What is Christopher Chittum's specialty?

Christopher Chittum (NPI 1548286412) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in Spartanburg, SC.

Where does Christopher Chittum practice?

Christopher Chittum practices in Spartanburg, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1548286412.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Chittum?

Christopher Chittum (NPI 1548286412) received approximately $261K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 673 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1548286412

Christopher ChittumM.D.

PRACTICEUPSTATE SPINE AND NEUROSURGERY CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

NeurosurgerySpartanburg, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,086

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,396

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$195K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 71 Neurosurgery providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 591).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

363

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin61 claims

Meloxicam55 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen36 claims

Oxycodone Hcl36 claims

Cyclobenzaprine Hcl34 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

79.0

Quality

69.0

Cost

67.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

93.0

Payment adjustment

0.17%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$144

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$144

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Chittum'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jennifer Turner Nurse Practitioner · Spartanburg, SC	36	69
Jeffrey Smith Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Spartanburg, SC	32	59
Michael Enright Diagnostic Radiology · Spartanburg, SC	15	28
PARNES, NEIL	15	30
Kelan Brown Diagnostic Radiology · Spartanburg, SC	14	38
KAVANAGH, JOSEPH	14	27
David Pelino Diagnostic Radiology · Spartanburg, SC	14	41
KURKJIAN, JOSEPH	12	38

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.

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