DR. CHRISTOPHER LEE FORTHMAN M.D. NPI 1124059779

NPI Details

DR. Christopher Lee Forthman, M.D. is a hand surgery orthopaedic surgery in Lutherville, MD with 25 years of experience. The provider is 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. DR. Christopher Lee Forthman, M.D. NPI is 1124059779. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2000

The provider's business location address is:

1400 FRONT AVE
SUITE 100
LUTHERVILLE, MD
ZIP 21093-300
Phone: (410) 296-6232
Fax: (410) 821-5943

The NPI 1124059779 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.

The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.

• Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• Injection into tendon or ligament (HCPCS:20550)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
• Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope (HCPCS:29848)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint (HCPCS:20605)
• Incision of tendon covering of finger (HCPCS:26055)
• Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve (HCPCS:64718)
• X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views (HCPCS:73130)
• Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder (HCPCS:23472)
• X-ray of wrist, 2 views (HCPCS:73100)
• X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73140)
• Relocation of one muscle of shoulder or upper arm (HCPCS:23395)
• Removal of bone joints between wrist and fingers (HCPCS:25447)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint (HCPCS:20600)
• Removal of deep implant from bone (HCPCS:20680)
• Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope (HCPCS:29826)
• Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope (HCPCS:29823)
• Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope (HCPCS:29828)
• Transfer of tendon to back of hand (HCPCS:26480)
• Treatment of 3 or more broken lower forearm bone pieces on thumb side inside wrist joint with placement of stabilizing device (HCPCS:25609)
• Anchoring of biceps tendon (HCPCS:23430)
• Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope (HCPCS:29827)
• X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views (HCPCS:73110)
• X-ray of wrist, 2 views (HCPCS:73100)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• Release and/or relocation of hand nerve (HCPCS:64721)
• Removal of growth of muscle of hand or finger, less than 1.5 cm (HCPCS:26116)
• Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle (HCPCS:20551)
• Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) (HCPCS:NAN17)
• Melanoma (skin cancer) excision (HCPCS:NAN03)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/5/2006 and was last updated on 9/12/2023.

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