Physician Profile
Christopher D. Shank, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Shank
Based in Fort Worth, TX, Christopher D. Shank, M.D. is listed in the NPI registry under neurosurgery. Christopher graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2013. Christopher is also listed as specializing in neurological surgery. According to Medicare claims data, Christopher cared for 472 Medicare patients across 580 services.
Summarised automatically from public NPI registry and CMS Medicare data. Not written or reviewed by this provider. Claim this profile to replace it.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (817) 250-4280
- Email not available
Practice Locations
800 5TH AVE STE 500
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Neurological Surgery generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Brain disorders
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain Vascular Malformation
- Chiari Malformation
- Drug-Resistant Seizures
- Epidermoid cyst
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Meningitis
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Papilledema
- Pituitary Tumor
Movement disorders
- Essential Tremor and Shaky Hands
- Parkinson's disease
- Severe Muscle Spasticity
Nerve disorders
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cut Or Injured Nerve
- Occipital neuralgia
- Pinched Nerve in Elbow
- Severe Facial Nerve Pain
Pediatric conditions
- Open Spine Birth Defect
Spine & back
- Arthritis of the spine
- Chronic back pain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Severe back pain
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tethered Spinal Cord
Spine deformity
Trauma & injury
- Concussion in Children
- Skull Fracture
- Spinal Cord Injury
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Craniotomy
- Discectomy
- Herniated Disc Surgery
- Spinal Fusion
- Spine Decompression Surgery
- Spine surgery
Brain procedures
- Awake Brain Mapping Surgery
- Brain Shunt Placement
- Chiari Decompression Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Draining A Brain Bleed
- Facial Nerve Decompression Surgery
- Laser Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Brain Surgery
- Needle Brain Biopsy
Cranial reconstruction
- Skull Reconstruction
Diagnostic & therapeutic
- Blood patch for spinal headache
- Lumbar Puncture or Spinal Tap
Endovascular procedures
- Brain Aneurysm Coiling
Functional neurosurgery
- Surgery For Seizures
- Vagus Nerve Stimulator Implant
Monitoring & trauma
Nerve procedures
Pain procedures
Radiation & radiosurgery
Skull base surgery
- Acoustic Neuroma Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Removal
- Skull Base Surgery
Spine procedures
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Nerve Opening Widening
- Scoliosis correction surgery
- SI Joint Fusion
- Spinal Cyst Removal
- Tethered Cord Release
- Vertebra Removal Surgery
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
580 services · 472 patients · 10 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | Procedure | 22614 |
61 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Procedure | 22842 |
15 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
159 |
| 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' | Billing code | G2211 |
142 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Office visit | 99223 |
63 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
51 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
32 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Office visit | 99222 |
27 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more | Office visit | 99205 |
16 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
14 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other neurosurgery specialists in Fort Worth 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of Texas Medical School at Houston 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2013 at University of Texas Medical School at Houston 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Fusion of additional segment of spine 8
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Shank specialize in?
Dr. Shank is a neurosurgery in Fort Worth, TX. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “NEUROSURGERY”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Shank located?
Dr. Shank is listed at 800 5TH AVE STE 500, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Shank's phone number?
The number on file is (817) 250-4280. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Shank's NPI number?
Dr. Shank's National Provider Identifier is 1336582246. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Shank go to medical school?
Dr. Shank attended University of Texas Medical School at Houston, graduating in 2013. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Shank been practicing?
Dr. Shank has 13 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2013, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Shank do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Shank performs procedures including fusion of additional segment of spine and placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Shank confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Shank. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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