Dr. Thomas J. Christopher, MD

Dr. Christopher practices at The Sanger Clinic in Concord, North Carolina.

Dr. Christopher's NPI, 1790782886, was assigned on July 5, 2005. Dr. Christopher graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Christopher's North Carolina license number on file is 200000377.

Dr. Christopher's primary practice is The Sanger Clinic, at 100 Medical Park NE Dr, Concord, NC 28025 in Cabarrus County. The practice phone is (704) 403-6100.

Dr. Christopher's primary practice is The Sanger Clinic in Concord, North Carolina. Dr. Christopher is also affiliated with Atrium Health Cabarrus. The medical group on file is Atrium Health Cleveland Imaging. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christopher to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Christopher practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Christopher's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Christopher is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Christopher's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Georgia.

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia, heart blockage, intermittent racing heartbeat (PSVT), pacemaker or defibrillator implantation, pacemaker replacement, sick sinus syndrome and ventricular tachycardia among the conditions Dr. Christopher treats.

CMS data shows 3,065 Medicare services from Dr. Christopher across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,374 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $132,529 for them.

CMS counts 1,374 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christopher in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 619 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.74, 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. Christopher's median patient age at 77, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Christopher wrote 5,269 Medicare Part D claims for 822 patients. 68% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,123 of them, across 49 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,531,755 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,293 claims across 43 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Christopher for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Christopher accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 56 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Christopher, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Christopher. Dr. Christopher's most frequent co-authors are Cindy M. Baker, MD and David B. Delurgio, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Christopher to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Heart Diseases and Cardiovascular Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 184 general payments to Dr. Christopher from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 79% of the total. Biotronik Inc. paid the most, $2,425.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Christopher, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Dr. Christopher graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Christopher is a member of ACC.

Dr. Christopher is in network with 22 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.