Christopher Ernst Attinger

Christopher Attinger practices at Medstar Georgetown Medical Center in Washington, District of Columbia.

Christopher Attinger's NPI, 1710985825, was assigned on July 12, 2005. Christopher Attinger graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1981. Christopher Attinger holds District of Columbia license 18543.

Christopher Attinger's primary practice is Medstar Georgetown Medical Center, at 3800 Reservoir NW Rd, Washington, DC 20007 in District Of Columbia County. The practice phone is (202) 444-1400.

Christopher Attinger's primary practice is Medstar Georgetown Medical Center in Washington, District of Columbia. Christopher Attinger is also affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center. The medical group on file is MedStar Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Christopher Attinger to 3 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Christopher Attinger practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Christopher Attinger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Christopher Attinger is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Christopher Attinger's licenses on file in 4 states: District of Columbia, New York, Maryland and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists cancerous skin growth removal, chronic skin ulcer, lymphedema and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Christopher Attinger treats.

CMS data shows 1,431 Medicare services from Christopher Attinger across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 346 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $134,019 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 346 Medicare patients who saw Christopher Attinger in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 118 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Christopher Attinger's median patient age at 67, with 38% women.

In 2024, Christopher Attinger wrote 277 Medicare Part D claims for 106 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 185 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,411 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 162 claims across 6 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Christopher Attinger for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Christopher Attinger accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 137 procedures of removal of tissue by Christopher Attinger, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 205 papers to Christopher Attinger, published from 2007 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 14. The most frequent topics are Wound Healing, Amputation, Surgical and Limb Salvage. Christopher Attinger has published most often in Plast Reconstr Surg. Christopher Attinger's most frequent co-authors are Karen Kim Evans, MD, Cameron Akbari, MD and Richard Youn, MD.

Dmand AI links Christopher Attinger to 12 clinical trials, 4 of them phase 4 studies. Conditions studied include Wounds and Injuries, Surgical Wound and Wound Infection. Georgetown University sponsors the most, 10.

CMS Open Payments shows 319 general payments to Christopher Attinger from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Integra LifeSciences Corporation paid the most, $110,365. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $9,275 in 2020.

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Christopher Attinger, most recently America's Top Doctors in 2019.

Christopher Attinger graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1981. Christopher Attinger is a member of American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, ASPS and Association of Diabetic Foot Surgeons.

Christopher Attinger is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.