National Provider Identifier
Christopher J Drinkwater, MD
Christopher J Drinkwater, MD is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Rochester, NY and a listed phone number of (585) 341-0522.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated July 05, 2023. This profile is informational and is not medical advice, a quality rating, or a provider recommendation.
Profile Overview
- NPI
- 1033150966
- Provider Type
- Individual
- Primary Specialty
- Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Enumeration Date
- June 10, 2006
- Last Updated
- July 05, 2023
Practice Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave
- Box 665
- Rochester, NY 14642-0001
Phone: (585) 341-0522
Specialties
- Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (207XS0114X)
- Orthopaedic Trauma Physician (207XX0801X)
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 226 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2024.
Peer comparison
Compared to Orthopaedic Surgery providers in the Rochester, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 33rd percentile for Medicare service volume.
Lower volume than many peers.
Performs 44% fewer Medicare services than the peer median.
Higher than 29 of 88 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 33.0%
- Rank by Services
- 59 of 88
- Total Services
- 226
- Est. Allowed Value
- $85,151.62
- Dataset Year
- 2024
- Drug Code Share
- 0.0%
Estimated allowed value reflects Medicare fee-for-service allowed amounts only. It does not include Medicare Advantage, commercial insurance, cash-pay services, or employment compensation.
Peers are grouped by the broader Orthopaedic Surgery classification rather than the exact subspecialty label shown elsewhere on the page.
Percentile distribution
Each bar represents a 10-point percentile band of peers by total Medicare services for Orthopaedic Surgery across the Rochester, NY metro area. Taller bars indicate higher service-volume bands. Highlighted bar marks this provider's percentile band.
Observed service range: 11 to 16,478 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- G0180: Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and
58 services | $2,961.82
- 99213: Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
47 services | $4,086.73
- 20985: Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure
34 services | $4,590.64
- 27447: Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee
33 services | $39,939.47
- 99215: Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
30 services | $5,186.52
Biography
Christopher J. Drinkwater, M.D. is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with UR Medicine who focuses on hip and knee replacement, including anterior hip replacement, robotic-assisted knee replacement, hip resurfacing, and partial knee replacement. An associate professor of orthopaedics at the University of Rochester, he completed extensive orthopaedic training in Australia before additional fellowships in sports medicine and joint reconstruction in the United States, and he has served as director of Highland Hospital’s Evarts Joint Center.
Full Record
- NPI
- 1033150966
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Last Name
- Drinkwater
- First Name
- Christopher
- Middle Name
- J
- Name Prefix
- Dr.
- Credential
- MD
- Mailing Street Address
- 601 Elmwood Ave
- Mailing Address Line 2
- Box 665
- Mailing City
- Rochester
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 14642-0001
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (585) 341-0522
- Mailing Fax
- (585) 341-0600
- Practice Street Address
- 601 Elmwood Ave
- Practice Address Line 2
- Box 665
- Practice City
- Rochester
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 14642-0001
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (585) 341-0522
- Practice Fax
- (585) 341-0600
- Enumeration Date
- June 10, 2006
- Last Updated
- July 05, 2023
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- No
- Taxonomies
- Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (207XS0114X), Orthopaedic Trauma Physician (207XX0801X)