Dr. Christopher M. Meckel, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,746
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 948
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,165
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 21 Lower Ragsdale Dr, Monterey, CA 93940
- Practice phone
- Call (831) 648-7200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Monterey Spine & Joint
Monterey, California
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Dr. Christopher M. Meckel is an orthopedic surgeon in Monterey, California
Dr. Meckel practices at Monterey Spine & Joint in Monterey, California.
Dr. Meckel's NPI, 1376581355, was assigned on June 3, 2006. Dr. Meckel graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1996. Dr. Meckel's California license number on file is A64969.
- NPI
- 1376581355NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5991762270
- NPI enumeration date
- June 3, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (831) 648-7200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 56
- Medical school graduation
- 1996
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher M. Meckel practices at Monterey Spine & Joint in Monterey, California
Dr. Meckel's primary practice is Monterey Spine & Joint, at 21 Lower Ragsdale Dr, Monterey, CA 93940 in Monterey County. The practice phone is (831) 648-7200.
- Monterey Spine & Joint21 Lower Ragsdale Dr, Monterey, CA 93940 · Monterey CountyPhone(831) 648-7200
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher M. Meckel is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Meckel's primary practice is Monterey Spine & Joint in Monterey, California. Dr. Meckel is also affiliated with Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. The medical group on file is Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Meckel to 1 more hospital, 4 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 2 home health agencies, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher M. Meckel's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Meckel practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Monterey Spine & Joint | Available with a free account |
| +8 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher M. Meckel is one of 2,056 orthopedic surgeons in California
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Meckel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Meckel is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Meckel has a license on file in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, fluid in a joint, hand joint or tendon inflammation, hip replacement, joint pain and knee arthroscopy among the conditions Dr. Meckel treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher M. Meckel billed Medicare for 4,746 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,746 Medicare services from Dr. Meckel across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 948 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $408,350 for them.
Dr. Meckel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,9942024: 1,8258%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1,3992024: 1,3186%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1,4162024: 1,19316%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3782024: 4108%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2222024: 0100%
- Other services
- 2023: 332024: 0100%
Where Dr. Meckel's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office4,50495%
- In a facility2425%
Dr. Meckel compared with the California median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Meckel
- California median
- Medicare services
- 4,746vs 6836.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 948vs 2154.4 times
- Part D claims
- 1,080vs 7015.4 times
Medians across 1,844 orthopedic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Meckel'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 M. Meckel treated 948 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 948 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Meckel in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 446 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Meckel's median patient age at 74, with 61% women.
Dr. Meckel's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Meckel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women59563%
- Men35337%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Meckel's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure70%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Mood disorders25%
- Anxiety23%
- Depression22%
- Osteoporosis22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Meckel's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women61%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher M. Meckel wrote 1,165 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Meckel wrote 1,165 Medicare Part D claims for 287 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,080 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,542 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,004 claims across 9 drugs.
Dr. Meckel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,144 claims98%
- Brand-name21 claims2%
Dr. Meckel'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. Meckel's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids41%473 of 1,165 claims
- Antibiotics17%203 of 1,165 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: 1,0042024: 1,0808%
Drugs named by CMS: 10 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 M. Meckel scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Meckel for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Meckel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 86 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Meckel, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Dr. Meckel ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hip replacement
- 96th percentile86 procedures
- Knee replacement
- 86th percentile69 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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 M. Meckel received $712 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Meckel from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $472.
General payments to Dr. Meckel by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Meckel 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 M. Meckel graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC
Dr. Meckel graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1996.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher M. Meckel accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers
Dr. Meckel is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +2 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Meckel accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare8
- PPO7
- POS5
- HMO4
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher M. Meckel'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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 |
| 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 M. Meckel's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher M. Meckel's NPI number is 1376581355. It was assigned on June 3, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher M. Meckel?
Dr. Christopher M. Meckel is an orthopedic surgeon in Monterey, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher M. Meckel practice?
Dr. Meckel practices at 21 Lower Ragsdale Dr, Monterey, CA 93940. Dr. Meckel's primary practice is Monterey Spine & Joint in Monterey, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Meckel to 1 hospital, 4 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 2 home health agencies.
What is Dr. Christopher M. Meckel's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Meckel is (831) 648-7200.
What is Dr. Christopher M. Meckel's medical license number?
Dr. Meckel's California license number on file is A64969.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher M. Meckel affiliated with?
Dr. Meckel is affiliated with Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. Dmand AI links Dr. Meckel to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher M. Meckel part of?
Dr. Meckel is linked to Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI links Dr. Meckel to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Christopher M. Meckel accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Meckel billed Medicare for 4,746 services in 2024, and Dr. Meckel accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Christopher M. Meckel's MIPS score?
Dr. Meckel's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher M. Meckel see?
CMS counts 948 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Meckel in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. Christopher M. Meckel board certified?
Yes. Dr. Meckel is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Christopher M. Meckel bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Meckel's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), injected or infused drug (J3301) and diagnostic imaging (73562).
Where did Dr. Christopher M. Meckel go to medical school?
Dr. Meckel graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1996.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher M. Meckel prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Meckel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl, Celecoxib and Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. Christopher M. Meckel received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $712 in general payments to Dr. Meckel from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher M. Meckel been practicing?
Dr. Meckel graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Christopher M. Meckel accept?
Dr. Meckel is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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