What is Christopher Ames's specialty?

Christopher Ames (NPI 1265485155) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in San Francisco, CA.

Where does Christopher Ames practice?

Christopher Ames practices in San Francisco, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1265485155.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Ames?

Christopher Ames (NPI 1265485155) received approximately $510K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 264 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1265485155

Christopher AmesMD

PRACTICEUCSF MEDICAL CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

NeurosurgerySan Francisco, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

674

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,464

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$449K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 497 Neurosurgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 341).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Baclofen17 claims

Naloxone Hcl16 claims

Gabapentin14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.0

Quality

86.8

Cost

70.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.51%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$968K

Payment records

293

By payment type

Royalty or License$695K

Consulting Fee$193K

Travel and Lodging$42K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$27K

Food and Beverage$8K

Top paying entities

Royalty or License$695K

Consulting Fee$193K

Travel and Lodging$42K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$27K

Food and Beverage$8K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 050454

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Ames'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). 4 inbound referrers · 27 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Gordon Fung Cardiology · San Francisco, CA	21	58
Esther Yuh Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	11	32
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	11	39
Cynthia Chin Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	11	34

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO	200	430
Vedat Deviren Orthopedic Surgery · San Francisco, CA	54	170
Cynthia Chin Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	49	191
American Medical Response West Ambulance Service Provider · San Francisco, CA	44	105
Vinil Shah Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	35	101
Ninad Karandikar Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · San Jose, CA	25	67
Anuradha Rao Diagnostic Radiology · Glen Allen, VA	25	64
Gordon Fung Cardiology · San Francisco, CA	25	72
Marc Wakasa Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · San Francisco, CA	21	157
UCSF HEALTH COMMUNITY HOSPITALS	21	56
Christopher Hess Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	21	59
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · Sacramento, CA	17	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.

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