What is Christopher Ronkar's specialty?

Christopher Ronkar (NPI 1992810956) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Urbandale, IA.

Where does Christopher Ronkar practice?

Christopher Ronkar practices in Urbandale, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1992810956.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Ronkar?

Christopher Ronkar (NPI 1992810956) received approximately $1.7M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 739 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1992810956

Christopher RonkarMD

PRACTICEMERCY CLINICS INCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyUrbandale, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

5,328

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

82,716

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.5M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 39 Rheumatology providers in IA — top quintile (cohort median 67,274).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,312

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$817K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate473 claims

Prednisone325 claims

Methotrexate Sodium324 claims

Alendronate Sodium281 claims

Tramadol Hcl279 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

76.9

Quality

82.5

Cost

52.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

86.0

Payment adjustment

0.08%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Ronkar'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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES-IOWA CORP	186	512
CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION	24	41
BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER	16	39
Indunil Karunasekera Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	15	20
Randolph Rough Cardiology · West Des Moines, IA	14	26

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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