What is Joseph Christiano's specialty?

Joseph Christiano (NPI 1609856475) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in Tucson, AZ.

Where does Joseph Christiano practice?

Joseph Christiano practices in Tucson, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1609856475.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Christiano?

Joseph Christiano (NPI 1609856475) received approximately $82K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 120 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609856475

Joseph ChristianoM.D.

PRACTICEWESTERN NEUROSURGERY LTD.See all providers at this practice →

NeurosurgeryTucson, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

142

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

165

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$23K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 111 Neurosurgery providers in AZ — below median (cohort median 428).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.7

Quality

79.2

Cost

70.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.41%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$846

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$846

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$846

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Christiano'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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Amy Miltenberger Physician Assistant · Charlotte, NC	46	88
RCHP-SIERRA VISTA INC	20	59
John Lee Diagnostic Radiology · Tucson, AZ	17	32
Charles Stevens Anesthesiology · El Centro, CA	12	26
Parag Patel Family Practice · Sierra Vista, AZ	12	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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