What is Christopher Buckles's specialty?

Christopher Buckles (NPI 1790947901) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Saint Cloud, MN.

Where does Christopher Buckles practice?

Christopher Buckles practices in Saint Cloud, MN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1790947901.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Buckles?

Christopher Buckles (NPI 1790947901) received approximately $16K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 160 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1790947901

Christopher BucklesD.O.

PRACTICEST. CLOUD VAMCSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineSaint Cloud, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

252

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,334

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$14K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,849 Internal Medicine providers in MN — top quintile (cohort median 405).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

738

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$17K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

11.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Rosuvastatin Calcium87 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium81 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium57 claims

Lisinopril54 claims

Omeprazole48 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.8

Quality

78.8

Cost

84.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.50%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$270

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$270

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$270

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Buckles'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
EASTRIDGE MEDICAL LABORATORY INC	131	295
HEARTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	115	553
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	38	56
Randy Buckles Family Practice · Saint Joseph, MO	31	84
Deborah Uplinger Nurse Practitioner · Saint Joseph, MO	20	30
Paul Isenbarger Diagnostic Radiology · Honolulu, HI	16	33
David Mena Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Joseph, MO	15	51
Mark Lierz Urology · Saint Joseph, MO	12	32
Brandon Massin Diagnostic Radiology · Eden Prairie, MN	12	44
Jose Alvarez Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Joseph, MO	12	32
Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority Ambulance Service Provider · Saint Joseph, MO	12	46

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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