Active NPI 1104812049 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Warwick, RI

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Chihlas, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Warwick, RI. With approximately 34 years of clinical experience since graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine in 1992, Dr. Chihlas delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 200 CROSSINGS BLVD STE 310.

Dr. Chihlas is affiliated with Orthopedics Rhode Island Inc and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, x-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

200 Crossings Blvd Ste 310

Warwick, RI 028862872

Telephone 4017777000

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Orthopedics Rhode Island, Inc Facility NPI 1407231293

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1992

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Warwick, RI

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

34 Yrs +7.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 27.0 Yrs

State Avg: 23.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

14 Specialists

Practicing in Warwick, RI (154 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

14.3% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

55.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Chihlas (34 Years) 34 Yrs

Warwick Specialty Average (27.0 Years) 27.0 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
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	157	89	$225.00	$126.09
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	96	13	$15.00	$0.94
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	74	52	$153.00	$90.56
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	63	36	$93.00	$33.67
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	46	33	$98.91	$36.34
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	35	26	$130.29	$45.47
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	30	19	$242.97	$71.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$226.00	$112.13
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$343.00	$168.09

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	180	21	$15.00	$1.08
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	152	88	$225.00	$128.42
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	83	47	$153.00	$92.52
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	69	31	$97.83	$37.57
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	50	37	$93.00	$32.57
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	36	23	$224.36	$71.78
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	32	24	$124.69	$46.93
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	31	31	$343.00	$162.28
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$226.00	$115.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	176	21	$13.64	$1.22
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	151	112	$296.60	$133.32
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	118	85	$237.28	$95.24
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	92	20	$0.54	$0.12
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	78	54	$325.14	$78.82
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	72	59	$103.25	$39.20
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	64	64	$414.91	$175.45
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	54	48	$87.46	$33.74
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	54	35	$97.15	$37.99
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	43	36	$82.34	$29.65
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	41	36	$79.20	$29.39
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	26	17	$11.52	$5.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$306.00	$118.25
73600 X-ray of ankle, 2 views	16	13	$76.25	$27.57
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	14	14	$103.79	$39.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	337	63	$0.27	$0.14
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	261	195	$353.22	$136.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	157	118	$246.97	$96.38
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	156	126	$92.36	$32.78
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	136	136	$520.00	$176.24
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	121	89	$373.16	$77.00
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	112	68	$91.72	$32.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	88	88	$341.00	$118.94
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	79	64	$85.92	$30.33
73600 X-ray of ankle, 2 views	70	55	$98.14	$33.62
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	64	54	$96.66	$34.59
73620 X-ray of foot, 2 views	63	53	$87.55	$31.10
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	46	28	$90.91	$32.61
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	38	37	$121.42	$42.68
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	35	22	$12.00	$5.69
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	28	28	$94.75	$33.65
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	18	15	$102.06	$39.55
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	16	11	$23.00	$10.65
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	12	11	$119.25	$48.62

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	296	57	$0.25	$0.12
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	160	135	$345.00	$113.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	155	117	$236.54	$79.28
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	144	144	$344.28	$113.92
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	97	69	$352.48	$72.77
73600 X-ray of ankle, 2 views	91	57	$95.13	$31.61
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	82	16	$3.00	$1.44
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	82	67	$91.24	$31.40
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	80	53	$89.30	$30.95
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	76	72	$108.82	$38.07
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	71	53	$82.85	$29.32
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	53	44	$99.98	$35.32
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	40	32	$89.63	$31.66
73620 X-ray of foot, 2 views	29	23	$87.48	$29.94
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	29	22	$82.48	$28.56
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views	24	24	$67.50	$23.41
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	17	13	$271.94	$54.58
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	16	14	$12.00	$6.11
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	15	15	$102.53	$35.45
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	14	11	$94.00	$33.19
28470 Closed treatment of broken foot bone	14	14	$1185.64	$237.19
27786 Closed treatment of broken ankle	13	13	$1698.69	$325.11
73523 X-ray of both hips, minimum of 5 views	11	11	$137.73	$46.98

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	768	14	$23.88	$11.28
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	360	73	$0.25	$0.11
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	258	202	$295.15	$113.27
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	228	228	$302.26	$113.94
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	131	69	$67.21	$26.95
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	119	98	$75.16	$30.03
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	112	85	$342.29	$66.26
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views	102	96	$56.84	$22.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	84	75	$207.50	$76.30
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	72	58	$72.00	$27.48
73600 X-ray of ankle, 2 views	69	57	$78.23	$31.15
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	52	28	$67.04	$26.78
73620 X-ray of foot, 2 views	48	43	$70.02	$27.53
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	48	45	$94.21	$36.09
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	35	26	$12.71	$6.15
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	35	35	$82.17	$32.61
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	27	20	$271.00	$50.29
28470 Closed treatment of broken foot bone	19	19	$1191.89	$235.90
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	14	12	$74.29	$30.10
73070 X-ray of elbow, 2 views	14	13	$78.00	$28.84
27786 Closed treatment of broken ankle	14	13	$1709.21	$338.16
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	12	11	$74.67	$30.71

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	460	81	$0.26	$0.11
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	225	171	$283.14	$110.45
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	213	213	$284.28	$111.02
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	135	114	$192.40	$76.29
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	110	76	$211.50	$66.40
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	84	53	$63.40	$25.47
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	83	65	$71.17	$28.57
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views	71	65	$53.00	$20.60
73600 X-ray of ankle, 2 views	58	47	$79.26	$31.50
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	57	48	$66.93	$26.69
73620 X-ray of foot, 2 views	57	49	$69.21	$27.73
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	48	46	$68.67	$27.20
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	36	23	$63.56	$25.24
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	34	24	$13.68	$6.46
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	33	31	$84.79	$33.67
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	29	19	$184.72	$53.27
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	20	16	$63.35	$25.94
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	16	15	$74.13	$29.32
28470 Closed treatment of broken foot bone	12	12	$939.25	$234.68
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	11	11	$72.00	$28.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	401	68	$2.73	$0.11
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	183	145	$268.79	$109.07
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	175	175	$271.16	$110.48
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	112	86	$183.65	$74.51
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	103	72	$198.24	$64.26
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	90	47	$70.81	$24.86
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	67	53	$73.52	$26.64
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	65	49	$74.05	$29.15
73600 X-ray of ankle, 2 views	57	51	$76.71	$31.09
71020 X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side	56	54	$52.61	$18.02
73620 X-ray of foot, 2 views	54	40	$73.07	$27.09
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	48	23	$68.81	$25.36
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	44	30	$7.80	$5.58
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	29	29	$85.59	$28.82
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	27	26	$88.89	$35.43
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	19	13	$71.11	$26.64
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	18	13	$149.78	$50.73
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	17	15	$73.71	$28.39
28470 Closed treatment of broken foot bone	15	15	$540.13	$224.72
27786 Closed treatment of broken ankle	13	13	$780.80	$304.11

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-05-02

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License RI MD09498

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.

Orthopaedic Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License MA 261934

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Orthopedics Rhode Island Inc

300 Crossings Blvd, Warwick, RI 028862878

Phone: 4017777000

Orthopedics Rhode Island Inc

10 High St, Wakefield, RI 028793176

Phone: 4017777000

Orthopedics Rhode Island Inc

900 Warren Ave, East Providence, RI 029141430

Phone: 4017777000

Orthopedics Rhode Island Inc

285 Promenade St, Providence, RI 029085794

Phone: 4017777000

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Physician Assistant

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location May 02, 2025

Registered at 200 CROSSINGS BLVD STE 310, WARWICK, RI 028862872 (Tel: 4017777000)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 02, 2025

Registered at 200 CROSSINGS BLVD STE 310, WARWICK, RI 028862872 (Tel: 4017777000)

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NPI Profile Active November 15, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location November 15, 2016

Registered at 479 SWANSEA MALL DR, SWANSEA, MA 027774119 (Tel: 5089731550)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 15, 2016

Registered at 200 MILL RD, SUITE 180, FAIRHAVEN, MA 027195252 (Tel: 5089732000)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 15, 2016

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER CHIHLAS, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 15, 2016

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #261934 in MA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 26, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1104812049

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: September 26, 2005

Last Update: May 02, 2025

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

200 Crossings Blvd Ste 310

Warwick, RI 028862872

Phone: 4017777000

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