Active NPI 1518945583 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher Roy Watters , MD

Surgery • Raleigh, NC

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Watters, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Raleigh, NC. With approximately 43 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1983, Dr. Watters delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1212 CEDARHURST DRIVE.

Dr. Watters is affiliated with Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1212 Cedarhurst Drive
Suite 102

Raleigh, NC 27609

Telephone 9194319911

Fax 9198501397

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Private Diagnostic Clinic, Pllc Facility NPI 1023330016

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Michigan Medical School

Graduation Year

1983

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Raleigh, NC

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

43 Yrs +20.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.4 Yrs

State Avg: 24.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

85 Specialists

Practicing in Raleigh, NC (1222 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

16.5% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

82.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Watters (43 Years) 43 Yrs

Raleigh Specialty Average (22.4 Years) 22.4 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
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	206	108	$103.00	$51.78
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	92	92	$176.00	$67.11
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	91	91	$255.00	$102.71
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	39	36	$205.00	$37.06
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	37	37	$6253.00	$859.28
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	23	23	$2917.83	$458.15
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	13	13	$172.00	$85.07
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	12	12	$1795.00	$459.75

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	212	116	$104.03	$53.31
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	105	105	$176.00	$68.11
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	97	97	$255.00	$103.46
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	37	37	$6253.00	$831.25
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	29	26	$205.00	$35.27
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	23	23	$2723.30	$434.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	21	21	$172.00	$85.50
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	19	19	$1795.00	$493.31
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	11	11	$3300.00	$621.30
49591 Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, less than 3 cm in length	11	11	$1273.00	$290.49

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	153	114	$103.00	$53.60
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	130	130	$177.54	$68.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	77	77	$255.52	$106.05
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	46	46	$6253.00	$907.05
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	45	42	$205.00	$39.07
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	29	29	$1856.90	$518.47
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	22	22	$3253.82	$504.05
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	18	18	$176.83	$87.39
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	12	12	$3300.00	$646.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	184	184	$176.65	$70.30
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	172	123	$103.00	$53.29
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	75	$255.00	$109.01
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	43	43	$6253.00	$903.07
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	39	36	$205.00	$42.29
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	33	33	$3389.39	$520.80
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	30	29	$1914.67	$531.08
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	20	20	$3300.00	$633.16
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	18	18	$172.00	$88.69
49654 Repair of incisional hernia using an endoscope	11	11	$3128.00	$690.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	149	107	$103.00	$43.28
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	133	133	$177.50	$72.33
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	67	67	$256.19	$100.99
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	39	39	$6253.00	$934.50
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	32	30	$205.00	$40.76
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	24	24	$2796.25	$443.68
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	22	22	$172.00	$72.72
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	17	17	$3300.00	$592.32
64999 Other procedure on nervous system	15	15	$5664.00	$82.07
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	15	15	$1795.00	$516.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	186	129	$103.00	$43.12
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	158	158	$176.76	$73.49
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	85	$255.47	$103.14
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	66	66	$6253.00	$906.28
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	54	53	$205.00	$39.63
64999 Other procedure on nervous system	42	41	$5575.31	$330.63
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	29	13	$108.00	$38.52
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	27	27	$2485.56	$433.97
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	27	27	$3300.00	$631.33
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	20	20	$172.00	$71.77
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	14	13	$1795.00	$508.19
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	14	14	$243.00	$98.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	203	140	$99.90	$41.75
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	156	156	$171.17	$70.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	87	87	$249.20	$99.03
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	71	28	$108.00	$34.76
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	60	58	$218.67	$40.65
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	57	57	$6253.00	$914.34
64999 Other procedure on nervous system	42	40	$5486.62	$302.16
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	31	31	$3300.00	$582.19
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	28	28	$2796.25	$444.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	28	27	$159.79	$69.94
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	21	21	$234.86	$93.05
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	12	12	$1795.00	$450.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	192	134	$96.00	$40.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	135	135	$239.73	$100.61
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	118	118	$165.64	$70.55
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	79	28	$108.00	$37.46
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	78	78	$6253.00	$892.71
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	77	76	$215.65	$42.29
64999 Other procedure on nervous system	64	64	$5664.00	$342.33
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	56	56	$153.00	$69.76
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	26	26	$226.00	$97.76
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	25	25	$3300.00	$621.26
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	20	20	$3131.80	$483.93
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	18	18	$1894.72	$514.67
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	13	13	$549.00	$107.74

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License NC 34194

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

8986021 (NC)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Medicare Group

2337261 (NC)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc

3404 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 276097341

Phone: 9196848111

Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc

40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 277104000

Phone: 9196848111

Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc

3400 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 276097317

Phone: 9196204855

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active June 07, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location June 07, 2013

Registered at 1212 CEDARHURST DRIVE, SUITE 102, RALEIGH, NC 27609 (Tel: 9194319911)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address June 07, 2013

Registered at 5213 S ALSTON AVE, DURHAM, NC 277134430 (Tel: 9196205041)

👤

Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 07, 2013

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER WATTERS, MD

🎓

Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 07, 2013

Surgery (License #34194 in NC)

🟢

Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 09, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

Patient & Community Reviews

Verified patient ratings, medical care experiences, and facility photos

0 Reviews

No patient reviews submitted yet for Dr. Christopher Watters. Be the first to share your experience!

Only verified registered users can submit ratings, post feedback, and upload facility photos.

NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1518945583

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: January 09, 2006

Last Update: June 07, 2013

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

5213 S Alston Ave

Durham, NC 277134430

Phone: 9196205041

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

⚠️ Medical Disclaimer

This directory listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or physician endorsement. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please call 911 immediately.