What is Christopher Walton's specialty?

Christopher Walton (NPI 1568564722) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Mobile, AL.

Where does Christopher Walton practice?

Christopher Walton practices in Mobile, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1568564722.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Walton?

Christopher Walton (NPI 1568564722) received approximately $118K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 468 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1568564722

Christopher WaltonMD

PRACTICESPRINGHILL SURGERY CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyMobile, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,245

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,486

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$116K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 191 Ophthalmology providers in AL — below median (cohort median 1,895).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,509

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$162K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Ketorolac Tromethamine451 claims

Latanoprost276 claims

Prednisolone Acetate202 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat189 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha104 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

81.5

Quality

81.8

Cost

75.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

77.0

Payment adjustment

0.27%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$374

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$374

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$374

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Walton'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
Ronald Brown Anesthesiology · Mobile, AL	63	156
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	59	133
SPRINGHILL HOSPITALS, INC	45	143
Keith Lose Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Mobile, AL	38	70
Sonya Strickland Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Mobile, AL	23	40
Joshua Murphy Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Mobile, AL	15	29
Curtis Graf Ophthalmology · Mobile, AL	14	30
Johnathan Bruns Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Mobile, AL	11	19

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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