What is Christopher Walz's specialty?

Christopher Walz (NPI 1205989514) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Rancho Mirage, CA.

Where does Christopher Walz practice?

Christopher Walz practices in Rancho Mirage, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1205989514.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Walz?

Christopher Walz (NPI 1205989514) received approximately $894K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,671 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1205989514

Christopher WalzM.D.

OtolaryngologyRancho Mirage, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

5,429

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

10,799

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$864K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 875 Otolaryngology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 923).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,403

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$153K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

9.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Ipratropium Bromide347 claims

Fluticasone Propionate213 claims

Famotidine194 claims

Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil91 claims

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav57 claims

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

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$53

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$53

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$53

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 050573

Hospital

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

Physician	Patients	Visits
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER	855	4,483
Kristopher Foreman Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	68	106
Bayani Evangelista Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	58	124
Josephine Nguyen Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	54	90
HOWLAND, ANDREA	54	85
Jonathan Blevins Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	53	85
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	47	101
John Cutrone Diagnostic Radiology · Columbus, GA	45	71
Muffadal Taher Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	40	84
Quinten Vanderwerf Otolaryngology · Rancho Mirage, CA	40	95
Eric Sontz Cardiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	38	229
Leon Feldman Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	37	171

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER	790	3,827
Melinda Wright Audiologist · Redlands, CA	168	243
NPI 1447409024	88	124
Brandon Burk Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	70	138
Lucian Ghioalda Audiologist · Rancho Mirage, CA	69	133
Kristopher Foreman Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	63	118
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	63	153
Jonathan Blevins Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	62	114
Bayani Evangelista Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	59	131
Eric Sontz Cardiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	56	238
Rafal Sosnowski Diagnostic Radiology · Maywood, IL	55	117
John Cutrone Diagnostic Radiology · Columbus, GA	53	83

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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