Dr. Christy Lynch, MD

  • Santa Cruz, CA
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1407835788
Medicare services, 2024
696
Medicare patients, 2024
440
Part D claims, 2024
137
MIPS score, 2024
97
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Practice phone
Call (831) 462-7700
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Primary practice

Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

Hospital · Santa Cruz, California

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Dr. Christy Lynch is an emergency medicine physician in Santa Cruz, California

Dr. Lynch practices at Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Lynch's NPI, 1407835788, was assigned on January 13, 2006. Dr. Lynch graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 2003. Dr. Lynch holds California license A83833.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
January 13, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(831) 462-7700
Professional email
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Sex
Female
Medical school graduation
2003

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Christy Lynch practices at Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California

Dr. Lynch's primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital, at 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065 in Santa Cruz County. The practice phone is (831) 462-7700.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Christy Lynch is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Lynch's primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. The medical group on file is Vituity. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lynch to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christy Lynch's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lynch practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dignity Health - Dominican HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Christy Lynch is one of 7,423 emergency medicine physicians in California

Emergency medicine is Dr. Lynch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Lynch is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Lynch is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A83833 · 2003 to 2026 · taxonomy 207P00000X

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Christy Lynch billed Medicare for 696 services in 2024

CMS data shows 696 Medicare services from Dr. Lynch across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 440 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $61,425 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024696
Medicare patients440
Paid by Medicare$61,425
Procedure codes4

Dr. Lynch's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3602024: 42618%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2012024: 27034%

Dr. Lynch compared with the California median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Lynch
  • California median
Medicare services
696vs 2652.6 times
Medicare patients
440vs 24381% above
Part D claims
36vs 6242% below

Medians across 7,079 emergency medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Lynch's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Christy Lynch treated 440 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 440 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lynch in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 166 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.85, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lynch's median patient age at 47, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024440
Average age75
Average risk score1.85
Also on Medicaid37%

Dr. Lynch's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Lynch's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women22752%
  • Men21348%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Lynch's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol68%
  3. Arthritis49%
  4. Anxiety39%
  5. Mood disorders37%
  6. Atrial fibrillation36%
  7. Depression34%
  8. Ischemic heart disease33%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Lynch's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 47

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men45%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Christy Lynch wrote 137 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Lynch wrote 137 Medicare Part D claims for 103 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 36 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $213 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 2024137
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$213
Part D patients103

Dr. Lynch's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic126 claims92%
  • Brand-name and other11 claims8%

Dr. Lynch's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Lynch's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids12%16 of 137 claims
  • Antibiotics39%53 of 137 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 142024: 36157%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Christy Lynch scored 97 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Lynch for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Lynch's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 97of 100Final score
  • 90of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 78of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Christy Lynch received $29 in industry payments in 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Lynch from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. paid the most, $29.

Companies that paid Dr. Lynch the most, 2025 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Christy Lynch graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic

Dr. Lynch graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 2003.

  1. Medical schoolCleveland Medical College, Homeopathic
  2. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Christy Lynch accepts plans from 5 insurance carriers

Dr. Lynch is in network with 5 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aspirus Health Plan and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • United Healthcare
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • Elevance
  • HCSC

Plan types Dr. Lynch accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO3
  2. POS2
  3. EPO1
  4. HMO1
  5. Medicare1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Christy Lynch's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Christy Lynch's NPI number?

Dr. Christy Lynch's NPI number is 1407835788. It was assigned on January 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christy Lynch?

Dr. Christy Lynch is an emergency medicine physician in Santa Cruz, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Christy Lynch practice?

Dr. Lynch practices at 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065. Dr. Lynch's primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lynch to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Christy Lynch's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lynch is (831) 462-7700.

What is Dr. Christy Lynch's medical license number?

Dr. Lynch holds California license A83833.

Which hospitals is Dr. Christy Lynch affiliated with?

Dr. Lynch practices at Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California. Dmand AI links Dr. Lynch to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Christy Lynch part of?

Dr. Lynch is linked to Vituity.

Does Dr. Christy Lynch accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lynch billed Medicare for 696 services in 2024.

What is Dr. Christy Lynch's MIPS score?

Dr. Lynch's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christy Lynch see?

CMS counts 440 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lynch in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Dr. Christy Lynch board certified?

Yes. Dr. Lynch is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Dr. Christy Lynch bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Lynch's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), heart test or procedure (93010) and emergency department visit (99284).

Where did Dr. Christy Lynch go to medical school?

Dr. Lynch graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. Christy Lynch prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lynch's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin and Azithromycin.

Has Dr. Christy Lynch received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $29 in general payments to Dr. Lynch from 1 company from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Laborie Medical Technologies Corp.

How long has Dr. Christy Lynch been practicing?

Dr. Lynch graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Christy Lynch accept?

Dr. Lynch is in network with 5 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aspirus Health Plan and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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