Active NPI 1174781587 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Chris S Karas , MD

Neurological Surgery • Columbus, OH

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Chris Karas, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Columbus, OH. With approximately 23 years of clinical experience since graduating from Ohio State University College Of Medicine in 2003, Dr. Karas delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 285 E STATE ST.

Dr. Karas maintains professional affiliations with Novacare Outpatient Rehabilitation East, Inc., Union County Physician Corporation and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include new patient outpatient office visit, established patient outpatient office visit, partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

285 E State St
Suite 430

Columbus, OH 432154354

Telephone 6145669777

Fax 6145668611

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Orthopedic Trauma Services Ltd Facility NPI 1285622688

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Ohio State University College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2003

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Columbus, OH

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

23 Yrs +4.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 18.1 Yrs

State Avg: 27.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

86 Specialists

Practicing in Columbus, OH (377 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

29.1% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

86.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Karas (23 Years) 23 Yrs

Columbus Specialty Average (18.1 Years) 18.1 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
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	103	103	$845.00	$130.39
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	74	$624.00	$99.83
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	51	19	$1475.00	$210.67
63650 Implantation of spinal neurostimulator electrodes, accessed through the skin	24	12	$3039.00	$299.39
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	19	15	$1806.00	$243.67
63685 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver	18	18	$2206.00	$205.54
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	18	16	$423.00	$73.79
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	17	17	$140.00	$16.29
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	17	17	$6532.00	$1012.29
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	15	12	$910.00	$142.25
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	15	15	$1219.00	$216.35
63663 Revision and replacement of spinal neurostimulator electrodes, on the skin	13	11	$3294.00	$393.84

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	127	67	$183.00	$77.80
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	79	50	$214.00	$117.06
63650 Implantation of spinal neurostimulator electrodes, accessed through the skin	71	35	$1242.00	$300.49
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$291.00	$159.14
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	44	44	$359.00	$170.58
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	44	44	$245.00	$125.17
63685 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver	43	41	$1197.00	$216.06
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	35	11	$1226.00	$389.87
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	26	26	$252.00	$168.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$187.00	$123.76
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	11	11	$748.00	$231.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	265	148	$214.00	$100.43
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	91	87	$359.00	$193.51
63650 Implantation of spinal neurostimulator electrodes, accessed through the skin	58	26	$1242.00	$315.70
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	41	41	$291.00	$157.57
63685 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver	38	35	$1197.00	$246.82
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	16	15	$252.00	$167.05
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$187.00	$125.52

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	164	101	$214.00	$102.43
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	117	61	$183.00	$70.81
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	92	90	$359.00	$195.42
63650 Implantation of spinal neurostimulator electrodes, accessed through the skin	49	26	$1267.35	$311.69
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	29	29	$291.00	$166.30
63685 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver	26	26	$1197.00	$223.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$187.00	$127.90
63688 Removal or revision of neurostimulator generator or receiver	17	17	$1082.00	$332.72

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	173	98	$160.43	$72.54
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	64	63	$359.00	$203.81
63650 Implantation of spinal neurostimulator electrodes, accessed through the skin	51	24	$1242.00	$296.69
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	47	47	$289.81	$162.14
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	40	30	$211.75	$105.06
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	35	12	$1226.00	$408.09
63685 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver	32	29	$1197.00	$242.97
63688 Removal or revision of neurostimulator generator or receiver	24	23	$1082.00	$302.98
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	20	19	$252.00	$144.45
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	19	16	$245.00	$137.55
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	15	14	$187.00	$105.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$187.00	$106.94
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	13	13	$748.00	$242.11
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	11	11	$2392.00	$793.99

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	162	106	$128.00	$72.00
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	62	16	$1226.00	$401.43
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	43	43	$245.00	$135.60
63650 Implantation of spinal neurostimulator electrodes, accessed through the skin	36	18	$1242.00	$309.64
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	19	$187.00	$102.35
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$291.00	$160.45
63685 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver	19	19	$1197.00	$228.26
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	16	16	$748.00	$239.30
63688 Removal or revision of neurostimulator generator or receiver	13	12	$1082.00	$315.56
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	12	12	$2392.00	$784.58
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	12	12	$359.00	$200.19

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
63650 Implantation of spinal neurostimulator electrodes, accessed through the skin	102	50	$1242.00	$299.50
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	75	75	$359.00	$198.77
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	72	16	$1226.00	$396.11
63685 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver	61	58	$1197.00	$226.39
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	56	40	$128.00	$71.31
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	43	43	$291.00	$155.82
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$187.00	$103.49
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	19	17	$184.00	$98.11
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	18	18	$245.00	$134.04
63688 Removal or revision of neurostimulator generator or receiver	16	16	$1082.00	$311.13
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	16	16	$126.00	$66.99
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	12	12	$2392.00	$773.17
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	11	11	$301.00	$165.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
63650 Implantation of spinal neurostimulator electrodes, accessed through the skin	93	45	$1242.00	$305.48
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	75	73	$245.00	$131.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	59	47	$126.00	$69.13
63685 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver	57	53	$1197.00	$241.20
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	55	16	$1226.00	$395.98
95972 Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming	53	44	$211.00	$55.00
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	45	38	$128.00	$70.41
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	27	27	$359.00	$197.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	26	$189.00	$103.43
95972 Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming	22	22	$155.00	$20.57
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$291.00	$157.76
63688 Removal or revision of neurostimulator generator or receiver	17	17	$1082.00	$322.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$187.00	$103.20
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	14	13	$2392.00	$771.54
63661 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array using fluoroscopic guidance	13	13	$992.00	$158.72

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License OH 35.098223

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 IA 38343

Neurological Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License OH 57.007381

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Coventry Health Care Of Ia

494716 (IA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Novacare Outpatient Rehabilitation East, Inc.

1012 Water St, Meadville, PA 163353468

Phone: 8143372345

Union County Physician Corporation

120 Colemans Crossing Blvd, Marysville, OH 430407115

Phone: 9375784200

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Shawna Hipp

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1528505336

Dr. Sagarika Nayak , MD

Psychiatry & Neurology - Vascular Neurology

NPI 1558363218

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Prasad Kanneganti , MD

Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology

NPI 1649260423

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology

NPI 1649560350

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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 05, 2022

Neurological Surgery (License #38343 in IA)

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NPI Profile Active January 16, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 16, 2012

Registered at 285 E STATE ST, SUITE 430, COLUMBUS, OH 432154354 (Tel: 6145669777)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 16, 2012

Registered at 5350 FRANTZ RD, DUBLIN, OH 430164259

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 16, 2012

Recorded as CHRIS KARAS, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 16, 2012

Neurological Surgery (License #35.098223 in OH)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 02, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1174781587

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: June 02, 2008

Last Update: January 05, 2022

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

5350 Frantz Rd

Dublin, OH 430164259

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