PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1447420732

Christopher WalterD.O.

PRACTICEGIAN P NHAN MD INCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgerySonoma, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

452

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,942

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$47K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

129

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Ibuprofen42 claims

Celecoxib35 claims

Ondansetron22 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen17 claims

Naloxone Hcl13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$5K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$4K

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Walter'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 · 21 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, LLC	151	1,196
FRENCH, WILLIAM	72	222
ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, LLC	46	154
Stephanie Demara Anesthesiology · Fortuna, CA	36	145
Miae Lee Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Fortuna, CA	26	131
Angela Murray Physician Assistant · Fortuna, CA	14	61
GOLDBERG, D.	13	48

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, LLC	115	675
Francis Cutruzzola Diagnostic Radiology · Fortuna, CA	90	363
ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, LLC	72	317
FRENCH, WILLIAM	41	88
Coastal Pathology Medical Associates, Inc Clinical Laboratory · Eureka, CA	29	71
MONTGOMERY, JOHN	29	108
OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS	27	66
Neal Feuerman Anesthesiology · Fortuna, CA	24	69
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	24	61
Ronald Jones Orthopedic Surgery · Fortuna, CA	18	55
OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS	18	35
PHILIP L. OLKIN, M.D. AND C. RAY JONES, M.D.	16	68

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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