Active NPI 1932263845 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Alexander C Ching , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Tualatin, OR

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Alexander Ching, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Tualatin, OR. With approximately 25 years of clinical experience since graduating from Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons in 2001, Dr. Ching delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 19255 SW 65TH AVE STE 220.

Dr. Ching maintains professional affiliations with Oregon Spine Care Llc, Alexander C Ching Md Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, 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

19255 Sw 65th Ave Ste 220

Tualatin, OR 970629717

Telephone 5038281150

Fax 5038281160

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Andaluz Birth Center P.c. Facility NPI 1306978010

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons

Graduation Year

2001

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Tualatin, OR

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

25 Yrs +6.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 18.3 Yrs

State Avg: 26.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

8 Specialists

Practicing in Tualatin, OR (360 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

80.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ching (25 Years) 25 Yrs

Tualatin Specialty Average (18.3 Years) 18.3 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	132	100	$186.00	$58.30
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	57	56	$458.00	$129.96
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	50	29	$890.00	$195.07
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	43	26	$1115.00	$246.41
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	42	41	$4625.00	$942.59
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	38	15	$1630.00	$361.53
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	35	$458.00	$113.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	32	$310.00	$93.40
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	11	11	$6474.00	$827.63
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	11	11	$7139.00	$1531.87

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	108	$186.00	$55.72
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	49	$458.00	$122.50
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	40	14	$1630.00	$359.11
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	34	23	$890.00	$193.42
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	31	30	$310.00	$86.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	31	$458.00	$107.67
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	28	28	$4625.00	$861.33
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	28	18	$1115.00	$225.51

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	128	84	$186.00	$55.63
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	61	36	$890.00	$195.81
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	42	42	$4625.00	$916.08
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	37	34	$310.00	$86.33
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	36	19	$1115.00	$225.55
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	33	$458.00	$126.80
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	30	$458.00	$111.38
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$701.00	$165.87
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	11	11	$7726.00	$1464.49

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	124	90	$186.00	$58.19
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	43	39	$310.00	$94.59
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	35	22	$1115.00	$247.36
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	34	$458.00	$131.38
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$701.00	$166.11
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	21	15	$890.00	$206.58
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	21	21	$4625.00	$868.09
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$458.00	$115.87
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	13	13	$3182.00	$746.37
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	11	11	$6686.00	$1532.61

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	114	90	$310.00	$74.33
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	58	50	$186.00	$44.08
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	35	$458.00	$110.31
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	39	20	$1115.00	$251.48
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	35	13	$1630.00	$389.04
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	34	24	$890.00	$211.69
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	29	29	$4625.00	$761.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	28	$701.00	$165.85
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	15	15	$6686.00	$1590.81
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	15	15	$6474.00	$823.61
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$458.00	$99.38

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	141	108	$310.00	$74.70
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	54	$458.00	$111.24
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	46	26	$2097.65	$204.50
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	45	41	$186.00	$46.46
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	44	25	$1115.00	$263.37
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$701.00	$167.42
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	28	27	$4625.00	$825.79
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	20	19	$612.00	$148.52
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	12	12	$6474.00	$963.41

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	148	113	$310.00	$69.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	74	65	$458.00	$104.99
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	47	45	$186.00	$42.97
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	39	22	$886.00	$204.70
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	38	21	$1115.00	$243.23
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	38	38	$701.00	$159.92
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	32	32	$4625.00	$729.67
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	25	11	$1630.00	$373.12
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	16	15	$612.00	$141.42
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	16	15	$6686.00	$1380.36
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	13	12	$3182.00	$718.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	138	89	$312.83	$70.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	107	83	$458.00	$104.78
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	48	48	$701.00	$157.27
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	38	23	$1115.00	$245.68
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	34	18	$886.00	$205.63
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	31	30	$612.00	$141.68
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	24	24	$4625.00	$729.42
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	19	19	$6686.00	$1443.99
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	12	$186.00	$42.93
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	13	13	$6349.58	$746.71

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2022-08-19

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License OR MD26596

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.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

001920 (OR)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Alexander C Ching Md Pc

19255 Sw 65th Ave, Tualatin, OR 970627499

Phone: 5038281150

Oregon Spine Care Llc

19255 Sw 65th Ave, Tualatin, OR 970629712

Phone: 5038281150

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

6 Associated Practitioners

Dr. John Depasse , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

NPI 1134489131

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Zachary Knight , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1356506943

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Fardowsa Idris , PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Physician Assistant

NPI 1609419225

PHYSICIANASSISTANT

Kelsey Gretzinger , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1619445715

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Eric Nguyen , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1821749466

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Robert Tatsumi , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

NPI 1992828800

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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Updated Practice Location August 19, 2022

Registered at 19255 SW 65TH AVE STE 220, TUALATIN, OR 970629717 (Tel: 5038281150)

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NPI Profile Active January 26, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 26, 2016

Registered at 19255 SW 65TH AVE, SUITE 200, TUALATIN, OR 970627451 (Tel: 5038281150)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 26, 2016

Registered at 19255 SW 65TH AVE, SUITE 200, TUALATIN, OR 970627451 (Tel: 5038281150)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 26, 2016

Recorded as ALEXANDER CHING, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 26, 2016

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #MD26596 in OR)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration December 22, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1932263845

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: December 22, 2006

Last Update: August 19, 2022

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

19255 Sw 65th Ave, Suite 200

Tualatin, OR 970627451

Phone: 5038281150

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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