What is Christopher Penning's specialty?

Christopher Penning (NPI 1679555734) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Bridge City, TX.

Where does Christopher Penning practice?

Christopher Penning practices in Bridge City, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679555734.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Penning?

Christopher Penning (NPI 1679555734) received approximately $172K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 345 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679555734

Christopher PenningD.O.

PRACTICEGOLDEN TRIANGLE FAMILY CARE CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeBridge City, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,730

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

11,344

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$162K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,385 Family Practice providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 567).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,456

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$599K

Distinct drugs

132

Brand share

24.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium416 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium313 claims

Omeprazole197 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium194 claims

Gabapentin178 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.1

Quality

94.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.93%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Penning'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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	60	321
Dia Abochamh Cardiology · Port Arthur, TX	30	144
Millennium Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	23	103
Craig De Lord Diagnostic Radiology · Port Arthur, TX	22	43
Servet Satir Family Practice · Bridge City, TX	19	29
BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS	12	23
BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS	11	20

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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