Active NPI 1184039554 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher Angelo Caruso , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Flemington, NJ

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Caruso, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Flemington, NJ. With approximately 12 years of clinical experience since graduating from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc) in 2014, Dr. Caruso delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 8100 WESCOTT DR.

Dr. Caruso is affiliated with Hunterdon Orthopedic Institute Pa and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

8100 Wescott Dr

Flemington, NJ 088224671

Telephone 9087820600

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Hunterdon Orthopedic Institute Pa Facility NPI 1619952595

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/new Bruns/pisc)

Graduation Year

2014

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Flemington, NJ

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

12 Yrs -10.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.8 Yrs

State Avg: 27.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

10 Specialists

Practicing in Flemington, NJ (746 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

91.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Caruso (12 Years) 12 Yrs

Flemington Specialty Average (22.8 Years) 22.8 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
J1010 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg	24,920	294	$0.50	$0.13
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	913	494	$225.00	$99.71
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	388	370	$250.00	$141.16
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	303	303	$350.00	$122.74
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	301	212	$440.16	$79.29
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	226	226	$261.00	$59.22
20553 Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles	219	189	$432.00	$66.71
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	165	87	$180.00	$45.48
72148 MRI scan of lower spinal canal	117	115	$2768.00	$219.33
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	81	70	$181.00	$53.95
72052 X-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views	71	70	$290.00	$71.34
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	62	52	$16.00	$9.69
73010 X-ray of shoulder blade	59	47	$163.00	$27.04
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	59	52	$150.00	$54.33
73020 X-ray of shoulder, 1 view	59	47	$123.00	$24.42
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	58	52	$10.00	$6.34
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	40	24	$1300.00	$512.12
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	30	24	$177.00	$37.47
72141 MRI scan of upper spinal canal	24	24	$2751.00	$214.88
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	24	14	$147.00	$47.10
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	20	18	$29083.20	$1732.75
73721 Mri scan of leg joint without contrast	16	16	$2110.00	$236.18
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	14	12	$1718.00	$225.64
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	13	12	$449.00	$185.20
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	13	12	$13686.00	$811.04

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	815	430	$162.95	$101.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	362	343	$204.42	$142.71
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	305	214	$422.55	$79.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	293	293	$325.51	$125.48
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	253	172	$16.00	$11.77
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	222	221	$261.00	$60.51
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	199	166	$10.00	$7.62
20553 Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles	165	141	$432.00	$69.06
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	108	71	$180.00	$47.04
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	95	77	$181.00	$55.07
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	78	59	$150.00	$55.47
72148 MRI scan of lower spinal canal	68	68	$2768.00	$231.94
72052 X-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views	63	63	$290.00	$73.51
73020 X-ray of shoulder, 1 view	60	52	$123.00	$25.28
73010 X-ray of shoulder blade	59	51	$163.00	$27.61
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	54	39	$1300.00	$509.98
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	33	28	$177.00	$38.71
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	30	16	$175.00	$40.80
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	28	28	$366.00	$141.62
72141 MRI scan of upper spinal canal	17	16	$2751.00	$231.18
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	16	14	$175.00	$46.65
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	11	11	$19652.00	$1069.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	760	395	$127.00	$101.47
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	414	399	$184.00	$142.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	343	343	$315.00	$125.30
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	315	206	$420.59	$79.91
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	250	160	$10.00	$6.70
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	193	192	$261.00	$60.93
20553 Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles	131	99	$431.78	$68.37
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	127	96	$180.00	$47.75
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	114	86	$16.00	$10.79
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	94	76	$10.00	$6.87
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	90	72	$181.00	$55.33
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	71	59	$150.00	$56.26
73020 X-ray of shoulder, 1 view	66	60	$123.00	$25.37
73010 X-ray of shoulder blade	65	59	$163.00	$28.14
72052 X-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views	64	64	$290.00	$74.23
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	58	42	$1300.00	$745.83
72148 MRI scan of lower spinal canal	54	54	$2768.00	$237.88
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	39	33	$175.00	$47.44
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	34	29	$177.00	$39.09
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	30	30	$366.00	$141.64
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	23	17	$153.00	$48.97
72141 MRI scan of upper spinal canal	19	19	$2751.00	$237.20
73721 Mri scan of leg joint without contrast	15	15	$2110.00	$251.27
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	12	12	$19652.00	$1181.10
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	12	12	$330.42	$57.00

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	639	487	$184.00	$145.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	329	201	$127.00	$102.48
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	270	270	$315.00	$125.72
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	268	244	$180.00	$47.03
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	193	127	$417.11	$79.33
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	138	85	$16.00	$10.62
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	121	83	$10.00	$5.65
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	91	81	$175.00	$46.28
73020 X-ray of shoulder, 1 view	60	50	$123.00	$25.40
73010 X-ray of shoulder blade	60	51	$163.00	$27.81
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	59	39	$150.00	$55.58
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	56	47	$181.00	$54.74
20553 Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles	42	35	$432.00	$70.61
72148 MRI scan of lower spinal canal	41	41	$2768.00	$250.64
20552 Injections of trigger points in 1 or 2 muscles	38	29	$403.20	$62.31
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	34	26	$177.00	$38.53
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	31	30	$360.10	$147.74
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	29	14	$147.00	$48.31
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	23	19	$10.00	$8.04
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	22	14	$1300.00	$1219.00
72141 MRI scan of upper spinal canal	18	18	$2751.00	$235.84
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	12	12	$350.00	$77.72
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	11	11	$19652.00	$1133.41

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	245	199	$184.00	$120.45
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	106	105	$180.00	$44.21
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	102	102	$315.00	$120.67
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	36	34	$411.14	$75.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	30	26	$127.00	$82.59
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	29	27	$175.00	$44.63
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	25	22	$16.00	$11.33
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	25	21	$10.00	$5.91
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	18	13	$150.00	$53.22
72148 MRI scan of lower spinal canal	17	17	$2768.00	$254.31
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	16	16	$366.00	$151.49
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	15	13	$181.00	$51.50
20552 Injections of trigger points in 1 or 2 muscles	15	13	$403.20	$64.05

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-02-19

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License NJ 25MA10210200

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.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X

An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Hunterdon Orthopedic Institute Pa

8100 Wescott Dr, Flemington, NJ 088224671

Phone: 9087820600

Secondary Practice Locations

23 Gloucester Ct

East Brunswick, NJ 088163319

Phone: 7326685025

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

29 Associated Practitioners

Karen Braun , PA

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1003814542

Physician Assistant

Dr. Philip Glassner , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1013174689

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Rochelle Shugars , RNFA

Registered Nurse - Registered Nurse First Assistant

NPI 1023310992

Susan More , APN

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Neuroscience

NPI 1124413406

Advanced Practice Nurse

Dr. Scott Bleazey , DPM

Podiatrist - Foot & Ankle Surgery

NPI 1144525973

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine

David Filtranti , PA

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1174520738

Physician Assistant

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

8 Historical Events

📍

Updated Practice Location July 01, 2020

Registered at 8100 WESCOTT DR, FLEMINGTON, NJ 088224671 (Tel: 9087820600)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 01, 2020

Registered at 8100 WESCOTT DR, FLEMINGTON, NJ 088224671 (Tel: 9087820600)

✅

NPI Profile Active June 24, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location June 24, 2014

Registered at 23 GLOUCESTER CT, EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ 088163319 (Tel: 7326685025)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address June 24, 2014

Registered at 23 GLOUCESTER CT, EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ 088163319 (Tel: 7326685025)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 24, 2014

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER CARUSO, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 24, 2014

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 24, 2014

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1184039554

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: June 24, 2014

Last Update: February 19, 2021

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

8100 Wescott Dr

Flemington, NJ 088224671

Phone: 9087820600

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