Physician

Christian Skjong, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christian Skjong, M.D. (NPI: 1437487139) practices hand surgery in the Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Cook, IL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE LLC (NPI: 1205922432; TIN: 20-3845479) and primary practice location at 60025-7645.

Skjong's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,030 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,976 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $239,927 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99203 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 710 prescription claims across 436 beneficiaries totaling $4,281 in drug costs, led by Meloxicam (Meloxicam). DME data shows 75 claims. Open Payments data shows 2 records totaling $261. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $25,110 to $239,927. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $681 to $4,281. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	114	499	$25,110
2016	567	3,319	$115,341
2017	579	2,815	$107,862
2018	736	3,572	$137,457
2019	786	3,695	$145,903
2020	682	3,950	$141,105
2021	895	5,167	$229,403
2022	905	4,618	$205,717
2023	955	5,360	$224,640
2024	1,030	5,976	$239,927

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	46	57	$681
2016	62	85	$1,325
2017	86	114	$1,485
2018	158	206	$3,755
2019	190	219	$3,148
2020	200	266	$3,768
2021	250	320	$3,278
2022	298	434	$4,161
2023	349	519	$6,177
2024	436	710	$4,281

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	15	15	$842
2016	96	97	$17,816
2017	84	88	$17,267
2018	103	106	$20,387
2019	77	77	$17,110
2020	50	50	$12,965
2021	80	93	$20,457
2022	52	52	$11,884
2023	40	40	$14,089
2024	75	75	$18,976

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99203	New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	410	410	$79
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	487	734	$67
20550	Injection into tendon or ligament	160	216	$42
73110	X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	151	202	$32
J3301	Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	407	2,569	$1

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	292	10,788	$1,396
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	250	1,500	$1,371
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	29	1,230	$797
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	75	185	$330
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	22	160	$173

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
L3906	Wrist hand orthosis, without joints, may include soft interface, straps, custom fabricated, includes fitting and adjustment	N	18	18	$7,658
L3808	Wrist hand finger orthosis, rigid without joints, may include soft interface material; straps, custom fabricated, includes fitting and adjustment	N	14	14	$4,170
L4361	Walking boot, pneumatic and/or vacuum, with or without joints, with or without interface material, prefabricated, off-the-shelf	N	13	13	$3,036
L3913	Hand finger orthosis, without joints, may include soft interface, straps, custom fabricated, includes fitting and adjustment	N	12	12	$2,944
L3908	Wrist hand orthosis, wrist extension control cock-up, non molded, prefabricated, off-the-shelf	N	18	18	$1,168

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	2	$261	Abbott Laboratories
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christian Skjong, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christian Skjong, M.D. (NPI 1437487139), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Christian Skjong, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Christian Skjong, M.D.?

Christian Skjong, M.D. is linked to ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE LLC (billing NPI 1205922432) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christian Skjong, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Christian Skjong, M.D. has 2 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.