What is Christopher Mertes's specialty?

Christopher Mertes (NPI 1215928585) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Blacksburg, VA.

Where does Christopher Mertes practice?

Christopher Mertes practices in Blacksburg, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1215928585.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Mertes?

Christopher Mertes (NPI 1215928585) received approximately $86K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 214 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1215928585

Christopher MertesM.D.

Family PracticeBlacksburg, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

866

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,421

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$79K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,194 Family Practice providers in VA — above median (cohort median 866).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,583

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$206K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium297 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium175 claims

Amlodipine Besylate153 claims

Omeprazole142 claims

Metoprolol Succinate125 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (7)

Home health agency

Home health agency

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Mertes'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). 7 inbound referrers · 13 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	90	346
CARILION NEW RIVER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	62	199
MONTGOMERY REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC	33	85
CARILION MEDICAL CENTER	19	51
ARONSON, MICHAEL	11	14
TAN, SHEN-LI	11	39
EPSTEIN, WILLIAM	11	15

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	158	702
CARILION NEW RIVER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	82	288
MONTGOMERY REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC	28	60
CARILION MEDICAL CENTER	19	53
Jose Rivero Cardiology · Christiansburg, VA	14	33
AUBREY, DONNA	14	41
Sandeep Ravi Cardiology · Buda, TX	13	43
Dhun Sethna Cardiology · Christiansburg, VA	13	23
EPSTEIN, WILLIAM	13	24
Isaac Spence Family Practice · Blacksburg, VA	13	22
ROBINSON, LUCIAN	12	26
Hui Li Diagnostic Radiology · Christiansburg, VA	12	29

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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