Physician Profile
Norman B. Chutkan, M.D. practices orthopaedic surgery of the spine in Phoenix, AZ. Norman is a 1990 graduate of Howard University College of Medicine. Norman is also listed as specializing in specialist and orthopaedic surgery. According to Medicare claims data, Norman cared for 353 Medicare patients across 496 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more, x-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views, and principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, each additional 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month.
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18444 N 25TH AVE STE 210
Phoenix, AZ 85023
496 services · 353 patients · 10 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Procedure | 22853 |
28 | As often as other peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Imaging | 72100 |
73 | As often as other peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Imaging | 72040 |
28 | As often as other peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
184 | More often than most peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, each additional 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office visit | 99427 |
50 | Too few peers to compare |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office visit | 99426 |
40 | Too few peers to compare |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
34 | Less often than most peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99203 |
27 | As often as other peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| 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 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes provided personally by qualified health care professional, per calendar month. | Office visit | 99424 |
13 | Too few peers to compare |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Norman B. Chutkan is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine in Phoenix, AZ. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Norman B. Chutkan is listed at 18444 N 25Th Ave Ste 210, Phoenix, AZ 85023. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
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The number on file is (623) 537-5600. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
Norman B. Chutkan's National Provider Identifier is 1689682890. 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
Norman B. Chutkan attended Howard University College of Medicine, graduating in 1990. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
Norman B. Chutkan has 36 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1990, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
According to Medicare billing data, Norman B. Chutkan performs procedures including insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views and x-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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