What is Christian Rhea's specialty?

Christian Rhea (NPI 1982668976) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Nashville, TN.

Where does Christian Rhea practice?

Christian Rhea practices in Nashville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1982668976.

How much does Medicare pay Christian Rhea?

Christian Rhea (NPI 1982668976) received approximately $1.7M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 976 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1982668976

Christian RheaD.O.

PRACTICEHERITAGE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyNashville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,626

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

137,849

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.4M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 96 Rheumatology providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 2,318).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,447

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$782K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone597 claims

Methotrexate Sodium384 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate327 claims

Allopurinol159 claims

Celecoxib132 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$5K

Payment records

237

By payment type

Food and Beverage$5K

Education$80

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$5K

Education$80

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christian Rhea'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
STALLWORTH, ROBERT	102	279
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	27	49
STAR PHYSICAL THERAPY LP	23	64
Laura Wile Internal Medicine · Nashville, TN	15	58
Michael Mertens Family Practice · Mt Juliet, TN	15	42
Karen Larson Internal Medicine · Nashville, TN	14	30
William Patten Family Practice · Nashville, TN	13	35
Robert Ledford Internal Medicine · Nashville, TN	12	53
Henry Harrell Internal Medicine · Nashville, TN	12	38
Donna Scudder Internal Medicine · Brentwood, TN	11	59
HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF TENNESSEE, INC.	11	17
Lee Fentriss Internal Medicine · Nashville, TN	11	45

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

Related data on other Healthparse brands

ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history

Healthparse Signals

Monitor this provider for changes — dated NPI change events