Dr. Christopher Edward Urband, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 442
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 193
- Part D claims, 2024
- 64
- Publications
- 3
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 3939 Ruffin Road, Suite 101, San Diego, CA 92123
- Practice phone
- Call (619) 299-9530
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
San Diego Outpatient Surgical Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · San Diego, California
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Dr. Christopher Edward Urband is an orthopedic surgeon in San Diego, California
Dr. Urband practices at San Diego Outpatient Surgical Center in San Diego, California.
Dr. Urband's NPI, 1376834572, was assigned on April 22, 2011. Dr. Urband graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in 2011. Dr. Urband holds California license A144223.
- NPI
- 1376834572NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0446543136
- NPI enumeration date
- April 22, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (619) 299-9530
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Edward Urband practices at San Diego Outpatient Surgical Center in San Diego, California
Dr. Urband's primary practice is San Diego Outpatient Surgical Center, at 3939 Ruffin Road, Suite 101, San Diego, CA 92123. The practice phone is (619) 299-9530.
- San Diego Outpatient Surgical Center3939 Ruffin Road, Suite 101, San Diego, CA 92123Phone(619) 299-9530
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher Edward Urband is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Urband's primary practice is San Diego Outpatient Surgical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Urband is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The medical group on file is Torrey Pines Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Urband to 2 more hospitals, 3 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Edward Urband's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Urband practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| San Diego Outpatient Surgical Center | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Edward Urband is one of 2,056 orthopedic surgeons in California
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Urband's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Urband is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Urband's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Minnesota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Minnesota license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, enthesopathy in arms, enthesopathy in foot or ankle, hip replacement, joint cyst and joint pain among the conditions Dr. Urband treats.
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Urband
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Edward Urband billed Medicare for 442 services in 2024
CMS data shows 442 Medicare services from Dr. Urband across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 193 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $59,168 for them.
Dr. Urband's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3452024: 28218%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1282024: 5755%
- Surgery
- 2023: 612024: 5411%
- Imaging
- 2023: 342024: 353%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 302024: 1453%
Where Dr. Urband's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office33476%
- In a facility10824%
Dr. Urband compared with the California median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Urband
- California median
- Medicare services
- 442vs 68335% below
- Medicare patients
- 193vs 21510% below
- Part D claims
- 37vs 7047% below
Medians across 1,844 orthopedic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Urband'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. Christopher Edward Urband treated 193 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 193 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Urband in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 81 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have arthritis. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Urband's median patient age at 67, with 58% women.
Dr. Urband's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Urband's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11962%
- Men7438%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Urband's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol74%
- Arthritis72%
- High blood pressure69%
- Mood disorders35%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
- Anxiety31%
- Depression31%
- Atrial fibrillation30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Urband's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Edward Urband wrote 64 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Urband wrote 64 Medicare Part D claims for 31 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 37 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $78 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 71 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Urband's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic63 claims98%
- Brand-name and other1 claims2%
Dr. Urband'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. Urband's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids19%12 of 64 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: 712024: 3748%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
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. Christopher Edward Urband offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Urband accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Urband as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher Edward Urband has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Urband, published from 2011 to 2016. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Urband's most frequent co-authors are Leslie J. Bisson, MD and William McNeel Browning, DO.
Dr. Urband's most frequent co-authors
- Leslie J. Bisson, MD1 shared paper
- William McNeel Browning, DO1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Urband
J Arthroplasty
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher Edward Urband received $2,970 in industry payments from 2017 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 66 general payments to Dr. Urband from 16 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $1,852.
General payments to Dr. Urband by program year, 2017 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Urband by kind, 2017 to 2023
- Food and beverage$1,35846%
- Education$88730%
- Travel and lodging$72624%
Companies that paid Dr. Urband the most, 2017 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher Edward Urband has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Urband, most recently ACS Fellow in 2019.
Awards and honors for Dr. Urband
- 2019
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher Edward Urband graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Dr. Urband graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in 2011. Dr. Urband is a member of ACS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher Edward Urband accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Urband is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- HCSC
- LA Care
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Urband accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare8
- HMO7
- EPO5
- POS5
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Edward Urband's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher Edward Urband's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Edward Urband's NPI number is 1376834572. It was assigned on April 22, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Edward Urband?
Dr. Christopher Edward Urband is an orthopedic surgeon in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Edward Urband practice?
Dr. Urband practices at 3939 Ruffin Road, Suite 101, San Diego, CA 92123. Dr. Urband's primary practice is San Diego Outpatient Surgical Center in San Diego, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Urband to 2 hospitals, 3 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 ambulatory surgery center.
What is Dr. Christopher Edward Urband's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Urband is (619) 299-9530.
What is Dr. Christopher Edward Urband's medical license number?
Dr. Urband holds California license A144223, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Christopher Edward Urband been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Urband in California (2016 to 2026) and Minnesota (2016 to 2017).
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Edward Urband affiliated with?
Dr. Urband is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Dmand AI links Dr. Urband to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Edward Urband part of?
Dr. Urband is linked to Torrey Pines Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. Dmand AI links Dr. Urband to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Christopher Edward Urband accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Urband billed Medicare for 442 services in 2024, and Dr. Urband accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Christopher Edward Urband offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Urband as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Edward Urband see?
CMS counts 193 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Urband in 2024, with an average age of 77.
Is Dr. Christopher Edward Urband board certified?
Yes. Dr. Urband is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Christopher Edward Urband bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Urband's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and injected or infused drug (J3301).
Where did Dr. Christopher Edward Urband go to medical school?
Dr. Urband graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Edward Urband prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Urband's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam.
Has Dr. Christopher Edward Urband received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,970 in general payments to Dr. Urband from 16 companies from 2017 to 2023. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher Edward Urband been practicing?
Dr. Urband graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher Edward Urband do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Urband, published from 2011 to 2016.
Who does Dr. Christopher Edward Urband publish with?
Dr. Urband's most frequent co-authors are Leslie J. Bisson, MD (1 shared paper) and William McNeel Browning, DO (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Christopher Edward Urband accept?
Dr. Urband is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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