Dr. Howard A Chansky , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Seattle, WA
1959 Ne Pacific St
Seattle, WA 981950001
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Dr. Howard Chansky is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on October 24, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 24 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 27447 โ Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee: 12 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 12 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Seattle, WA (2024, 67 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 475. Middle half: 126 to 1,372.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Washington (2024, 328 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 859. Middle half: 278 to 1,938.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 26 in 2019 to 24 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1959 Ne Pacific St
Seattle, WA 981950001
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: The Association Of University Physicians. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania
1987
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
38 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $18,083 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $14,387 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
Years since graduation
39 years (graduated 1987)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1987 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Chansky has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Chansky as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Seattle and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Seattle, WA (2024, 67 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 475. Middle half: 126 to 1,372.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Washington (2024, 328 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 859. Middle half: 278 to 1,938.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Seattle, WA (2024, 67 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $58,704. Middle half: $24,031 to $147,622.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Washington (2024, 328 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $77,008. Middle half: $35,417 to $158,562.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Seattle, WA (2024, 67 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $43,391. Middle half: $18,507 to $114,621.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Washington (2024, 328 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $57,841. Middle half: $25,649 to $120,474.
142 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Seattle, WA (656 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Seattle
29.6% of these 142 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
59.9% of these 142 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services varied from year to year: 26 in 2019 and 24 in 2024.
- 2019: 26
- 2020: 24
- 2021: 23
- 2022: 16
- 2024: 24
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 1210% from $1,381 in 2019 to $18,083 in 2024.
- 2019: $1,381
- 2020: $1,343
- 2021: $1,677
- 2022: $1,150
- 2024: $18,083
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare went from $976 in 2019 to $14,387 in 2024.
- 2019: $976
- 2020: $988
- 2021: $1,181
- 2022: $861
- 2024: $14,387
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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27447
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee
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12 | 11 | $4293.43 | $1435.10 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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12 | 12 | $202.61 | $71.84 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20100316000330
WA
5991830960
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
The Association Of University Physicians
1701 Columbia Rd, Seattle, WA 981950001
Phone: 2065983100
The Association Of University Physicians
1570 N 115th St, Seattle, WA 981338401
Phone: 2063062800
The Association Of University Physicians
1959 Ne Pacific St, Seattle, WA 981950001
Phone: 2065984333
The Association Of University Physicians
1550 N 115th St, Seattle, WA 981338401
Phone: 2063640500
The Association Of University Physicians
4245 Roosevelt Way Ne, Seattle, WA 981056008
Phone: 2065987954
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health
Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse Practitioner
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 24, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Seattle
- Alexander Hui
- Dr. Samuel Koo, MD, MPH
- Dr. David Burns, MD, PhD
- Dr. Kevin Macdonald, MD
- Mary Erdman
- Dr. Matthew Mcelvany, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 50095
Seattle, WA 981455095
Phone: 2065436420