What is Christopher Adams's specialty?

Christopher Adams (NPI 1720039175) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Auburn, AL.

Where does Christopher Adams practice?

Christopher Adams practices in Auburn, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720039175.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Adams?

Christopher Adams (NPI 1720039175) received approximately $1.4M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 429 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720039175

Christopher AdamsM.D.

PRACTICEARTICULARIS HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.See all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyAuburn, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,149

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

54,079

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$661K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 73 Rheumatology providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 5,906).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,306

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4.9M

Distinct drugs

111

Brand share

24.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate595 claims

Gabapentin352 claims

Methotrexate Sodium342 claims

Tramadol Hcl306 claims

Prednisone286 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.7

Quality

89.4

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.83%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

172

By payment type

Food and Beverage$4K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$4K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Adams'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). 53 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY	908	4,278
Ronda Bertus Physician Assistant · Oklahoma City, OK	559	796
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	127	256
CRESCENDO BIOSCIENCE, INC	81	175
Gregory Sepanski Ophthalmology · Auburn, AL	48	101
Gordon Smith Diagnostic Radiology · Montgomery, AL	35	52
Johnathan Hadley Diagnostic Radiology · Ft. Benning, GA	32	55
DEKICH, STEVEN	32	85
WILLIAMS, MICHAEL	31	70
Rona Beth Holmes Dermatology · Auburn, AL	30	62
Donald Rhodes Interventional Radiology · Opelika, AL	29	65
Todd Sheils Orthopedic Surgery · Opelika, AL	28	89

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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