Active NPI 1750368767 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Chris Donnell Hower , MD

Surgery • Eau Claire, WI

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Chris Hower, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Eau Claire, WI. With approximately 31 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Minnesota Medical School in 1995, Dr. Hower delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1400 BELLINGER ST.

Dr. Hower is affiliated with Mayo Clinic Health System-Northwest Wisconsin Region Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, established patient outpatient office visit, visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1400 Bellinger St

Eau Claire, WI 547035222

Telephone 7158385222

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Mayo Clinic Health System - Pharmacy & Home Medical, Inc Facility NPI 1568478980

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Minnesota Medical School

Graduation Year

1995

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Eau Claire, WI

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

31 Yrs +9.1 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 21.9 Yrs

State Avg: 25.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

27 Specialists

Practicing in Eau Claire, WI (765 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

11.1% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

67.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Hower (31 Years) 31 Yrs

Eau Claire Specialty Average (21.9 Years) 21.9 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
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	41	24	$207.00	$47.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	39	27	$132.00	$63.85
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	33	28	$55.00	$16.18
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$210.16	$79.01
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	19	19	$309.00	$128.22
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	17	$198.00	$94.33
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	17	17	$591.00	$126.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	55	36	$200.00	$46.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	22	$115.17	$62.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	18	$173.00	$93.15
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$300.00	$126.58
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$197.00	$78.09
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	14	$568.00	$123.86
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	12	12	$423.00	$78.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	44	25	$193.00	$36.56
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	20	$165.00	$93.60
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	20	19	$107.00	$64.09
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$140.08	$46.57
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$174.00	$79.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	50	31	$187.00	$35.52
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	37	29	$103.86	$61.64
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	29	$166.69	$96.40
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	19	18	$46.00	$22.16
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$253.19	$131.15
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	15	15	$533.00	$130.30
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	13	11	$266.00	$69.09
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$165.00	$80.29
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	12	12	$238.00	$141.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	55	31	$183.00	$37.64
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	43	36	$157.00	$73.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	42	38	$101.62	$50.06
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$238.00	$120.34
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	20	18	$261.00	$70.77
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	19	19	$523.00	$133.93
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$168.75	$73.31
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	16	14	$72.00	$25.00
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	11	11	$3508.55	$235.64

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	96	51	$179.00	$38.05
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	41	37	$99.00	$49.52
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	40	31	$256.00	$70.49
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$159.00	$73.12
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	23	23	$513.00	$132.25
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	21	$150.09	$76.52
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	19	15	$348.00	$100.84
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	18	17	$229.06	$107.69
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$234.00	$124.42

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	41	26	$174.00	$37.49
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	28	$147.00	$75.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	30	25	$98.17	$49.15
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	20	14	$249.00	$69.80
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$155.00	$72.56
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$228.00	$123.09
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	11	11	$498.00	$130.64

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	52	23	$168.00	$37.60
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	45	37	$161.00	$69.19
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	44	27	$240.00	$69.44
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$259.00	$98.88
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	21	$96.00	$48.92
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	21	19	$71.00	$19.44
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	18	18	$357.00	$96.53
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	17	17	$124.18	$48.45
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$158.53	$75.52
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	16	14	$326.00	$100.33
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$245.00	$102.91
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	11	11	$6902.00	$641.24

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-09-14

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License WI 38020

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.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Mayo Clinic Health System-Northwest Wisconsin Region Inc

1400 Bellinger St, Eau Claire, WI 547035222

Phone: 7158385222

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

40 Associated Practitioners

Ellen Christensen , OT

Occupational Therapist

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Occupational Therapist

Jessica Roets , OT

Occupational Therapist

NPI 1003054115

Occupational Therapist

Suzanne Stewart , LPC

Counselor - Professional

NPI 1003084526

Licensed Professional Counselor

Kathryn Olson , MHA, RD, LDN, CDE

Dietitian, Registered

NPI 1003088436

MHA, Registered Dietitian, Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator

Dr. Camilla Nelson , MD

Pediatrics

NPI 1003379991

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Janelle Herrick , PT

Physical Therapist

NPI 1003446410

Physical Therapist

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 April 10, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location April 10, 2009

Registered at 1400 BELLINGER ST, EAU CLAIRE, WI 547035222 (Tel: 7158385222)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 10, 2009

Registered at PO BOX 1510, EAU CLAIRE, WI 547021510 (Tel: 7158385222)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated April 10, 2009

Recorded as CHRIS HOWER, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 10, 2009

Surgery (License #38020 in WI)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration December 30, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1750368767

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: December 30, 2005

Last Update: September 14, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 1510

Eau Claire, WI 547021510

Phone: 7158385222

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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