Active NPI 1427275676 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher Demers , MD

Neurological Surgery • Reno, NV

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Demers, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Reno, NV. With approximately 22 years of clinical experience since graduating from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2004, Dr. Demers delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 5590 KIETZKE LN.

Dr. Demers is affiliated with Sierra Neurosurgery Group and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml, established patient outpatient office visit, mri scan of lower spinal canal. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

5590 Kietzke Ln

Reno, NV 895113019

Telephone 7753232080

Fax 7753238216

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Sierra Neurosurgery Group Facility NPI 1295914661

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School

Graduation Year

2004

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Reno, NV

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

22 Yrs -1.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 23.7 Yrs

State Avg: 22.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

20 Specialists

Practicing in Reno, NV (48 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

10.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

84.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Demers (22 Years) 22 Yrs

Reno Specialty Average (23.7 Years) 23.7 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
A9575 Injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml	13,000	69	$1.08	$0.12
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	199	162	$395.00	$126.66
72148 MRI scan of lower spinal canal	127	123	$1108.00	$187.68
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	126	124	$246.00	$50.50
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	81	79	$257.00	$52.33
72141 MRI scan of upper spinal canal	77	77	$1106.00	$165.96
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	62	62	$306.00	$79.84
70553 Mri scan of brain before and after contrast	61	57	$1858.00	$316.74
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	53	51	$194.00	$38.73
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	43	32	$2353.51	$245.07
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	37	35	$194.00	$39.71
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	30	$255.00	$88.88
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	32	23	$290.00	$48.60
72082 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views	31	31	$344.00	$66.60
72146 Mri scan of middle spinal canal	24	23	$1106.00	$141.55
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	22	22	$3822.00	$732.54
63052 Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back	21	21	$1681.00	$250.51
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	18	13	$2245.00	$205.39
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	18	18	$7855.00	$1007.20
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	16	15	$161.00	$31.24
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$655.00	$166.10
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	13	13	$12211.31	$1565.64
22630 Fusion of lower spine bone and partial removal of spine bone or disc through back, 1 disc	13	13	$7739.00	$1535.33
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	11	11	$230.00	$47.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
A9575 Injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml	2,900	16	$1.08	$0.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	141	125	$395.00	$126.42
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	60	54	$255.00	$87.96
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	47	47	$306.00	$84.14
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	37	23	$2389.00	$265.22
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	34	21	$290.00	$50.27
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	32	32	$246.00	$49.32
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	30	15	$2245.00	$208.95
72148 MRI scan of lower spinal canal	26	26	$1108.00	$184.51
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	19	19	$7855.00	$996.72
70553 Mri scan of brain before and after contrast	15	14	$1858.00	$308.55
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	15	15	$560.00	$168.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$655.00	$168.48
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	14	14	$257.00	$53.47
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	13	13	$12854.00	$1763.78
72141 MRI scan of upper spinal canal	11	11	$1106.00	$170.77

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	139	122	$395.00	$128.25
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	134	109	$255.00	$92.01
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	44	44	$306.00	$98.64
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	30	21	$2389.00	$263.30
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	27	27	$246.00	$49.48
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	25	14	$2245.00	$223.00
72148 MRI scan of lower spinal canal	25	25	$1108.00	$197.75
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	24	24	$7855.00	$1022.50
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	23	14	$290.00	$39.91
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$545.00	$116.10
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$655.00	$172.83
72141 MRI scan of upper spinal canal	13	13	$1106.00	$181.10
63052 Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back	12	12	$1681.00	$240.60
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	12	12	$3822.00	$707.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
A9575 Injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml	3,300	18	$1.08	$0.16
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	157	131	$395.00	$132.33
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	101	92	$255.00	$94.01
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	74	71	$306.00	$104.31
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	41	41	$246.00	$52.52
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	38	22	$290.00	$39.06
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	37	28	$2389.00	$274.09
72148 MRI scan of lower spinal canal	34	34	$1108.00	$202.02
72141 MRI scan of upper spinal canal	20	20	$1106.00	$183.38
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	20	20	$194.00	$39.19
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	19	19	$257.00	$51.73
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$655.00	$175.16
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	17	17	$7855.00	$997.22
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	14	14	$3822.00	$834.39
70553 Mri scan of brain before and after contrast	14	13	$1858.00	$368.84
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	14	14	$12360.00	$2031.58
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	12	$560.00	$188.32

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
A9575 Injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml	3,700	20	$1.08	$0.18
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	143	119	$395.00	$107.64
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	99	84	$255.00	$73.92
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	68	66	$306.00	$103.19
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	54	54	$246.00	$49.83
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	42	27	$290.00	$40.82
72148 MRI scan of lower spinal canal	40	40	$1108.00	$220.54
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	37	21	$2389.00	$280.45
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	29	13	$2245.00	$201.78
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	24	24	$257.00	$52.03
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	24	23	$7855.00	$768.23
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	22	22	$194.00	$39.23
72141 MRI scan of upper spinal canal	18	18	$1106.00	$194.15
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	16	16	$194.00	$39.26
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$655.00	$169.57
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	15	15	$3822.00	$767.66
70553 Mri scan of brain before and after contrast	15	15	$1858.00	$358.65
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	13	13	$12360.00	$1992.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	175	143	$165.51	$73.50
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	75	27	$2245.00	$219.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	73	69	$267.00	$106.53
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	61	59	$306.00	$101.40
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	61	40	$290.00	$39.38
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	42	15	$2150.00	$386.10
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	39	24	$2389.00	$255.64
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	31	31	$7855.00	$826.75
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$375.00	$166.75
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	16	16	$12360.00	$1796.71
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	15	15	$4300.00	$739.50
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	13	13	$3822.00	$788.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$348.00	$109.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	133	119	$165.00	$72.44
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	73	32	$2245.00	$216.81
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	62	61	$306.00	$100.60
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	61	37	$290.00	$38.28
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	51	$267.00	$106.25
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	44	23	$2389.00	$256.51
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	36	36	$375.00	$162.53
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	31	29	$7855.00	$900.08
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$348.00	$98.39
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	19	12	$9692.00	$408.08
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	16	16	$12854.00	$1744.63
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	11	11	$6732.00	$902.76
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	11	11	$3822.00	$779.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	198	155	$165.00	$69.74
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	91	49	$290.00	$35.91
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	73	27	$2245.00	$204.03
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	70	68	$304.03	$94.50
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	39	13	$2150.00	$355.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	37	$348.00	$105.03
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	30	19	$2389.00	$256.41
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	27	$267.00	$98.22
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	20	19	$7855.00	$964.13
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$375.00	$157.74
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	13	12	$3073.00	$367.78
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	12	12	$4300.00	$688.18
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	11	11	$458.00	$8.43

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License NV 13834

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Neurological Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License RI LP00487

Neurological Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License CA A116313

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Sierra Neurosurgery Group

5590 Kietzke Ln, Reno, NV 895113019

Phone: 7753232080

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

32 Associated Practitioners

Bonnie Huynh , RN, APRN-CNP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1063287613

Registered Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Certified Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Joseph Walker , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1063419554

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Andrea Black , APRN

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1093079998

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Dr. Jay Morgan , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1104864073

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Jessyca Luke , RNFA

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1124492442

Amber Sands , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1134276389

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

7 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 29, 2019

Neurological Surgery (License #LP00487 in RI)

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NPI Profile Active September 21, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 21, 2016

Registered at 5590 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV 895113019 (Tel: 7753232080)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 21, 2016

Registered at 5590 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV 895113019 (Tel: 7753232080)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 21, 2016

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER DEMERS, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 21, 2016

Neurological Surgery (License #13834 in NV)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 19, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1427275676

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: April 19, 2007

Last Update: January 29, 2019

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

5590 Kietzke Ln

Reno, NV 895113019

Phone: 7753232080

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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