What is Christopher Russell's specialty?

Christopher Russell (NPI 1871703447) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pulmonary Disease in Charlotte, NC.

Where does Christopher Russell practice?

Christopher Russell practices in Charlotte, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1871703447.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Russell?

Christopher Russell (NPI 1871703447) received approximately $54K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 298 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871703447

Christopher RussellMD

PRACTICECHARLOTTE MEDICAL CLINIC INCSee all providers at this practice →

Pulmonary DiseaseCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

519

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

675

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$48K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 326 Pulmonary Disease providers in NC — above median (cohort median 770).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

909

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$627K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

81.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Albuterol Sulfate240 claims

Fluticasone/Vilanterol98 claims

Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter93 claims

Prednisone77 claims

Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr47 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.0

Quality

81.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.80%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$34

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$34

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$34

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Russell'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). 47 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	56	188
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	51	273
Cara Kistler Pulmonary Disease · Charlotte, NC	33	416
AMISUB OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.	30	157
Michael Lavelle Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	29	106
Chien-Chung Chang Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	27	110
Yeonhee Lee Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	27	130
Richard Musialowski Cardiology · Charlotte, NC	24	117
Lisa Ahlberg Nurse Practitioner · Charlotte, NC	23	121
Nirav Shah Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	21	67
Marina Levin Hospitalist · San Diego, CA	21	130
Richard Crill Emergency Medicine · Port Huron, MI	18	73

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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