of growth (4.0 centimeters) of the trunk, arms, or legs	15	14	$641.00	$219.71
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	11	11	$323.82	$137.98
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$165.09	$76.51

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	213	102	$164.35	$73.07
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	91	53	$88.55	$39.59
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	86	74	$169.99	$73.73
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	61	61	$328.61	$159.90
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	52	52	$318.37	$137.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	43	43	$215.79	$107.75
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	41	41	$209.80	$100.01
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	39	39	$1434.51	$655.54
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	37	26	$98.30	$44.64
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	24	24	$725.88	$347.55
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$216.11	$108.09
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	13	13	$701.00	$159.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	163	68	$79.00	$39.03
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	131	69	$145.00	$72.34
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	74	74	$204.00	$99.76
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	72	72	$327.00	$162.39
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	55	43	$145.00	$71.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	54	$215.00	$104.74
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	41	35	$86.00	$43.06
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	33	33	$1354.00	$635.17
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$213.00	$98.84
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	23	23	$756.26	$336.70
49568 Placement of mesh to repair incisional or abdominal hernia	17	17	$555.00	$274.47
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	16	16	$1069.00	$480.25
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	16	16	$275.00	$135.96
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	12	12	$237.00	$117.27
49560 Repair of incisional or abdominal hernia	11	11	$1519.00	$546.21
44970 Removal of appendix using an endoscope	11	11	$1236.00	$615.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	151	62	$78.94	$38.86
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	88	88	$326.42	$161.01
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	69	68	$203.70	$100.48
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	55	46	$144.91	$71.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	49	$215.00	$102.93
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	47	40	$144.79	$71.31
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	43	43	$1350.74	$656.31
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	38	26	$85.87	$42.44
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	32	$213.00	$105.01
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	26	26	$1066.73	$489.42
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	18	17	$589.22	$140.90
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	16	13	$40.00	$19.60
49568 Placement of mesh to repair incisional or abdominal hernia	16	16	$553.56	$272.94
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$147.29	$73.20
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	14	14	$233.00	$114.90
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	13	13	$125.00	$61.53

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License MO 11129

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.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

208582825 (MO)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

St Lukes Medical Group

232 S Woods Mill Rd, Chesterfield, MO 630173406

Phone: 3145762306

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

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active February 12, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 12, 2015

Registered at 226 S WOODS MILL RD, SUITE 49 W, CHESTERFIELD, MO 630173662 (Tel: 3144341211)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 12, 2015

Registered at 226 S WOODS MILL RD, SUITE 49 W, CHESTERFIELD, MO 630173662 (Tel: 3144341211)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 12, 2015

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER CRONIN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 12, 2015

Surgery (License #11129 in MO)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 09, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1043204597

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: September 09, 2005

Last Update: February 12, 2015

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

226 S Woods Mill Rd, Suite 49 W

Chesterfield, MO 630173662

Phone: 3144341211

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