Active NPI 1669489829 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher Frank Wagener , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Bethlehem, PA

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Wagener, MD is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Orthopaedic Surgery in Bethlehem, PA. Practice services are available at 2775 SCHOENERSVILLE RD under active NPI credentials.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, x-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views, 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

2775 Schoenersville Rd

Bethlehem, PA 180177307

Telephone 6108618080

Fax 6108070366

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Chs Professional Practice, Inc Facility NPI 1710987417

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Bethlehem, PA

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 16.5 Yrs

State Avg: 27.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

43 Specialists

Practicing in Bethlehem, PA (1345 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

74.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2021)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	204	152	$113.15	$66.15
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	197	133	$184.35	$12.40
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	138	118	$141.38	$96.12
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	86	59	$181.00	$12.66
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	73	51	$113.03	$66.48
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	68	47	$936.00	$255.83
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	38	$139.00	$96.39
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	44	39	$93.09	$35.48
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	41	30	$149.00	$13.01
20937 Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft	38	38	$849.00	$165.22
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	28	28	$3694.55	$1885.79
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$134.04	$79.49
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	27	14	$1591.00	$387.13
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$232.00	$130.02
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	25	16	$149.00	$13.34
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	24	24	$4031.00	$795.18
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	21	20	$93.19	$35.00
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	19	19	$3316.00	$720.21
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	19	19	$3713.00	$751.26
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	18	18	$5026.40	$659.90
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	14	13	$4516.83	$862.94
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	13	12	$3921.69	$1439.29
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$134.00	$82.43
22214 Incision of spine to correct deformity at lower spinal column	11	11	$3183.00	$814.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	398	261	$113.00	$51.54
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	180	140	$181.00	$13.17
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	147	78	$936.00	$265.95
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	139	91	$113.00	$51.49
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	91	65	$181.00	$13.17
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	89	25	$1591.00	$401.00
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	72	60	$139.00	$78.70
20937 Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft	62	56	$849.00	$171.45
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	42	42	$4031.00	$784.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	37	$134.00	$76.01
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	36	28	$149.00	$13.84
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	35	35	$3687.84	$1957.16
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	31	31	$5851.73	$809.79
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	25	25	$3316.00	$748.58
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	24	24	$3713.00	$781.67
22214 Incision of spine to correct deformity at lower spinal column	23	23	$3183.00	$1063.72
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$139.00	$79.48
22216 Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment	22	17	$1061.00	$374.30
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	21	15	$149.00	$13.88
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	21	16	$2122.00	$318.64
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	19	19	$4534.38	$1353.39
22634 Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc	18	17	$1061.00	$508.66
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	18	18	$5095.07	$717.11
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	17	17	$3960.67	$1651.04
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	16	16	$39.00	$9.16
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$103.00	$50.95
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	13	13	$4647.45	$1718.44
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	13	$93.00	$25.78
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$232.00	$130.34

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	643	383	$113.00	$51.08
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	199	124	$113.00	$50.76
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	184	108	$936.00	$267.18
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	179	132	$181.00	$15.96
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	118	78	$181.00	$15.87
20937 Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft	108	98	$849.00	$172.52
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	76	76	$6047.87	$769.53
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	70	32	$1591.00	$404.15
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	67	67	$3598.82	$1945.34
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	54	45	$149.00	$16.52
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	50	50	$3713.00	$785.56
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	48	47	$4031.00	$789.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$139.00	$78.20
22634 Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc	32	27	$1061.00	$512.48
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	30	14	$3115.77	$219.09
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	30	30	$3867.60	$1623.63
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	29	29	$3316.00	$755.24
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	27	27	$4715.56	$1414.67
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$134.00	$78.43
63035 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves in upper or lower spine	22	17	$2809.09	$269.26
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	19	12	$955.00	$412.21
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	18	13	$2122.00	$338.00
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	17	13	$149.00	$15.87
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	17	17	$4442.41	$1739.26
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	16	15	$113.00	$15.74
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	16	16	$5098.50	$600.08
20939 Harvest of bone marrow for spine surgery graft	13	12	$239.00	$67.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	484	294	$113.04	$50.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	163	109	$113.00	$50.36
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	162	90	$936.00	$254.82
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	146	102	$181.00	$15.63
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	126	124	$139.74	$76.95
20937 Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft	90	81	$849.00	$171.33
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	86	60	$181.00	$15.70
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	82	80	$6737.10	$959.83
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	68	68	$3651.24	$1895.43
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	61	26	$1649.72	$407.62
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	60	60	$4031.00	$780.91
63035 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves in upper or lower spine	46	38	$3022.83	$286.61
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	43	30	$149.00	$15.72
22634 Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc	40	36	$1061.00	$507.62
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	27	27	$3713.00	$777.69
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	26	20	$149.00	$15.71
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	23	23	$3316.00	$747.74
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$139.00	$77.41
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	19	19	$4855.05	$1368.32
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	18	14	$2122.00	$328.39
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	18	12	$3218.83	$220.56
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$134.00	$75.79
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	17	17	$4136.47	$1491.35
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$232.00	$127.72
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	12	12	$5047.00	$606.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	399	260	$110.00	$49.61
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	163	98	$110.00	$49.75
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	158	100	$176.00	$15.65
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	155	87	$883.00	$265.48
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	106	98	$135.00	$76.46
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	92	56	$176.00	$15.47
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	81	80	$6380.25	$861.67
20937 Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft	57	57	$800.00	$170.04
63035 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves in upper or lower spine	56	45	$2973.21	$286.15
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	53	53	$3311.32	$1896.62
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	51	$130.00	$73.23
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	51	36	$145.00	$15.03
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	50	49	$3800.00	$776.20
22634 Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc	40	34	$1000.00	$505.37
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	40	20	$1509.38	$399.38
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	37	37	$3125.00	$744.23
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	36	36	$225.00	$124.37
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	32	23	$145.00	$15.64
38220 Aspiration of bone marrow sample for diagnosis	27	27	$300.00	$33.09
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	27	27	$3500.00	$773.06
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	27	27	$4261.11	$1748.66
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	25	20	$900.00	$405.84
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	20	20	$3770.95	$1545.19
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	17	17	$4588.24	$1062.21
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	14	$135.00	$77.05

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License PA MD431921

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

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Geisinger Health Plan

110545

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Aetna Ppo

7296913

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Aetna Hmo

1651389

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Amerihealth

2849352000

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Keystone Health Central

50070229

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Highmark Blue Shield

1967875 (PA)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Independence Blue Cross

2849352000

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Capital Blue Cross

50070229

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Health America/health Ass

695321

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Railroad Medicare

P00447636

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Physical Therapist

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Physical Therapist

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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 May 29, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 29, 2008

Registered at 2775 SCHOENERSVILLE RD, BETHLEHEM, PA 180177307 (Tel: 6108618080)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 29, 2008

Registered at 2775 SCHOENERSVILLE RD, BETHLEHEM, PA 180177307 (Tel: 6108618080)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 29, 2008

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER WAGENER, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 29, 2008

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #MD431921 in PA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 01, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1669489829

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: August 01, 2006

Last Update: May 29, 2008

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

2775 Schoenersville Rd

Bethlehem, PA 180177307

Phone: 6108618080

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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