What is Christopher Wood's specialty?

Christopher Wood (NPI 1508880469) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Arlington Heights, IL.

Where does Christopher Wood practice?

Christopher Wood practices in Arlington Heights, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508880469.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Wood?

Christopher Wood (NPI 1508880469) received approximately $437K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,066 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508880469

Christopher WoodM.D.

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OphthalmologyArlington Heights, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,300

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,087

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$388K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 667 Ophthalmology providers in IL — above median (cohort median 2,192).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,064

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$209K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

39.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost337 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat110 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine89 claims

Bimatoprost81 claims

Erythromycin Base69 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

96.4

Quality

100.0

Cost

87.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.90%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$5K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$4K

Food and Beverage$727

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$4K

Food and Beverage$727

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Wood'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). 44 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTHWEST SURGICARE LTD	118	423
Scott Harter Anesthesiology · Phoenix, AZ	76	197
ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS	51	105
Miny Alexander Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Miami, FL	41	86
ALEXIAN BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER	40	78
Elizabeth Posluszny Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Chicago, IL	27	66
Daniel Alter Ophthalmology · Des Plaines, IL	26	43
Michael Bauer Cardiology · Arlington Heights, IL	25	60
Stephen Zivin Diagnostic Radiology · Madison, CT	24	29
Patricia Stringer Internal Medicine · Arlington Heights, IL	24	69
Scott Preusen Diagnostic Radiology · Springfield, IL	24	35
Marc Roy Diagnostic Radiology · Arlington Heights, IL	22	35

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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