What is Christopher Farmer's specialty?

Christopher Farmer (NPI 1013951250) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Columbia, MO.

Where does Christopher Farmer practice?

Christopher Farmer practices in Columbia, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1013951250.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Farmer?

Christopher Farmer (NPI 1013951250) received approximately $356K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,039 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1013951250

Christopher FarmerM.D.

PRACTICECOLUMBIA ORTHOPAEDIC GROUPSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryColumbia, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,884

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

17,630

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$351K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 457 Orthopedic Surgery providers in MO — top quintile (cohort median 1,114).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

106

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Celecoxib80 claims

Meloxicam26 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.1

Quality

24.3

Cost

71.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

86.0

Payment adjustment

0.55%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$22

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$22

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$22

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Farmer's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 5 inbound referrers · 13 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BOYCE - BYNUM PATHOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC	69	154
Neal Meyer Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, MO	45	127
Lance Faler Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	23	39
Terry Elwing Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, MO	12	19
CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI	11	20

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
BOYCE - BYNUM PATHOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC	78	200
CH ALLIED SERVICES, INC.	60	131
CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI	52	138
Lance Faler Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	47	115
Mark Monroe Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, MO	37	96
Neal Meyer Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, MO	20	59
Patrick Smith Orthopedic Surgery · Naples, FL	13	30
Kurt Bormann Orthopedic Surgery · Columbia, MO	12	35
Maxwell Lazinger Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, MO	12	18
Terry Elwing Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, MO	12	22
MACON COUNTY SAMARITAN HOSPITAL	12	20
Paul Schoephoerster Family Practice · Columbia, MO	11	35

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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