What is Christopher Sturbaum's specialty?

Christopher Sturbaum (NPI 1457361560) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Spokane Valley, WA.

Where does Christopher Sturbaum practice?

Christopher Sturbaum practices in Spokane Valley, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1457361560.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Sturbaum?

Christopher Sturbaum (NPI 1457361560) received approximately $253K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 501 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1457361560

Christopher SturbaumMD

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OphthalmologySpokane Valley, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,651

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,185

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$200K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 373 Ophthalmology providers in WA — above median (cohort median 2,090).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,724

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate366 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine291 claims

Latanoprost158 claims

Ofloxacin125 claims

Cyclosporine118 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.7

Quality

88.7

Cost

77.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.62%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$990

Food and Beverage$542

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$990

Food and Beverage$542

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Sturbaum'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). 9 inbound referrers · 25 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
EMPIRE EYE PHYSICIANS P S	244	768
GIMNESS, WILLIAM	33	138
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - WA	31	78
Casey Claypool Optometry · Spokane Valley, WA	28	94
Incyte Pathology, P.S. Clinical Laboratory · Spokane Valley, WA	25	51
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - WASHINGTON	24	75
SCHNIBBE, DALE	19	71
MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM	16	34
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - WASHINGTON	11	33

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
EMPIRE EYE PHYSICIANS P S	170	622
Ellen Halley Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Kailua Kona, HI	161	791
PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES MEDICAL LABORATORIES LLC	120	338
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - WA	45	219
KOOTENAI HEALTH, INC.	37	124
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - WA	29	84
MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM	23	47
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - WASHINGTON	20	50
Michael De Rosier Optometry · Deer Park, WA	19	95
Casey Claypool Optometry · Spokane Valley, WA	18	55
GIMNESS, WILLIAM	18	66
SCHNIBBE, DALE	17	78

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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