Active NPI 1396763835 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher Lee Downing , DO

Surgery • Wytheville, VA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Downing, DO is a certified Surgery practicing in Wytheville, VA. With approximately 30 years of clinical experience since graduating from Ohio University, College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 1996, Dr. Downing delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1787 W LEE HWY STE 3.

Dr. Downing accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include new patient outpatient office visit, established patient outpatient office visit, biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1787 W Lee Hwy Ste 3

Wytheville, VA 243821437

Telephone 2762281050

Fax 8553526646

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Forest General Surgery, Pc Facility NPI 1073071254

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Ohio University, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Graduation Year

1996

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Wytheville, VA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

30 Yrs +5.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 24.8 Yrs

State Avg: 24.6 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

5 Specialists

Practicing in Wytheville, VA (909 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

50.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Downing (30 Years) 30 Yrs

Wytheville Specialty Average (24.8 Years) 24.8 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
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	72	72	$243.06	$161.43
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	54	46	$75.00	$55.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	32	$200.00	$126.75
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	32	28	$125.00	$89.75
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	27	27	$429.63	$86.72
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	23	22	$350.00	$169.47
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	20	19	$600.00	$244.88
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$120.00	$71.43
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	13	13	$500.00	$150.80
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$200.00	$110.35
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	12	12	$1000.00	$642.43
G0121 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk	12	12	$400.00	$171.51

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	61	56	$75.41	$55.54
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	50	37	$125.00	$86.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	39	$200.00	$123.41
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$200.00	$162.93
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	32	30	$400.00	$93.38
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$135.00	$109.74
G0121 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk	13	13	$400.00	$177.26

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	85	80	$75.00	$56.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	77	62	$130.84	$124.43
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	68	68	$200.00	$166.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	62	48	$125.00	$90.86
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	47	47	$385.11	$103.49
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	39	39	$460.00	$208.54
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	28	27	$210.00	$195.06
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	23	23	$443.48	$175.64
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$130.00	$111.78
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$120.00	$73.03
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	14	14	$850.00	$667.71
G0121 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk	12	12	$400.00	$182.50
91035 Monitoring and recording of esophageal function through a capsule attached to the esophagus wall	11	11	$250.00	$81.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	100	75	$120.10	$91.63
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	98	90	$75.00	$56.54
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	73	73	$130.00	$111.71
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	55	53	$350.00	$94.46
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	38	38	$102.63	$73.46
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	33	33	$460.00	$203.23
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	31	31	$350.00	$175.49
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$124.31	$124.31
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	26	25	$210.00	$199.00
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	16	16	$850.00	$671.58
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$200.00	$168.75
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	12	12	$350.00	$154.60

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	91	86	$75.00	$45.56
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	84	67	$90.00	$74.14
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	73	73	$126.10	$106.28
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	48	48	$350.00	$79.25
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	34	34	$460.00	$201.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	26	$115.00	$108.73
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	28	28	$210.00	$203.72
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	28	$187.86	$164.22
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	23	23	$90.00	$76.23
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	21	21	$350.00	$183.39
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	16	16	$850.00	$644.83
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	14	13	$350.00	$151.49
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	11	11	$420.00	$119.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	131	131	$177.56	$158.89
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	120	107	$53.75	$43.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	92	83	$90.00	$73.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	82	70	$115.00	$106.93
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	72	72	$350.00	$96.81
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	47	47	$460.00	$215.34
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	46	$115.00	$105.99
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	34	34	$350.00	$175.13
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	33	32	$210.00	$198.67
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	26	26	$80.00	$74.68
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	25	25	$822.00	$663.44
91035 Monitoring and recording of esophageal function through a capsule attached to the esophagus wall	24	24	$420.00	$83.63
91010 Study of esophagus to assess movement	14	14	$200.00	$66.81
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	13	13	$929.62	$138.77
G0121 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk	13	13	$325.00	$185.42
91037 Monitoring and recording of esophageal function through nasal tube with electrode	13	13	$170.00	$50.89
43282 Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope	11	11	$1788.24	$1739.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	80	60	$124.78	$71.80
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	68	46	$71.79	$43.33
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	68	55	$194.06	$105.55
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	56	56	$271.64	$163.26
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	48	46	$644.46	$94.44
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	27	27	$817.33	$213.47
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$172.62	$106.91
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	20	19	$570.50	$185.57
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	16	16	$1249.38	$663.25
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	16	16	$99.00	$72.10
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	16	16	$301.00	$135.90
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	12	12	$501.67	$131.49
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	12	11	$445.00	$98.81

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	79	65	$227.00	$105.92
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	72	72	$348.00	$159.54
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	65	59	$89.00	$42.91
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	57	57	$732.00	$89.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	50	45	$151.00	$71.05
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	37	37	$996.00	$190.92
G0121 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk	21	21	$831.00	$183.75
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	21	21	$301.00	$135.31
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	18	18	$1579.00	$629.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$225.00	$106.72
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	15	12	$92.00	$38.76
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	14	14	$840.00	$178.90

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License VA 0102203556

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Secondary Practice Locations

590 W Ridge Rd, Suite A

Wytheville, VA 243821094

Phone: 2762287948

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

8 Historical Events

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 18, 2019

Registered at 1787 W LEE HWY STE 3, WYTHEVILLE, VA 243821437 (Tel: 7622281050)

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Updated Practice Location October 18, 2018

Registered at 1787 W LEE HWY STE 3, WYTHEVILLE, VA 243821437 (Tel: 2762281050)

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NPI Profile Active October 06, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 06, 2015

Registered at 590 W RIDGE RD, SUITE A, WYTHEVILLE, VA 243821094 (Tel: 2762287948)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 06, 2015

Registered at 590 W RIDGE RD, SUITE A, WYTHEVILLE, VA 243821094 (Tel: 2762287948)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 06, 2015

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER DOWNING, DO

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 06, 2015

Surgery (License #0102203556 in VA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 17, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1396763835

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: July 17, 2006

Last Update: March 18, 2019

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1787 W Lee Hwy Ste 3

Wytheville, VA 243821437

Phone: 7622281050

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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