Dr. Christopher Dru, MD

Dr. Dru practices at Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura, California, part of Ventura County Health Care Agency.

Dr. Dru's NPI, 1346531563, was assigned on April 21, 2011. Dr. Dru graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Dru holds California license 125559.

Dr. Dru's primary practice is Ventura County Medical Center, at 300 Hillmont Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003 in Ventura County. The practice phone is (805) 652-6075.

Dr. Dru's primary practice is Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura, California, part of Ventura County Health Care Agency. Dr. Dru is also affiliated with Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura. The medical group on file is Ventura County Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dru to 1 more community health center and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Dru's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dru practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Dru's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Dru's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Colorado.

CMS data shows 316 Medicare services from Dr. Dru across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 193 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,967 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 193 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dru in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 103 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 61% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Dru's median patient age at 64, with 20% women.

In 2024, Dr. Dru wrote 377 Medicare Part D claims for 159 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 309 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $25,791 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 371 claims across 10 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Dru for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Dru accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Dru as offering telehealth.

Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of the uterus: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Dru, published from 2014 to 2016. 2014 was the busiest year, with 4. Dr. Dru's most frequent co-authors are Jennifer T. Anger, MD, Leon Irwin Bender, MD and David Y. Josephson, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 236 general payments to Dr. Dru from 42 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 86% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $1,087.

Dr. Dru graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 2011.