Dr. Cristina Bickford, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,309
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 407
- Part D claims, 2024
- 20,776
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Industry payments
- $643
- Practice address
- 2900 W 16th St, Bedford, IN 47421
- Practice phone
- Call (812) 275-1200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Cristina Bickford is an internist in Bedford, Indiana
Dr. Bickford practices at IU Health Bedford Hospital in Bedford, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health.
Dr. Bickford's NPI, 1467446260, was assigned on September 7, 2005. Dr. Bickford holds Indiana license 01055049A.
- NPI
- 1467446260NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6305994302
- NPI enumeration date
- September 7, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (812) 275-1200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 64
- Medical school graduation
- 1988
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Cristina Bickford practices at IU Health Bedford Hospital in Bedford, Indiana
Dr. Bickford's primary practice is IU Health Bedford Hospital, at 2900 W 16th St, Bedford, IN 47421 in Lawrence County. The practice phone is (812) 275-1200.
- IU Health Bedford Hospital2900 W 16th St, Bedford, IN 47421 · Lawrence CountyPhone(812) 275-1200
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Cristina Bickford is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Bickford's primary practice is IU Health Bedford Hospital in Bedford, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health. Dr. Bickford is also affiliated with IU Health Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is IU Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bickford to 2 more hospitals, 4 home health agencies and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Cristina Bickford's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bickford practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| IU Health Bedford Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Cristina Bickford is one of 1,987 internists in Indiana
Internal medicine is Dr. Bickford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Bickford is licensed in Indiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, IndianaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Bickford
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Cristina Bickford billed Medicare for 1,309 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,309 Medicare services from Dr. Bickford across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 407 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $94,975 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Bickford's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0202024: 88813%
- Other services
- 2023: 2112024: 2024%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1682024: 1567%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 02024: 63
Dr. Bickford compared with the Indiana median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Bickford
- Indiana median
- Medicare services
- 1,309vs 5202.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 407vs 21292% above
- Part D claims
- 20,158vs 159126.8 times
Medians across 1,948 internists in Indiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bickford'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. Cristina Bickford treated 407 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 407 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bickford in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 175 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bickford's median patient age at 66, with 64% women.
Dr. Bickford's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Bickford's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women27267%
- Men13533%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bickford's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis46%
- Diabetes44%
- Chronic kidney disease35%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Anxiety23%
- Mood disorders22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bickford's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women64%
- Men36%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Cristina Bickford wrote 20,776 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bickford wrote 20,776 Medicare Part D claims for 864 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 20,158 of them, across 195 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,798,736 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 18,919 claims across 198 drugs.
Dr. Bickford's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic17,966 claims86%
- Brand-name2,676 claims13%
- Other134 claims1%
Dr. Bickford'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. Bickford's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids7%1,426 of 20,776 claims
- Antibiotics1%234 of 20,776 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%72 of 20,776 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: 18,9192024: 20,1587%
Drugs named by CMS: 195 in 2024, 198 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
Dr. Cristina Bickford offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Bickford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bickford as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Cristina Bickford received $643 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 47 general payments to Dr. Bickford from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $504.
General payments to Dr. Bickford by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Bickford by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$59292%
- Education$518%
Companies that paid Dr. Bickford the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Cristina Bickford'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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Cristina Bickford's NPI number?
Dr. Cristina Bickford's NPI number is 1467446260. It was assigned on September 7, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Cristina Bickford?
Dr. Cristina Bickford is an internist in Bedford, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Cristina Bickford practice?
Dr. Bickford practices at 2900 W 16th St, Bedford, IN 47421. Dr. Bickford's primary practice is IU Health Bedford Hospital in Bedford, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bickford to 2 hospitals, 4 home health agencies and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Cristina Bickford's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bickford is (812) 275-1200.
What is Dr. Cristina Bickford's medical license number?
Dr. Bickford holds Indiana license 01055049A.
Which hospitals is Dr. Cristina Bickford affiliated with?
Dr. Bickford practices at IU Health Bedford Hospital in Bedford, Indiana. Dr. Bickford is also affiliated with IU Health Methodist Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Bickford to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Cristina Bickford part of?
Dr. Bickford is linked to IU Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Bickford to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Cristina Bickford accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bickford billed Medicare for 1,309 services in 2024, and Dr. Bickford accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Cristina Bickford offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Bickford as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Cristina Bickford see?
CMS counts 407 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bickford in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Cristina Bickford bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bickford's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and medicare service (G0439).
What drugs does Dr. Cristina Bickford prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bickford's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Amlodipine Besylate and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Dr. Cristina Bickford received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $643 in general payments to Dr. Bickford from 5 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
How long has Dr. Cristina Bickford been practicing?
Dr. Bickford graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.
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