What is Christopher Lechner's specialty?

Christopher Lechner (NPI 1922117803) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hand Surgery in Asheville, NC.

Where does Christopher Lechner practice?

Christopher Lechner practices in Asheville, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1922117803.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Lechner?

Christopher Lechner (NPI 1922117803) received approximately $276K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 748 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1922117803

Christopher LechnerM.D.

PRACTICECAROLINA HAND AND SPORTS MEDICINE, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

Hand SurgeryAsheville, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,640

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,057

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$227K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 44 Hand Surgery providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 1,287).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

173

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

85.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen88 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen59 claims

Methylprednisolone26 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

Total received

$33

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$33

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$33

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Lechner'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). 9 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	137	262
Pathologists Medical Laboratory, P.A. Clinical Laboratory · Asheville, NC	33	56
MCGHEE, TERENCE	32	56
Jeff Chapman Occupational Therapist in Private Practice · Franklin, TN	29	175
FLETCHER HOSPITAL INC.	28	108
SOUTHECORVO, ROBIN	27	185
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	20	44
Peiweng Chen Diagnostic Radiology · Asheville, NC	17	34
HENDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL CORPORATION	16	50

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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