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Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja, MD
NPI1316625288PAC ID6608224332
- Medicare services, 2024
- 346
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 212
- Part D claims, 2024
- 56
- Publications
- 6
- MIPS score, 2024
- 95
- Practice address
- 25 North Winfield Road, Winfield, IL 60190
- Practice phone
- Call (630) 682-1600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja is a neurosurgeon in Winfield, Illinois
Dr. Ahuja practices at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare.
Dr. Ahuja's NPI, 1316625288, was assigned on July 10, 2023. Dr. Ahuja graduated from Queen's University at Kingston in 2012. Dr. Ahuja holds Illinois license 036166506.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1316625288NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6608224332
- NPI enumeration date
- July 10, 2023
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (630) 682-1600
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja practices at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois
Dr. Ahuja's primary practice is Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, at 25 North Winfield Road, Winfield, IL 60190 in Du Page County. The practice phone is (630) 682-1600.
- Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital25 North Winfield Road, Winfield, IL 60190 · Du Page CountyPhone(630) 682-1600
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Ahuja's primary practice is Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. Dr. Ahuja is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahuja to 4 more hospitals, 1 breast imaging center and 1 clinical lab, each named with a free account.
Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest HospitalNorthwestern Medical Faculty Foundation4 hospitalsNames with a free account1 breast imaging centerName with a free account1 clinical labName with a free account
See all 9 affiliations for Dr. AhujaSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ahuja practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +7 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja is one of 303 neurosurgeons in Illinois
Neurological surgery is Dr. Ahuja's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Ahuja is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, IllinoisPrimary
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Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
303neurosurgeons in Illinois
5neurosurgeons in Winfield
4neurosurgeons at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage HospitalSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja billed Medicare for 346 services in 2024
CMS data shows 346 Medicare services from Dr. Ahuja across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 212 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $61,788 for them.
Medicare services, 2024346
Medicare patients212
Paid by Medicare$61,788
Procedure codes10
Dr. Ahuja's Medicare services by type, 2024
- Office and hospital visits248
- Surgery98
Where Dr. Ahuja's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office14341%
- In a facility20359%
Dr. Ahuja compared with the Illinois median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Ahuja
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 346vs 18488% above
- Medicare patients
- 212vs 14249% above
- Part D claims
- 16vs 3250% below
Medians across 252 neurosurgeons in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ahuja'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 S. Ahuja treated 212 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 212 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahuja in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 82 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.64, 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. Ahuja's median patient age at 70, with 48% women.
Medicare patients, 2024212
Average age76
Average risk score1.64
Also on Medicaid14%
Dr. Ahuja's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ahuja's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women10349%
- Men10951%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ahuja's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders42%
- Anxiety41%
- Depression34%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
- Stroke or TIA33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ahuja's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men51%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja wrote 56 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ahuja wrote 56 Medicare Part D claims for 29 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 16 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $148 in total drug cost.
Part D claims, 202456
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$148
Part D patients29
Dr. Ahuja's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic54 claims96%
- Brand-name and other2 claims4%
Dr. Ahuja'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. Ahuja's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids30%17 of 56 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
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 S. Ahuja scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Ahuja for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Ahuja accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ahuja as offering telehealth. CMS counts 169 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Ahuja, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Ahuja's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 95of 100Final score
- 83of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Ahuja ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 87th percentile169 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 76th percentile49 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 S. Ahuja has 6 publications on record
Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Ahuja, published from 2024 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Spine. Dr. Ahuja has published most often in Neurosurg Focus. Dr. Ahuja's most frequent co-authors are Nader S. Dahdaleh, MD, Jawad Fares, MD, MS and Amit Jain, MD.
Papers6
Years published2024 to 2025
Topics Dr. Ahuja writes about most
- Spine
Dr. Ahuja's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Ahuja
N Am Spine Soc J
Deep LearningSpinal NeoplasmsSpine
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja received $15,458 in industry payments from 2023 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 69 general payments to Dr. Ahuja from 11 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc paid the most, $7,027.
General payments to Dr. Ahuja by program year, 2023 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ahuja by kind, 2023 to 2025
$15.5Kin total
- Travel and lodging$6,91645%
- Consulting fees$5,82538%
- Food and beverage$2,71718%
Companies that paid Dr. Ahuja the most, 2023 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja graduated from Queen's University at Kingston
Dr. Ahuja graduated from Queen's University at Kingston in 2012.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Ahuja is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- United Healthcare
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Ahuja accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- HMO8
- PPO8
- POS5
- EPO2
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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) |
| 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 S. Ahuja's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja's NPI number is 1316625288. It was assigned on July 10, 2023, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja?
Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja is a neurosurgeon in Winfield, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja practice?
Dr. Ahuja practices at 25 North Winfield Road, Winfield, IL 60190. Dr. Ahuja's primary practice is Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahuja to 4 hospitals, 1 breast imaging center and 1 clinical lab.
What is Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ahuja is (630) 682-1600.
What is Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja's medical license number?
Dr. Ahuja holds Illinois license 036166506.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja affiliated with?
Dr. Ahuja practices at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. Dr. Ahuja is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Ahuja to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja part of?
Dr. Ahuja is linked to Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.
Does Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ahuja billed Medicare for 346 services in 2024, and Dr. Ahuja accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ahuja as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja's MIPS score?
Dr. Ahuja's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja see?
CMS counts 212 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahuja in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ahuja's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99222), office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja go to medical school?
Dr. Ahuja graduated from Queen's University at Kingston in 2012.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ahuja's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $15,458 in general payments to Dr. Ahuja from 11 companies from 2023 to 2025. The largest total came from Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja been practicing?
Dr. Ahuja graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja do research?
Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Ahuja, published from 2024 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja publish with?
Dr. Ahuja's most frequent co-authors are Nader S. Dahdaleh, MD (3 shared papers), Jawad Fares, MD, MS (1 shared paper) and Amit Jain, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Christopher S. Ahuja accept?
Dr. Ahuja is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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