What is Christopher Elder's specialty?

Christopher Elder (NPI 1780687541) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Asheville, NC.

Where does Christopher Elder practice?

Christopher Elder practices in Asheville, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780687541.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Elder?

Christopher Elder (NPI 1780687541) received approximately $14K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 17 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780687541

Christopher ElderM.D.

PRACTICEMISSION MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryAsheville, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

474

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$6K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

3.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Celecoxib127 claims

Tramadol Hcl93 claims

Meloxicam80 claims

Cyclobenzaprine Hcl42 claims

Ibuprofen30 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.4

Quality

77.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.65%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Elder'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Orthopaedic Surgery Center Of Asheville, Lp Ambulatory Surgical Center · Asheville, NC	41	78
FLETCHER HOSPITAL INC.	25	101
Thomas Mulford Anesthesiology · Asheville, NC	15	38
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	15	38
COMMUNITY CAREPARTNERS, INC.	15	62
Pathologists Medical Laboratory, P.A. Clinical Laboratory · Asheville, NC	14	18
Michael Dana Physician Assistant · Marion, NC	13	39
Bryon Dickerson Diagnostic Radiology · Asheville, NC	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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