Active NPI 1578851077 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Allison Park, PA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Edwards, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Allison Park, PA. With approximately 15 years of clinical experience since graduating from Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine in 2011, Dr. Edwards delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2907 CLARIDGE DRIVE.

Dr. Edwards maintains professional affiliations with Keystone Rehabilitation Systems Inc, Upmc Multispecialty Group Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, x-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views, established 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

2907 Claridge Drive

Allison Park, PA 15101

Telephone 3303610472

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2011

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Allison Park, PA

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

15 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 15.0 Yrs

State Avg: 27.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

2 Specialists

Practicing in Allison Park, PA (1345 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

63.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Edwards (15 Years) 15 Yrs

Allison Park Specialty Average (15.0 Years) 15.0 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
J1010 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg	2,360	30	$0.55	$0.13
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	157	87	$77.67	$30.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	88	72	$152.89	$86.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	83	72	$226.70	$121.70
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	79	51	$82.00	$33.85
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	78	30	$272.31	$121.93
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	64	37	$294.81	$73.33
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	33	33	$356.91	$151.69
20604 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance	29	15	$392.69	$76.50
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	25	19	$100.00	$47.16
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	21	21	$340.00	$124.16
28470 Closed treatment of broken foot bone	15	11	$562.00	$169.14
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$226.46	$105.85

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	154	96	$76.65	$32.14
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	110	75	$78.44	$33.58
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	105	42	$11.00	$7.54
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	95	72	$149.00	$86.92
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	94	38	$268.00	$126.52
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	94	81	$222.00	$123.53
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	80	45	$283.55	$72.95
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	66	66	$346.00	$160.62
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	24	24	$340.00	$126.84
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	19	16	$162.00	$51.97
20604 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance	18	11	$405.56	$83.75
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$222.00	$108.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	206	113	$77.50	$33.48
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	131	75	$82.00	$36.07
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	116	43	$268.00	$132.00
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	114	91	$222.00	$123.45
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	91	47	$293.54	$75.38
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	83	66	$149.00	$88.76
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	72	72	$346.00	$164.01
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	57	26	$11.00	$6.43
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	44	13	$191.64	$28.32
20604 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance	19	13	$368.84	$80.56
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	16	15	$251.00	$98.18
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	14	13	$78.71	$27.06
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	14	11	$162.00	$50.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$222.00	$109.87
28470 Closed treatment of broken foot bone	12	12	$562.00	$196.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	182	102	$78.00	$33.36
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	133	74	$82.00	$35.17
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	87	66	$149.00	$90.13
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	83	40	$11.00	$5.66
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	77	61	$222.00	$128.00
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	76	29	$268.00	$136.08
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	63	34	$265.84	$71.64
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	56	56	$346.00	$164.09
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	26	26	$251.00	$99.54
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$222.00	$110.75
20604 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance	15	13	$369.87	$85.35
27786 Closed treatment of broken ankle	12	12	$830.00	$314.17

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	171	96	$78.00	$31.80
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	108	77	$145.96	$74.16
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	81	36	$11.00	$6.05
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	79	46	$82.00	$33.73
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	79	31	$268.00	$146.13
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	61	34	$295.41	$73.08
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	59	57	$220.54	$107.94
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	52	52	$251.00	$102.65
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	49	49	$336.57	$163.59
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	14	14	$295.71	$144.65
28470 Closed treatment of broken foot bone	11	11	$562.00	$218.92
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	11	11	$191.45	$57.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	149	85	$77.65	$29.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	108	78	$145.00	$71.90
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	94	60	$81.40	$31.44
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	80	33	$11.00	$6.24
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	72	68	$220.00	$104.22
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	59	59	$335.00	$158.22
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	41	37	$180.00	$70.56
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	39	34	$266.36	$65.76
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	39	38	$251.00	$99.96
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	38	27	$268.00	$141.61
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	14	12	$173.57	$49.61
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	12	$295.00	$141.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	119	66	$78.00	$28.01
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	74	52	$138.08	$70.82
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	73	38	$82.00	$29.99
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	54	$207.41	$104.64
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	45	16	$11.00	$6.71
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	44	43	$251.00	$100.20
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	41	35	$180.00	$71.79
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$315.73	$160.72
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	27	16	$268.00	$146.74
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	27	20	$243.41	$62.66
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	20	12	$168.00	$39.36

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	27	17	$78.00	$27.47
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	24	12	$268.00	$152.75
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	23	16	$304.17	$71.66
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$205.00	$103.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	15	14	$137.00	$70.36

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License PA MT199609

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.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Upmc Multispecialty Group Inc

8000 Cranberry Springs Dr, Cranberry Township, PA 160666687

Phone: 8668747483

Keystone Rehabilitation Systems Inc

203 High Pointe Dr, Seven Fields, PA 160467921

Phone: 7247421250

Upmc Multispecialty Group Inc

142 Clearview Cir, Butler, PA 160011565

Phone: 8668747483

Upmc Multispecialty Group Inc

6998 Crider Rd, Mars, PA 160462390

Phone: 8668747483

Upmc Multispecialty Group Inc

9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 152375818

Phone: 8668747483

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 July 18, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 18, 2011

Registered at 2907 CLARIDGE DRIVE, ALLISON PARK, PA 15101 (Tel: 3303610472)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 18, 2011

Registered at 2907 CLARIDGE DR, ALLISON PARK, PA 151014059 (Tel: 3303610472)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 18, 2011

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER EDWARDS, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 18, 2011

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #MT199609 in PA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 18, 2011

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1578851077

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: July 18, 2011

Last Update: July 18, 2011

Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

2907 Claridge Dr

Allison Park, PA 151014059

Phone: 3303610472

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