Active NPI 1902805591 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher M Hutchins , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Westerly, RI

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Hutchins, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Westerly, RI. With approximately 32 years of clinical experience since graduating from Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine in 1994, Dr. Hutchins delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 101 AIRPORT RD..

Dr. Hutchins is affiliated with Ptsma Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, x-ray of knee, 3 views. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

101 Airport Rd.

Westerly, RI 02891

Telephone 4015960259

Fax 4013485934

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1994

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Westerly, RI

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

32 Yrs +3.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 28.3 Yrs

State Avg: 23.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

7 Specialists

Practicing in Westerly, RI (154 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

75.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Hutchins (32 Years) 32 Yrs

Westerly Specialty Average (28.3 Years) 28.3 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
J1010 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg	13,760	128	$0.75	$0.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	375	276	$175.00	$128.39
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	250	187	$112.00	$38.58
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	209	144	$168.42	$67.67
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	179	179	$250.00	$167.06
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	110	87	$108.00	$44.55
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	85	62	$82.54	$33.15
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	41	35	$58.00	$9.48
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	26	17	$70.00	$38.94
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	26	25	$250.00	$77.47
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	23	23	$6215.00	$1293.50
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	22	20	$6469.00	$1288.74
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	21	19	$150.00	$91.52
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	14	13	$107.00	$33.02
25560 Closed treatment of broken forearm bones	12	11	$601.00	$308.63

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	307	247	$175.00	$133.98
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	264	188	$112.00	$41.10
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	239	149	$58.00	$11.79
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	215	154	$183.07	$73.86
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	143	143	$250.00	$174.24
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	112	95	$108.00	$47.45
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	87	72	$82.53	$35.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	68	61	$150.00	$95.85
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	36	34	$6469.00	$1357.97
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$225.00	$119.36
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	26	19	$30.00	$7.72
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	23	23	$275.00	$133.53
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	22	22	$250.00	$85.24
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	17	12	$70.00	$39.26
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	14	14	$6215.00	$1359.43
27236 Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement	13	13	$4297.00	$1238.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	390	291	$150.00	$95.83
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	171	119	$112.00	$43.02
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	169	118	$58.00	$10.92
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	166	124	$172.53	$71.28
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	143	143	$225.00	$117.32
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	70	55	$108.00	$50.17
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	50	$175.00	$136.46
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	43	38	$82.00	$36.76
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	42	42	$275.00	$139.41
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	30	29	$6469.00	$1371.87
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	29	17	$30.00	$6.21
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	28	$250.00	$166.61
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	23	21	$6215.00	$1374.98
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	14	$125.00	$59.91
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant	12	12	$3909.00	$1295.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	435	331	$150.00	$96.87
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	163	163	$225.00	$119.04
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	146	109	$164.38	$69.48
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	142	100	$58.00	$10.57
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	139	96	$112.00	$42.60
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	74	61	$108.00	$49.36
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	47	38	$82.98	$35.76
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	32	32	$275.00	$141.69
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	25	23	$6215.00	$1394.54
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	25	25	$6469.00	$1305.84
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	22	17	$30.00	$5.68
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$250.00	$177.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	689	11	$25.00	$10.96
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	386	292	$128.95	$80.09
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	184	133	$58.00	$11.60
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	183	141	$178.36	$71.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	169	169	$204.59	$114.88
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	130	91	$112.00	$41.65
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	93	73	$108.00	$47.45
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	51	40	$83.80	$34.06
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	48	48	$255.21	$147.29
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	28	27	$6215.00	$1516.07
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	27	19	$30.00	$6.01
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	23	21	$102.17	$49.38
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	21	20	$6469.00	$1517.98
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	14	12	$108.00	$56.75
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant	11	11	$3909.00	$1346.69

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	721	11	$25.00	$11.28
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	561	409	$125.00	$78.60
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	261	175	$58.00	$12.14
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	259	183	$175.44	$67.51
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	253	253	$200.00	$113.45
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	204	133	$112.00	$38.60
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	132	103	$108.00	$44.88
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	95	61	$84.42	$31.60
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	54	49	$100.00	$48.33
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	47	46	$250.00	$144.16
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	36	36	$6215.00	$1471.47
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	35	26	$30.00	$6.31
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	32	31	$6469.00	$1458.29
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	16	12	$107.00	$33.35
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	13	12	$124.62	$57.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	564	431	$125.00	$74.62
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	532	12	$25.00	$11.73
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	225	225	$200.00	$110.36
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	222	154	$175.86	$64.01
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	220	146	$112.00	$35.87
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	213	147	$58.00	$12.67
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	139	97	$108.00	$41.31
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	72	54	$82.64	$29.85
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	59	55	$100.00	$45.57
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	41	40	$6215.00	$1451.20
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	36	34	$6469.00	$1449.77
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	32	26	$30.00	$6.64
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	31	30	$250.00	$140.28
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	19	14	$107.00	$30.78
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	18	11	$94.00	$31.64

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,344	17	$25.00	$12.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	635	460	$125.00	$74.27
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	278	278	$200.00	$109.79
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	261	178	$112.00	$37.36
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	220	171	$163.18	$64.61
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	207	158	$58.00	$11.06
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	135	104	$108.00	$42.24
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	66	57	$86.18	$30.79
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	46	46	$300.00	$206.42
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	46	44	$100.00	$44.49
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	44	42	$6469.00	$1438.49
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	35	35	$6215.00	$1439.17
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	20	14	$30.00	$5.77
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	19	14	$107.00	$29.32
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	17	17	$250.00	$139.77
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	16	13	$74.38	$34.25
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant	14	14	$3909.00	$1302.22
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	13	12	$119.00	$31.96
25560 Closed treatment of broken forearm bones	13	13	$601.00	$282.64
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	13	11	$116.31	$49.82
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$175.00	$102.96

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License RI MD

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 CT 038455

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Rhode Island Bcbs

226556

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Healthnet

2V1387

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID United Health

09-01059

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Anthem Bcbs

010010294RI01 (RI)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Anthem Bcbs

010038455CT01 (CT)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Ptsma Inc

37 S Broad St, Pawcatuck, CT 063797909

Phone: 8604951919

Ptsma Inc

37 S Broad St, Pawcatuck, CT 063797909

Phone: 8604951919

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

1 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Daniel Gaccione , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1538168117

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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 September 12, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 12, 2013

Registered at 101 AIRPORT RD., WESTERLY, RI 02891 (Tel: 4015960259)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 12, 2013

Registered at 101 AIRPORT RD., WESTERLY, RI 02891 (Tel: 4015960259)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 12, 2013

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER HUTCHINS, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 12, 2013

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #MD in RI)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 18, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1902805591

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: July 18, 2005

Last Update: September 12, 2013

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

101 Airport Rd.

Westerly, RI 02891

Phone: 4015960259

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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