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- 202 10Th St Se, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
About Dr. Chimenti
Peter C. Chimenti, M.D. is a healthcare provider in Cedar Rapids, IA specializing in hand surgery. Peter is also listed as specializing in student in an organized health care education program and orthopaedic hand surgery. According to Medicare claims data, Peter cared for 731 Medicare patients across 864 services. The services billed most often include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, new patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, and injection into tendon or ligament. This provider record is associated with NPI 1447575022.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (319) 398-1545
- Email not available
Practice Locations
202 10TH ST SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Hand 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
Arthritis & Joints
- Bone Spur on Finger
- Hand and Wrist Arthritis
- Hand Arthritis
- Kienbock's Disease
- Stiff Fingers
- Wrist sprain
Circulation
Congenital
- Extra or Webbed Fingers
Fractures & Injuries
- Black Toenail
- Boxer's Fracture
- Broken Scaphoid Bone
- Dislocated Finger
- Hand and finger fractures
- Jammed Finger
- Severed Finger
- Torn Thumb Ligament
- Wrist Cartilage Tear
- Wrist fracture
Infections
- Infected Finger
Injuries
- Boxer's Knuckle
- Crushed Hand Injury
- Foreign Object in Hand
- Hand Compartment Syndrome
- Jersey Finger
- Sprained Finger
Lumps & Bumps
- Bone Tumor in Hand
- Finger Cyst
Lumps & Masses
- Ganglion Cyst In Hand Or Wrist
- Hand Lump
Nails
- Nail Bed Injury
Nerves
- Carpal tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cut Nerve in Hand
- Hand Neuroma
- Hand Numbness and Tingling
- Hand Weakness
- Pinched Nerve in Wrist
- Wrist Drop
Tendons
- De Quervain tenosynovitis
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Golfer's elbow
- Intersection Syndrome
- Mallet Finger
- Swan Neck Deformity
- Tennis elbow
- Torn Hand Tendon
- Trigger finger
Procedures & services
Bone surgery
- Ulnar Shortening Surgery
Cyst & Lump Removal
- Ganglion Cyst Removal
- Removal of a soft-tissue mass
Fracture Repair
- Boxer's Fracture Fixation
- Broken Finger Surgery
- Scaphoid Fracture Surgery
- Wrist fracture fixation
Injections
- Cortisone Shot for Finger
- Cortisone Shot for Wrist
- Xiaflex Injection for Dupuytren's
Injections & Therapy
- Custom Hand Splinting
- Hand therapy
- Mallet Finger Splinting
- PRP Shot for Wrist or Elbow
- Tendon Sheath Injection
Joint surgery
- Finger Bone Spur Removal
- Thumb Base Joint Replacement
Joint Surgery
- Finger Joint Fusion
- Finger Joint Replacement
- Thumb Arthritis Surgery
- Thumb Ligament Repair
- Wrist Arthroscopy
- Wrist Cartilage Repair
- Wrist Fusion
Minor procedures
- Finger Dislocation Reset
- Foreign Object Removal from Hand
Nail procedures
- Blood Under Toenail Drainage
- Nail Bed Repair
Nerve Surgery
Nerve surgery
- Hand Neuroma Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Carpal Tunnel Release
Pain management
- Wrist Denervation Surgery
Tendon Surgery
- Dupuytren contracture surgery
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Tendon Transfer Surgery
- Tennis Elbow Surgery
- Thumb Tendon Release
- Trigger finger release
Tendon surgery
- Jersey Finger Repair
- Tendon Scar Tissue Release
Trauma & Reconstruction
- Drainage of Finger Infection
- Extra Finger Removal
- Fingertip Reconstruction
- Severed Finger Reattachment
- Webbed Finger Separation
Wound repair
- Skin Graft for Hand Wound
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
864 services · 731 patients · 18 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection into tendon or ligament | Procedure | 20550 |
124 | More often than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Procedure | 64721 |
30 | As often as other peers in Hand Surgery |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
23 | More often than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| Incision of tendon covering of finger | Procedure | 26055 |
14 | Less often than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Procedure | 20600 |
14 | Less often than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| Injection of carpal tunnel | Procedure | 20526 |
13 | Less often than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| Application of elbow to finger cast | Procedure | 29075 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | Imaging | 73140 |
37 | As often as other peers in Hand Surgery |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Imaging | 73110 |
29 | Less often than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | Treatment | 93005 |
15 | Too few peers to compare |
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.
Other hand surgeons at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
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 hand surgeons in Cedar Rapids 3
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 23 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2010 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Injection into tendon or ligament 7
Providers in IA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Peter C. Chimenti specialize in?
Peter C. Chimenti is a hand surgeon in Cedar Rapids, IA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Hand Surgery”.
NPI registry
Where is Peter C. Chimenti located?
Peter C. Chimenti is listed at 202 10Th St Se, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Peter C. Chimenti's phone number?
The number on file is (319) 398-1545. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Peter C. Chimenti's NPI number?
Peter C. Chimenti's National Provider Identifier is 1447575022. 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 Peter C. Chimenti train?
Peter C. Chimenti attended Other, graduating in 2010. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Peter C. Chimenti been practicing?
Peter C. Chimenti has 16 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2010, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Peter C. Chimenti do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Peter C. Chimenti performs procedures including injection into tendon or ligament, release and/or relocation of hand nerve and insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views and x-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views; provides treatments such as routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with tracing, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Peter C. Chimenti confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Peter C. Chimenti. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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