What is Aric Christal's specialty?

Aric Christal (NPI 1770699159) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Edmonds, WA.

Where does Aric Christal practice?

Aric Christal practices in Edmonds, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1770699159.

How much does Medicare pay Aric Christal?

Aric Christal (NPI 1770699159) received approximately $163K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 334 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1770699159

Aric ChristalM.D.

Orthopedic SurgeryEdmonds, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,151

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,168

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$144K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 500 Orthopedic Surgery providers in WA — top quintile (cohort median 915).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,119

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$11K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl167 claims

Meloxicam153 claims

Amoxicillin153 claims

Ondansetron Hcl137 claims

Mupirocin137 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$54K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$26K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$13K

Honoraria$7K

Travel and Lodging$6K

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$26K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$13K

Honoraria$7K

Travel and Lodging$6K

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Aric Christal'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). 12 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SWEDISH EDMONDS	192	657
CASTAGNO, ARTHUR	50	141
Garrett Gray Physician Assistant · Kirkland, WA	34	100
Matthew Hauswald Physician Assistant · Everett, WA	34	96
SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES	25	52
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	20	45
Bich-Khanh Nguyen Internal Medicine · Edmonds, WA	17	87
Linda Strong Internal Medicine · Edmonds, WA	15	66
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Seattle, WA	14	26
Anand Patani Internal Medicine · Edina, MN	11	55
Darcy Foral Orthopedic Surgery · Edmonds, WA	11	42
Proliance Surgeons Inc P S Ambulatory Surgical Center · Edmonds, WA	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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