Dr. Christopher B. O'Brien, MD

Dr. O'Brien practices at Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston in Weston, Florida.

Dr. O'Brien's NPI, 1548225154, was assigned on April 18, 2006. Dr. O'Brien graduated from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1980. Dr. O'Brien holds Florida license ME41715.

Dr. O'Brien's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston, at 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL 33331 in Broward County. The practice phone is (954) 689-5000.

Dr. O'Brien's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston in Weston, Florida. Dr. O'Brien is also affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Miami Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. O'Brien to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. O'Brien practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hepatology is Dr. O'Brien's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0008X. Dr. O'Brien is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. O'Brien's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute kidney failure, cardiomyopathy, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), chronic kidney disease and cirrhosis of the liver among the conditions Dr. O'Brien treats.

CMS data shows 231 Medicare services from Dr. O'Brien across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 139 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,399 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 139 Medicare patients who saw Dr. O'Brien in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 85 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.90, 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. O'Brien's median patient age at 57, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. O'Brien wrote 1,875 Medicare Part D claims for 310 patients. 71% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,592 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $671,743 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,005 claims across 51 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. O'Brien for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. O'Brien accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. O'Brien as offering telehealth. CMS counts 17 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. O'Brien, more than 48% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 52 papers to Dr. O'Brien, published from 2003 to 2020. 2004 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Liver Transplantation, Antiviral Agents and Hepatitis C. Dr. O'Brien has published most often in Liver Transpl. Dr. O'Brien's most frequent co-authors are Andreas G. Tzakis, MD, Eugene R. Schiff, MD and Guy W. Neff, MBA, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. O'Brien to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Hepatitis, Autoimmune and Hepatitis, Chronic.

CMS Open Payments shows 95 general payments to Dr. O'Brien from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $20,654. It also lists 8 research payments totaling $1,952 in 2019.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. O'Brien, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. O'Brien graduated from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1980. Dr. O'Brien is a member of AGA.

Dr. O'Brien is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.