Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,162
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 608
- Part D claims, 2024
- 184
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 6101 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93710
- Practice phone
- Call (559) 840-1890
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Valley Dialysis Access Surgery Associates, Inc.
Fresno, California
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Dr. Christopher R. Kinter is a vascular surgeon in Fresno, California
Dr. Kinter practices at Valley Dialysis Access Surgery Associates, Inc. in Fresno, California.
Dr. Kinter's NPI, 1922118884, was assigned on August 30, 2006. Dr. Kinter graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Kinter's California license number on file is G73863.
- NPI
- 1922118884NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4981652476
- NPI enumeration date
- August 30, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (559) 840-1890
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 62
- Medical school graduation
- 1990
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher R. Kinter practices at Valley Dialysis Access Surgery Associates, Inc. in Fresno, California
Dr. Kinter's primary practice is Valley Dialysis Access Surgery Associates, Inc., at 6101 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93710 in Fresno County. The practice phone is (559) 840-1890.
- Valley Dialysis Access Surgery Associates, Inc.6101 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93710 · Fresno CountyPhone(559) 840-1890
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher R. Kinter is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kinter's primary practice is Valley Dialysis Access Surgery Associates, Inc. in Fresno, California. Dr. Kinter is also affiliated with Community Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Valley Dialysis ACCESS Surgery Associates, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kinter to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher R. Kinter's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kinter practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Valley Dialysis Access Surgery Associates, Inc. | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher R. Kinter is one of 532 vascular surgeons in California
Vascular surgery is Dr. Kinter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Kinter is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Kinter has a license on file in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Vascular surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists blood vessel access for dialysis, chronic skin ulcer, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), lymphedema, peripheral vascular disease and varicose veins among the conditions Dr. Kinter treats.
Vascular surgeons near Dr. Kinter
Counts of vascular surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher R. Kinter billed Medicare for 3,162 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,162 Medicare services from Dr. Kinter across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 608 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $398,228 for them.
Dr. Kinter's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8972024: 1,09722%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 6562024: 85630%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5152024: 5364%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 384
- Imaging
- 2023: 3252024: 28911%
Where Dr. Kinter's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,40976%
- In a facility75324%
Dr. Kinter compared with the California median for vascular surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Kinter
- California median
- Medicare services
- 3,162vs 6095.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 608vs 2722.2 times
- Part D claims
- 149vs 552.7 times
Medians across 499 vascular surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kinter'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 R. Kinter treated 608 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 65
CMS counts 608 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kinter in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 245 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have diabetes. 72% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 8.61, 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. Kinter's median patient age at 62, with 42% women.
Dr. Kinter's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kinter's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women24741%
- Men36159%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kinter's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- Diabetes75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Heart failure59%
- Ischemic heart disease51%
- Arthritis34%
- Mood disorders26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kinter's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women42%
- Men57%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher R. Kinter wrote 184 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kinter wrote 184 Medicare Part D claims for 155 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 149 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $971 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 114 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Kinter's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic175 claims95%
- Brand-name and other9 claims5%
Dr. Kinter'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. Kinter's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids77%142 of 184 claims
- Antibiotics10%18 of 184 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: 1142024: 14931%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 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
How Dr. Christopher R. Kinter takes part in Medicare
Dr. Kinter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of skin lesions: 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)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher R. Kinter has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Kinter in 2021. Dr. Kinter's most frequent co-authors are Christopher William Kinter, MD and Kevin Joseph Kinter.
Dr. Kinter's most frequent co-authors
- Christopher William Kinter, MD1 shared paper
- Kevin Joseph Kinter1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Kinter
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher R. Kinter received $25,043 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 112 general payments to Dr. Kinter from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 64% of the total. LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $22,119.
General payments to Dr. Kinter by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kinter by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$16,12564%
- Food and beverage$4,85619%
- Travel and lodging$3,61114%
- Honoraria$4502%
Companies that paid Dr. Kinter 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 R. Kinter has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Kinter, most recently ACS Fellow in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Kinter
- 2013
- ACS Fellow
- Undated
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher R. Kinter graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine
Dr. Kinter graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Kinter is a member of ACS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher R. Kinter accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Kinter is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Kinter accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare8
- HMO7
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher R. Kinter'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 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 R. Kinter's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher R. Kinter's NPI number is 1922118884. It was assigned on August 30, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher R. Kinter?
Dr. Christopher R. Kinter is a vascular surgeon in Fresno, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Vascular Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0129X).
Where does Dr. Christopher R. Kinter practice?
Dr. Kinter practices at 6101 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93710. Dr. Kinter's primary practice is Valley Dialysis Access Surgery Associates, Inc. in Fresno, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kinter to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Christopher R. Kinter's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kinter is (559) 840-1890.
What is Dr. Christopher R. Kinter's medical license number?
Dr. Kinter's California license number on file is G73863.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher R. Kinter affiliated with?
Dr. Kinter is affiliated with Community Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Kinter to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher R. Kinter part of?
Dr. Kinter is linked to Valley Dialysis ACCESS Surgery Associates, Inc.
Does Dr. Christopher R. Kinter accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kinter billed Medicare for 3,162 services in 2024, and Dr. Kinter accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher R. Kinter see?
CMS counts 608 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kinter in 2024, with an average age of 65.
Is Dr. Christopher R. Kinter board certified?
Yes. Dr. Kinter is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
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What services does Dr. Christopher R. Kinter bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kinter's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), blood vessel study (93990) and medicare service (G2211).
Where did Dr. Christopher R. Kinter go to medical school?
Dr. Kinter graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1990.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher R. Kinter prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kinter's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Levofloxacin.
Has Dr. Christopher R. Kinter received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $25,043 in general payments to Dr. Kinter from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher R. Kinter been practicing?
Dr. Kinter graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher R. Kinter do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Kinter.
Who does Dr. Christopher R. Kinter publish with?
Dr. Kinter's most frequent co-authors are Christopher William Kinter, MD (1 shared paper) and Kevin Joseph Kinter (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Christopher R. Kinter accept?
Dr. Kinter is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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