Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale, DO

  • Mount Clemens, MI
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1679884068PAC ID8628216934
Medicare services, 2024
246
Medicare patients, 2024
177
Part D claims, 2024
92
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$11,579
Practice address
1000 Harrington St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
Practice phone
Call (586) 493-8000
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Primary practice

McLaren Macomb

Hospital · Mount Clemens, Michigan

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Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale is an orthopedic surgeon in Mount Clemens, Michigan

Dr. Vitale practices at McLaren Macomb in Mount Clemens, Michigan, part of McLaren Health Care.

Dr. Vitale's NPI, 1679884068, was assigned on June 30, 2010. Dr. Vitale graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2010. Dr. Vitale holds Indiana license 02004802A.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8628216934
NPI enumeration date
June 30, 2010
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(586) 493-8000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
42
Medical school graduation
2010

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale practices at McLaren Macomb in Mount Clemens, Michigan

Dr. Vitale's primary practice is McLaren Macomb, at 1000 Harrington St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043 in Macomb County. The practice phone is (586) 493-8000.

  • McLaren Macomb
    1000 Harrington St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043 · Macomb CountyPhone(586) 493-8000

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Vitale's primary practice is McLaren Macomb in Mount Clemens, Michigan, part of McLaren Health Care. Dr. Vitale is also affiliated with Henry Ford Macomb Hospital. The medical group on file is McLaren Macomb Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vitale to 1 more home health agency, 1 hospital outpatient department and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Vitale's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vitale practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
McLaren MacombAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale is one of 823 orthopedic surgeons in Michigan

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Vitale's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Vitale's licenses on file in 3 states: Indiana, California and Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, IndianaPrimaryLicense 02004802A · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • California licenseLicense 20A14021
  • Michigan licenseLicense 5101018805

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Vitale

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale billed Medicare for 246 services in 2024

CMS data shows 246 Medicare services from Dr. Vitale across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 177 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,644 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024246
Medicare patients177
Paid by Medicare$17,644
Procedure codes8

Dr. Vitale's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1652024: 18613%
Surgery
2023: 602024: 60No change
Imaging
2023: 632024: 0100%

Dr. Vitale compared with the Michigan median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Vitale
  • Michigan median
Medicare services
246vs 52353% below
Medicare patients
177vs 172Close to median
Part D claims
29vs 8064% below

Medians across 781 orthopedic surgeons in Michigan with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Vitale's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale treated 177 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 177 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vitale in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 69 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.79, 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. Vitale's median patient age at 65, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024177
Average age72
Average risk score1.79
Also on Medicaid25%

Dr. Vitale's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Vitale's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12369%
  • Men5431%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Vitale's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Anxiety46%
  5. Ischemic heart disease41%
  6. Mood disorders41%
  7. Depression37%
  8. COPD36%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Vitale's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale wrote 92 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Vitale wrote 92 Medicare Part D claims for 49 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 29 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $102 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 16 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202492
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$102
Part D patients49

Dr. Vitale's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic90 claims98%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims2%

Dr. Vitale'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. Vitale's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids25%23 of 92 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: 162024: 2981%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023.

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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 Robert Vitale ranks in the 65th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare

Dr. Vitale accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Vitale as offering telehealth. CMS counts 14 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Vitale, more than 65% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Vitale ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of tissue
65th percentile14 procedures
Hip replacement
57th percentile14 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 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 Robert Vitale received $11,579 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 122 general payments to Dr. Vitale from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $6,007.

General payments to Dr. Vitale by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Vitale by kind, 2016 to 2025

$11.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$6,60457%
  • Travel and lodging$4,06035%
  • Education$9158%

Companies that paid Dr. Vitale the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Vitale graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2010.

  1. Medical schoolMichigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale's NPI number?

Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale's NPI number is 1679884068. It was assigned on June 30, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale?

Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale is an orthopedic surgeon in Mount Clemens, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale practice?

Dr. Vitale practices at 1000 Harrington St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043. Dr. Vitale's primary practice is McLaren Macomb in Mount Clemens, Michigan, part of McLaren Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vitale to 1 home health agency, 1 hospital outpatient department and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Vitale is (586) 493-8000.

What is Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale's medical license number?

Dr. Vitale holds Indiana license 02004802A, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Vitale in Indiana, California and Michigan.

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale affiliated with?

Dr. Vitale practices at McLaren Macomb in Mount Clemens, Michigan. Dr. Vitale is also affiliated with Henry Ford Macomb Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale part of?

Dr. Vitale is linked to McLaren Macomb Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Vitale to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Vitale billed Medicare for 246 services in 2024, and Dr. Vitale accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Vitale as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale see?

CMS counts 177 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vitale in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Vitale's most billed Medicare services were surgery: bones and joints (20610), office visit, established patient (99213) and hospital inpatient care (99222).

Where did Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale go to medical school?

Dr. Vitale graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2010.

What drugs does Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Vitale's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam.

Has Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $11,579 in general payments to Dr. Vitale from 30 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Christopher Robert Vitale been practicing?

Dr. Vitale graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.

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