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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1205989514

Christopher WalzM.D.

OtolaryngologyRancho Mirage, CAI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
92.2
Quality
100.0
Cost
74.0
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
0.0
Payment adjustment
0.72%
Group
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
1,403
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$153K
Distinct drugs
25
Brand share
9.3%
Top prescribed drugs
Ipratropium Bromide347 claims
Fluticasone Propionate213 claims
Famotidine194 claims
Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil91 claims
Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav57 claims
FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 050573
Hospital
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$53
Payment records
2
By payment type
Food and Beverage$53
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
5,429
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
10,799
Distinct HCPCS
30
Medicare payment
$864K
Peer benchmark
Q1
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Q3
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Total Medicare services vs. 875 Otolaryngology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 923).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Walz'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). 65 inbound referrers · 125 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER8554,483
Kristopher Foreman
Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
68106
Bayani Evangelista
Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
58124
Josephine Nguyen
Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
5490
HOWLAND, ANDREA5485
Jonathan Blevins
Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
5385
Unilab Corporation
Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA
47101
John Cutrone
Diagnostic Radiology · Columbus, GA
4571
Muffadal Taher
Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
4084
Quinten Vanderwerf
Otolaryngology · Rancho Mirage, CA
4095
Eric Sontz
Cardiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
38229
Leon Feldman
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
37171
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER7903,827
Melinda Wright
Audiologist · Redlands, CA
168243
NPI 144740902488124
Brandon Burk
Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
70138
Lucian Ghioalda
Audiologist · Rancho Mirage, CA
69133
Kristopher Foreman
Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
63118
Laboratory Corporation Of America
Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA
63153
Jonathan Blevins
Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
62114
Bayani Evangelista
Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
59131
Eric Sontz
Cardiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
56238
Rafal Sosnowski
Diagnostic Radiology · Maywood, IL
55117
John Cutrone
Diagnostic Radiology · Columbus, GA
5383
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.