Dr. David J. Christ, MD

  • Saint Joseph, MI
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1609819705
Medicare services, 2024
90
Medicare patients, 2024
42
Part D claims, 2024
33
MIPS score, 2024
86
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1234 Napier Avenue, Saint Joseph, MI 49085
Practice phone
Call (269) 983-8300
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Dr. David J. Christ is an orthopedic surgeon in Saint Joseph, Michigan

Dr. Christ practices at Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals - Saint Joseph Hospital in Saint Joseph, Michigan, part of Corewell Health.

Dr. Christ's NPI, 1609819705, was assigned on June 14, 2006. Dr. Christ graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 1981. Dr. Christ holds Michigan license 4301046287.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
June 14, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(269) 983-8300
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
71
Medical school graduation
1981

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

Dr. David J. Christ practices at Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals - Saint Joseph Hospital in Saint Joseph, Michigan

Dr. Christ's primary practice is Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals - Saint Joseph Hospital, at 1234 Napier Avenue, Saint Joseph, MI 49085 in Berrien County. The practice phone is (269) 983-8300.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. David J. Christ is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Christ's primary practice is Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals - Saint Joseph Hospital in Saint Joseph, Michigan, part of Corewell Health. The medical group on file is Bronson Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christ to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David J. Christ's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals - Saint Joseph HospitalAvailable with a free account
+1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. David J. Christ is one of 823 orthopedic surgeons in Michigan

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Christ's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Christ is licensed in Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, MichiganPrimaryLicense 4301046287 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Christ

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

Dr. David J. Christ billed Medicare for 90 services in 2024

CMS data shows 90 Medicare services from Dr. Christ across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 42 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,193 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202490
Medicare patients42
Paid by Medicare$22,193
Procedure codes4

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Imaging
2023: 1402024: 3376%
Surgery
2023: 642024: 2069%
Other services
2023: 622024: 1969%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1122024: 1884%

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

  • Dr. Christ
  • Michigan median
Medicare services
90vs 52383% below
Medicare patients
42vs 17276% below
Part D claims
17vs 8079% below

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

Dr. Christ'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. David J. Christ treated 42 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 42 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christ in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 20 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.90, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Christ's median patient age at 74, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 202442
Average age76
Average risk score0.90

Dr. Christ's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Christ's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2457%
  • Men1843%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol74%
  4. Ischemic heart disease26%

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

Dr. Christ's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men45%

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

Dr. David J. Christ wrote 33 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Christ wrote 33 Medicare Part D claims for 25 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 17 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $17 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202433
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$17
Part D patients25

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

  • Generic32 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims3%

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

  • Antibiotics58%19 of 33 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: 152024: 1713%

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. David J. Christ scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Christ for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Christ's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 86of 100Final score
  • 75.4of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 79of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. David J. Christ received $439 in industry payments from 2018 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Christ from 7 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $276.

General payments to Dr. Christ by program year, 2018 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Christ by kind, 2018 to 2024

$439in total
  • Food and beverage$26861%
  • Travel and lodging$17139%

Companies that paid Dr. Christ the most, 2018 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. David J. Christ graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Dr. Christ graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 1981.

  1. Medical schoolMichigan State University College of Human Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. David J. Christ'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 percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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. David J. Christ's NPI number?

Dr. David J. Christ's NPI number is 1609819705. It was assigned on June 14, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. David J. Christ?

Dr. David J. Christ is an orthopedic surgeon in Saint Joseph, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. David J. Christ practice?

Dr. Christ practices at 1234 Napier Avenue, Saint Joseph, MI 49085. Dr. Christ's primary practice is Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals - Saint Joseph Hospital in Saint Joseph, Michigan, part of Corewell Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christ to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. David J. Christ's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Christ is (269) 983-8300.

What is Dr. David J. Christ's medical license number?

Dr. Christ holds Michigan license 4301046287.

Which hospitals is Dr. David J. Christ affiliated with?

Dr. Christ practices at Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals - Saint Joseph Hospital in Saint Joseph, Michigan.

What medical group is Dr. David J. Christ part of?

Dr. Christ is linked to Bronson Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Christ to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. David J. Christ accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Christ billed Medicare for 90 services in 2024.

What is Dr. David J. Christ's MIPS score?

Dr. Christ's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. David J. Christ see?

CMS counts 42 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christ in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. David J. Christ bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Christ's most billed Medicare services were diagnostic imaging (73502), surgery: bones and joints (27130) and emerging technology (0054T).

Where did Dr. David J. Christ go to medical school?

Dr. Christ graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 1981.

What drugs does Dr. David J. Christ prescribe most?

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

Has Dr. David J. Christ received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $439 in general payments to Dr. Christ from 7 companies from 2018 to 2024. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

How long has Dr. David J. Christ been practicing?

Dr. Christ graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.

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