What is Christopher Baltes's specialty?

Christopher Baltes (NPI 1992090971) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Fort Wayne, IN.

Where does Christopher Baltes practice?

Christopher Baltes practices in Fort Wayne, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1992090971.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Baltes?

Christopher Baltes (NPI 1992090971) received approximately $82K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 308 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1992090971

Christopher BaltesMD

PRACTICELUTHERAN MEDICAL GROUP LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeFort Wayne, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

905

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,317

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$75K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,007 Family Practice providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 736).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

23,858

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$944K

Distinct drugs

195

Brand share

18.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium1,475 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium1,192 claims

Amlodipine Besylate783 claims

Metoprolol Succinate654 claims

Furosemide625 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.0

Quality

77.4

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.67%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$347

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$347

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$347

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Baltes'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). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
IOM HEALTH SYSTEM LP	112	325
PARKVIEW HOSPITAL, INC.	24	49
ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, LLC	20	122

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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