What is Christopher Sturm's specialty?

Christopher Sturm (NPI 1689731549) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in Saint Louis, MO.

Where does Christopher Sturm practice?

Christopher Sturm practices in Saint Louis, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689731549.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Sturm?

Christopher Sturm (NPI 1689731549) received approximately $65K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 187 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689731549

Christopher SturmMD

NeurosurgerySaint Louis, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

198

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

229

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$20K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 118 Neurosurgery providers in MO — below median (cohort median 379).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$490

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl52 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$71

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$51

Education$20

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$51

Education$20

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Sturm'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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION	63	442
Bart Schmidt Diagnostic Radiology · Janesville, WI	15	36
James Kirschbaum Interventional Radiology · Janesville, WI	12	32
Allysa Cooper Physician Assistant · Madison, WI	11	22

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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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history

Healthparse Signals

Monitor this provider for changes — dated NPI change events