Active NPI 1770873267 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher N Hein , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Seattle, WA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Hein, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Seattle, WA. With approximately 21 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Washington School Of Medicine in 2005, Dr. Hein delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 601 BROADWAY STE 600.

Dr. Hein is affiliated with Swedish Health Services and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, x-ray of wrist, 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

601 Broadway Ste 600

Seattle, WA 981225330

Telephone 2063866171

Fax 2068606634

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Swedish Health Services Facility NPI 1770314940

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Washington School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2005

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Seattle, WA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

21 Yrs -0.1 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 21.1 Yrs

State Avg: 23.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

154 Specialists

Practicing in Seattle, WA (707 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

27.3% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

64.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Hein (21 Years) 21 Yrs

Seattle Specialty Average (21.1 Years) 21.1 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	3,430	89	$1.00	$0.13
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	126	78	$124.48	$47.62
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	125	97	$235.00	$100.37
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	85	63	$175.02	$58.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	69	$332.00	$121.20
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	59	$330.00	$137.63
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	58	41	$107.21	$41.63
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	54	54	$507.00	$182.12
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	35	28	$185.63	$57.29
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	31	27	$101.00	$42.73
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	31	25	$1198.14	$475.37
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	29	24	$8.00	$6.14
26055 Incision of tendon covering	25	20	$852.00	$221.90
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	19	15	$164.00	$51.96
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	19	12	$118.00	$36.74
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	12	12	$261.08	$98.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	166	129	$215.04	$98.11
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	150	113	$9.36	$7.57
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	94	72	$231.01	$60.38
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	83	54	$113.34	$48.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	82	82	$314.00	$123.20
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	62	62	$481.16	$179.15
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	59	44	$97.44	$43.59
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	50	37	$95.64	$44.97
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	43	$312.65	$138.48
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	36	27	$188.36	$54.81
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	29	27	$1335.31	$436.04
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	28	25	$207.38	$60.31
26055 Incision of tendon covering	26	21	$1439.00	$250.80
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	19	15	$105.84	$38.23
20612 Aspiration and/or injection of cyst of tendon	14	14	$158.36	$72.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	203	161	$212.00	$100.39
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	156	156	$314.00	$123.61
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	149	113	$255.29	$60.03
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	138	58	$10.00	$6.67
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	135	115	$10.00	$6.57
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	99	79	$109.00	$48.75
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	84	61	$95.00	$43.41
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	74	74	$482.00	$182.99
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	72	57	$96.00	$44.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	65	61	$313.00	$139.18
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	50	43	$219.42	$57.71
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	36	32	$1272.00	$441.68
26055 Incision of tendon covering	31	24	$1834.00	$252.83
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	20	14	$195.80	$51.96
20612 Aspiration and/or injection of cyst of tendon	17	16	$153.00	$72.68
U0003 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r	17	17	$150.00	$73.81
U0005 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, cdc or non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within	16	16	$36.00	$24.61
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	15	15	$241.47	$101.67
29075 Application of elbow to finger cast	13	12	$217.00	$90.15
Q4010 Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	11	11	$105.00	$21.03

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	199	143	$212.00	$101.78
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	151	124	$10.00	$5.69
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	137	101	$252.41	$58.06
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	118	118	$314.00	$124.17
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	111	76	$109.00	$47.93
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	81	55	$96.00	$44.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	68	68	$482.00	$185.21
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	67	50	$95.00	$42.93
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	49	$319.50	$144.02
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	38	32	$1272.00	$441.22
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	33	28	$219.55	$58.00
Q4010 Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	18	17	$105.00	$20.40
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	17	17	$20.99	$10.63
29075 Application of elbow to finger cast	17	16	$217.00	$99.39
20612 Aspiration and/or injection of cyst of tendon	15	12	$153.00	$72.17
26055 Incision of tendon covering	14	12	$1834.00	$238.23
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	13	12	$104.00	$37.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	168	168	$314.00	$118.30
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	158	119	$212.00	$83.03
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	126	111	$10.00	$6.00
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	105	66	$109.00	$44.78
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	93	78	$257.62	$56.70
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	80	63	$96.00	$41.27
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	60	42	$95.00	$40.13
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	30	27	$1272.00	$440.46
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	28	24	$207.00	$58.28
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	23	13	$104.00	$35.45
29075 Application of elbow to finger cast	14	12	$217.00	$91.56
Q4010 Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	12	11	$105.00	$18.62

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	188	140	$212.54	$80.03
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	183	183	$314.00	$115.98
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	140	119	$8.98	$6.23
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	128	84	$109.00	$40.82
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	102	80	$251.84	$52.88
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	63	45	$95.00	$36.85
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	53	39	$96.00	$37.54
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	33	27	$1291.33	$442.16
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	29	24	$214.14	$54.12
26055 Incision of tendon covering	21	15	$1834.00	$278.93
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	16	11	$104.00	$33.27
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	15	14	$213.00	$84.22
29075 Application of elbow to finger cast	11	11	$217.00	$96.27

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	160	108	$205.41	$78.67
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	122	73	$109.00	$39.36
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	114	114	$436.00	$175.76
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	103	89	$7.80	$6.70
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	98	78	$95.00	$35.24
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	75	$300.84	$115.78
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	74	57	$250.34	$53.20
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	40	28	$96.00	$36.12
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	38	32	$1166.63	$426.44
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	20	16	$178.00	$49.69
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	20	12	$104.00	$34.15
Q4010 Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	14	13	$105.00	$19.32
29075 Application of elbow to finger cast	13	12	$217.00	$97.17
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$287.91	$116.33

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	52	52	$406.00	$171.07
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	33	27	$95.00	$34.30
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	24	22	$7.80	$6.18
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	24	16	$109.00	$39.59
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	20	14	$193.85	$78.09
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	17	15	$247.00	$54.61
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$267.00	$115.38

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2023-10-05

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License WA MD60744480

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 - Hand Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207XS0106X

State License WA MD60744480

An orthopaedic surgeon trained in the investigation, preservation and restoration by medical, surgical and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

2158137 (WA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Swedish Health Services

601 Broadway, Seattle, WA 981225330

Phone: 2063866171

Swedish Health Services

747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 981224379

Phone: 2063866000

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Occupational Therapist

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Occupational Therapist

Michael Donais , PA, CSA

Physician Assistant - Surgical

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Physician Assistant, CSA

Lee'or Rutenberg , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Surgical

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Physician Assistant (Certified)

Vasile Oros , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Surgical

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Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

15 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location October 05, 2023

Registered at 601 BROADWAY STE 600, SEATTLE, WA 981225330 (Tel: 2063866171)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 05, 2023

Registered at PO BOX 25608, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 841250608 (Tel: 2063204476)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 05, 2023

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER HEIN, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 05, 2023

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #MD60744480 in WA)

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NPI Profile Active July 19, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 19, 2017

Registered at 904 7TH AVE, SEATTLE, WA 981041132 (Tel: 2068605578)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 19, 2017

Registered at PO BOX 1119, PROVIDENCE, RI 029011119 (Tel: 4014572168)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 19, 2017

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER HEIN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 19, 2017

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #MD15401 in RI)

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NPI Profile Active June 10, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location June 10, 2016

Registered at 2 DUDLEY ST, SUITE 200, PROVIDENCE, RI 029053236 (Tel: 4014572168)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 10, 2016

Registered at PO BOX 1119, PROVIDENCE, RI 029011119 (Tel: 4014572168)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 10, 2016

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER HEIN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 10, 2016

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #MD15401 in RI)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 18, 2011

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1770873267

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: April 18, 2011

Last Update: October 05, 2023

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 25608

Salt Lake City, UT 841250608

Phone: 2063204476

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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