Active NPI 1356336697 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher T Wenzel , MD

Specialist • Clyde, NC

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Wenzel, MD is a certified Specialist practicing in Clyde, NC. With approximately 31 years of clinical experience since graduating from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1995, Dr. Wenzel delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 63 HAYWOOD PARK DR.

Dr. Wenzel is affiliated with Western Carolina Ear Nose And Throat Specialists Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope, 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

63 Haywood Park Dr

Clyde, NC 287214404

Telephone 8286271234

Fax 8286276706

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Western Carolina Ear Nose And Throat Specialists, Pllc Facility NPI 1154371763

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Duke University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1995

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Specialist in Clyde, NC

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

31 Yrs -5.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 36.0 Yrs

State Avg: 35.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

6 Specialists

Practicing in Clyde, NC (945 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

67.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Wenzel (31 Years) 31 Yrs

Clyde Specialty Average (36.0 Years) 36.0 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
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	128	98	$272.95	$87.49
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	61	$386.25	$123.16
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	69	60	$388.31	$122.19
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	66	66	$336.81	$106.88
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	55	46	$568.56	$176.66
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	24	24	$2271.15	$728.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$503.67	$161.03
14060 Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	16	14	$2299.99	$737.65
69433 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia	12	11	$609.76	$224.55
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$219.39	$69.51

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	134	105	$375.08	$121.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	113	113	$327.00	$106.11
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	113	92	$265.14	$85.64
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	82	74	$377.00	$122.16
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	58	53	$552.00	$173.63
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$489.00	$157.81
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	21	19	$2205.00	$716.91
69433 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia	16	13	$592.00	$197.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	188	157	$243.75	$87.55
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	164	132	$349.89	$123.37
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	132	132	$320.36	$108.43
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	121	99	$371.41	$123.10
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	86	73	$407.85	$183.15
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$484.60	$161.85
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	24	18	$121.50	$45.95
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	22	20	$2211.00	$730.39
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	18	17	$465.44	$167.68
14060 Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	15	14	$2242.33	$738.27
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$248.68	$70.48
69433 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia	13	11	$583.92	$196.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	181	134	$216.00	$88.83
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	117	95	$317.00	$125.37
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	99	99	$315.00	$109.18
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	87	72	$364.00	$123.09
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	60	49	$299.00	$190.00
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	23	18	$109.00	$46.26
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	18	16	$2217.00	$735.85
14060 Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	16	16	$2261.00	$745.53
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$222.00	$70.75
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$479.00	$163.59

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	185	148	$216.00	$72.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	167	128	$317.00	$106.67
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	132	132	$315.00	$104.60
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	87	74	$299.00	$186.97
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	84	72	$364.00	$119.88
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	44	39	$109.00	$45.49
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	23	20	$61.00	$26.95
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$479.00	$161.12
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$222.00	$74.33
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	12	11	$2217.00	$745.00

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	279	224	$131.95	$71.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	155	123	$242.91	$104.46
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	143	119	$364.00	$111.08
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	139	108	$299.00	$189.31
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	116	116	$218.67	$104.35
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	48	40	$109.00	$45.75
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	34	26	$61.00	$28.12
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	29	27	$89.07	$43.32
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$262.54	$159.05
31237 Biopsy or removal of nasal polyp or tissue using an endoscope	21	14	$741.00	$281.17
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	20	20	$134.80	$73.55
69433 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia	15	13	$522.87	$197.88
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	13	12	$1906.85	$736.05
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	13	$264.23	$141.03
30140 Removal of nasal air passage under lining tissue	13	13	$1379.31	$361.69

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	311	233	$102.01	$67.31
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	175	145	$364.00	$102.74
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	142	105	$299.00	$190.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	133	111	$143.51	$99.32
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	122	122	$164.00	$99.83
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	70	52	$109.00	$45.15
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	38	34	$61.00	$26.22
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$211.00	$149.77
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	30	30	$113.00	$69.41
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	27	26	$72.00	$40.54
31237 Biopsy or removal of nasal polyp or tissue using an endoscope	25	16	$748.40	$291.55
14060 Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	24	22	$2404.55	$689.77
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	18	18	$216.00	$135.45
15260 Relocation of patient skin to nose, ears, eyelids, and/or lips (20 sq centimeters or less)	18	17	$2365.00	$937.77
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	15	15	$1769.00	$658.50
31238 Control of bleeding of nose using an endoscope	12	12	$1234.00	$240.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	298	237	$102.48	$67.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	211	211	$164.53	$99.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	177	149	$143.38	$99.68
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	163	129	$109.00	$44.86
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	153	119	$364.00	$104.46
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	108	88	$299.00	$190.58
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	44	44	$113.00	$68.14
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	42	38	$76.31	$40.11
31237 Biopsy or removal of nasal polyp or tissue using an endoscope	35	15	$741.00	$298.20
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	34	34	$211.00	$152.07
92567 Eardrum testing using ear probe	33	29	$45.00	$13.50
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	30	28	$61.00	$26.28
15260 Relocation of patient skin to nose, ears, eyelids, and/or lips (20 sq centimeters or less)	21	21	$2365.00	$936.63
14060 Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	20	19	$2508.00	$718.24
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	14	14	$1832.14	$678.35
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	14	14	$216.00	$134.45
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	14	14	$156.00	$91.34
31238 Control of bleeding of nose using an endoscope	12	12	$1234.00	$236.94
15120 Skin graft of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, eye region, genitals, hands, feet, and/or multiple fingers or toes (first 100 sq cm or less, or 1% body area of infants and children)	11	11	$2041.00	$785.05

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-06-27

Specialist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X

State License NC 9800162

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

89127F1 (NC)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Western Carolina Ear Nose And Throat Specialists Pllc

63 Haywood Park Dr, Clyde, NC 287214404

Phone: 8286271234

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

2 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Sheala Wheeler , AuD

Audiologist

NPI 1194464131

Doctor of Audiology

Dr. Claire Hug , AuD

Audiologist

NPI 1659993772

Doctor of Audiology

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 June 06, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 06, 2011

Registered at 63 HAYWOOD PARK DR, CLYDE, NC 287214404 (Tel: 8286271234)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 06, 2011

Registered at 63 HAYWOOD PARK DR, CLYDE, NC 287214404 (Tel: 8286271234)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 06, 2011

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER WENZEL, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 06, 2011

Specialist (License #9800162 in NC)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 13, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1356336697

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: September 13, 2005

Last Update: June 27, 2020

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

63 Haywood Park Dr

Clyde, NC 287214404

Phone: 8286271234

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