What is Michael Christopher's specialty?

Michael Christopher (NPI 1205933744) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Emergency Medicine in Phoenix, AZ.

Where does Michael Christopher practice?

Michael Christopher practices in Phoenix, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1205933744.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Christopher?

Michael Christopher (NPI 1205933744) received approximately $23K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 189 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1205933744

Michael ChristopherMD

Emergency MedicinePhoenix, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

247

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

254

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$22K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 955 Emergency Medicine providers in AZ — below median (cohort median 290).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$320

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl19 claims

Naproxen17 claims

Azithromycin15 claims

Prednisone14 claims

Ondansetron12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 030024

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Christopher'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). 6 inbound referrers · 29 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ORNSTEIN, SANFORD	38	76
Alan Pitt Diagnostic Radiology · Phoenix, AZ	19	42
Ralph Drosten Diagnostic Radiology · Tucson, AZ	15	39
MARICOPA COUNTY SPECIAL HEALTH CARE DISTRICT	14	41
Mark Krich Emergency Medicine · Phoenix, AZ	13	40
VHS OF PHOENIX INC	11	51

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
DIGNITY HEALTH	254	730
Taruna Ralhan Diagnostic Radiology · Phoenix, AZ	55	111
Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc Clinical Laboratory · Phoenix, AZ	45	126
City Of Phoenix Arizona Ambulance Service Provider · Phoenix, AZ	44	101
Ralph Drosten Diagnostic Radiology · Tucson, AZ	43	100
Amy Trahan Diagnostic Radiology · Phoenix, AZ	35	88
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Phoenix, AZ	27	73
Courtney Mitchell Diagnostic Radiology · Phoenix, AZ	23	41
WALLACE, ROBERT	20	45
BIRD, C	20	43
Philip Baker Diagnostic Radiology · Redding, CA	19	39
GAIN, DEAN	16	28

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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