What is Christopher Hulburd's specialty?

Christopher Hulburd (NPI 1437199916) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Where does Christopher Hulburd practice?

Christopher Hulburd practices in San Luis Obispo, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1437199916.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Hulburd?

Christopher Hulburd (NPI 1437199916) received approximately $236K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 889 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1437199916

Christopher HulburdM.D.

OphthalmologySan Luis Obispo, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,958

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,972

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$209K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,408

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$191K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost357 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat124 claims

Tobramycin/Dexamethasone105 claims

Prednisolone Acetate105 claims

Fluorometholone88 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.5

Quality

99.6

Cost

82.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.82%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$226

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$226

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$226

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Hulburd'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). 30 inbound referrers · 70 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	239	581
TEMPLETON SURGERY CENTER, LLC	120	275
PATHOLOGY, INC.	96	199
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.	78	145
WEST COAST CLINICAL LABORATORIES, INC.	33	43
Carmelo Plateroti Dermatology · Templeton, CA	33	43
Gregg Ellison Internal Medicine · Templeton, CA	31	85
Michael Wiechmann Cardiology · Templeton, CA	28	53
VONDOLLEN, LAWRENCE	27	56
Andrew Dennish Cardiology · Templeton, CA	27	44
Joseph Kuntze Urology · Templeton, CA	27	57
Shannon Berry Internal Medicine · Templeton, CA	27	47

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	242	661
TEMPLETON SURGERY CENTER, LLC	116	301
Templeton Imaging, Inc. Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Templeton, CA	85	140
PATHOLOGY, INC.	74	138
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.	68	136
Nathan Steinle Ophthalmology · Santa Barbara, CA	61	187
Steven Mcallen Internal Medicine · Templeton, CA	44	113
DIGNITY COMMUNITY CARE	41	84
Gregg Ellison Internal Medicine · Templeton, CA	35	72
Andrew Dennish Cardiology · Templeton, CA	34	75
Carmelo Plateroti Dermatology · Templeton, CA	31	49
Michael Wiechmann Cardiology · Templeton, CA	31	46

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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