Dr. Christopher Erik Birch, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 44,968
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,186
- Part D claims, 2024
- 444
- MIPS score, 2024
- 73
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 511 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 963-9377
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Alta Orthopaedics
Physical Therapy Clinic · Santa Barbara, California
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Dr. Christopher Erik Birch is an orthopedic surgeon in Santa Barbara, California
Dr. Birch practices at Alta Orthopaedics in Santa Barbara, California.
Dr. Birch's NPI, 1083989164, was assigned on March 21, 2012. Dr. Birch graduated from University of California San Diego School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Birch holds California license 155897.
- NPI
- 1083989164NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0244531531
- NPI enumeration date
- March 21, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (805) 963-9377
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Erik Birch practices at Alta Orthopaedics in Santa Barbara, California
Dr. Birch's primary practice is Alta Orthopaedics, at 511 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The practice phone is (805) 963-9377.
- Alta Orthopaedics511 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101Phone(805) 963-9377
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher Erik Birch is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Birch's primary practice is Alta Orthopaedics in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Birch is also affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is Alta Orthopaedics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Birch to 4 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account. Dr. Birch's employer is on file too: a physical therapy & rehab clinic.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Erik Birch's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Birch practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Alta Orthopaedics | Available with a free account |
| +10 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Erik Birch is one of 2,056 orthopedic surgeons in California
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Birch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Birch is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Erik Birch billed Medicare for 44,968 services in 2024
CMS data shows 44,968 Medicare services from Dr. Birch across 29 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,186 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $736,503 for them.
Dr. Birch's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 15,0712024: 39,344161%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,9512024: 2,8882%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,4222024: 1,3803%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1,5772024: 1,23322%
- Other services
- 2023: 642024: 12392%
Where Dr. Birch's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office44,50299%
- In a facility4661%
Dr. Birch compared with the California median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Birch
- California median
- Medicare services
- 44,968vs 68365.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,186vs 2155.5 times
- Part D claims
- 351vs 705.0 times
Medians across 1,844 orthopedic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Birch'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 Erik Birch treated 1,186 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 1,186 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Birch in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 569 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Birch's median patient age at 71, with 57% women.
Dr. Birch's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Birch's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women72161%
- Men46539%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Birch's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure67%
- Mood disorders25%
- Chronic kidney disease21%
- Depression21%
- Osteoporosis21%
- Diabetes19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Birch's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Erik Birch wrote 444 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Birch wrote 444 Medicare Part D claims for 242 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 351 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,559 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 301 claims across 9 drugs.
Dr. Birch'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. Birch's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids23%103 of 444 claims
- Antibiotics35%157 of 444 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: 3012024: 35117%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 9 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 Erik Birch scored 73 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 73 out of 100 for Dr. Birch for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Birch accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Birch as offering telehealth. CMS counts 143 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Birch, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Birch's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 73of 100Final score
- 40.7of 100Quality
- 94of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 74of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Birch ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 98th percentile155 procedures
- Hip replacement
- 99th percentile143 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher Erik Birch received $107,997 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 198 general payments to Dr. Birch from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Encore Medical, LP paid the most, $97,496.
General payments to Dr. Birch by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Birch by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$83,41377%
- Travel and lodging$13,89313%
- Food and beverage$7,5857%
- Honoraria$3,0003%
- Education$1070%
Companies that paid Dr. Birch the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher Erik Birch graduated from University of California San Diego School of Medicine
Dr. Birch graduated from University of California San Diego School of Medicine in 2012.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Erik Birch'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile 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 Erik Birch's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Erik Birch's NPI number is 1083989164. It was assigned on March 21, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Erik Birch?
Dr. Christopher Erik Birch is an orthopedic surgeon in Santa Barbara, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Erik Birch practice?
Dr. Birch practices at 511 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Dr. Birch's primary practice is Alta Orthopaedics in Santa Barbara, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Birch to 4 hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 skilled nursing facility.
What is Dr. Christopher Erik Birch's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Birch is (805) 963-9377.
What is Dr. Christopher Erik Birch's medical license number?
Dr. Birch holds California license 155897.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Erik Birch affiliated with?
Dr. Birch is affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Birch to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Erik Birch part of?
Dr. Birch is linked to Alta Orthopaedics.
Does Dr. Christopher Erik Birch accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Birch billed Medicare for 44,968 services in 2024, and Dr. Birch accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Christopher Erik Birch offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Birch as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Christopher Erik Birch's MIPS score?
Dr. Birch's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 73 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Erik Birch see?
CMS counts 1,186 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Birch in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Christopher Erik Birch bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Birch's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), injected or infused drug (J7332) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Christopher Erik Birch go to medical school?
Dr. Birch graduated from University of California San Diego School of Medicine in 2012.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Erik Birch prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Birch's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amoxicillin, Oxycodone HCl and Meloxicam.
Has Dr. Christopher Erik Birch received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $107,997 in general payments to Dr. Birch from 26 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Encore Medical, LP.
How long has Dr. Christopher Erik Birch been practicing?
Dr. Birch graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
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