What is Christopher Polk's specialty?

Christopher Polk (NPI 1396889333) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Infectious Disease in Charlotte, NC.

Where does Christopher Polk practice?

Christopher Polk practices in Charlotte, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1396889333.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Polk?

Christopher Polk (NPI 1396889333) received approximately $2K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 23 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1396889333

Christopher PolkMD

Infectious DiseaseCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 199 Infectious Disease providers in NC — bottom quintile (cohort median 296).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

899

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.8M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

88.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Bictegrav/Emtricit/Tenofov Ala209 claims

Dolutegravir Sodium/Lamivudine199 claims

Emtricitab/Rilpiviri/Tenof Ala83 claims

Abacavir/Dolutegravir/Lamivudi41 claims

Dolutegravir/Rilpivirine38 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.0

Quality

81.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.80%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$125

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$125

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$125

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Polk'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). 39 inbound referrers · 58 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	149	1,164
LITTMANN, LASZLO	57	309
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	54	338
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	40	115
James Ferris Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	33	157
Ross Bellavia Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	31	148
Philip Lackey Infectious Disease · Winston Salem, NC	28	319
Chris Fotiadis Nephrology · Charlotte, NC	25	335
Chien-Chung Chang Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	24	108
Lewis Mccurdy Infectious Disease · Charlotte, NC	22	213
Michael Lavelle Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	22	106
MCGINNIS, BARRY	21	114

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	101	809
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	73	410
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	46	401
Richard Redvanly Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	25	103
LITTMANN, LASZLO	23	116
Joseph Lang Infectious Disease · Charlotte, NC	21	191
James Ferris Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	21	58
Ross Bellavia Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	20	75
THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	20	110
Rajiv Sharma Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	19	48
Lewis Mccurdy Infectious Disease · Charlotte, NC	19	195
VERVILLE, THOMAS	19	96

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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