Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie, MD, PhD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,788
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 950
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,312
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 27 13th NE Ave, Hickory, NC 28601
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 304-6701
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Graystone Eye Surgery Center
Hickory, North Carolina
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Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie is an ophthalmologist in Hickory, North Carolina
Dr. Tanzie practices at Graystone Eye Surgery Center in Hickory, North Carolina.
Dr. Tanzie's NPI, 1548603046, was assigned on April 15, 2013. Dr. Tanzie graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2013. Dr. Tanzie holds North Carolina license 2016-02007.
- NPI
- 1548603046NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1052680584
- NPI enumeration date
- April 15, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (828) 304-6701
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie practices at Graystone Eye Surgery Center in Hickory, North Carolina
Dr. Tanzie's primary practice is Graystone Eye Surgery Center, at 27 13th NE Ave, Hickory, NC 28601 in Catawba County. The practice phone is (828) 304-6701.
- Graystone Eye Surgery Center27 13th NE Ave, Hickory, NC 28601 · Catawba CountyPhone(828) 304-6701
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Tanzie's primary practice is Graystone Eye Surgery Center in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Tanzie is also affiliated with Catawba Valley Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tanzie to 1 more ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tanzie practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Graystone Eye Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie is one of 552 ophthalmologists in North Carolina
Ophthalmology is Dr. Tanzie's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Tanzie is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, North CarolinaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie billed Medicare for 1,788 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,788 Medicare services from Dr. Tanzie across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 950 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $192,967 for them.
Dr. Tanzie's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,1132024: 1,1312%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4352024: 4145%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2162024: 24313%
Where Dr. Tanzie's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,46082%
- In a facility32818%
Dr. Tanzie compared with the North Carolina median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Tanzie
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 1,788vs 1,7015% above
- Medicare patients
- 950vs 56668% above
- Part D claims
- 1,216vs 62096% above
Medians across 580 ophthalmologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Tanzie'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 Patrick Tanzie treated 950 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 950 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tanzie in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 409 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tanzie's median patient age at 73, with 62% women.
Dr. Tanzie's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Tanzie's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women53656%
- Men41444%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Tanzie's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis43%
- Diabetes38%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
- Ischemic heart disease27%
- Anxiety26%
- Mood disorders23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Tanzie's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie wrote 1,312 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Tanzie wrote 1,312 Medicare Part D claims for 427 patients. 52% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,216 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $253,462 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,199 claims across 23 drugs.
Dr. Tanzie's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic680 claims52%
- Brand-name632 claims48%
Dr. Tanzie'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,1992024: 1,2161%
Drugs named by CMS: 20 in 2024, 23 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. Christopher Patrick Tanzie scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Tanzie for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Tanzie accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 256 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Tanzie, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Tanzie's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 99.5of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 80of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Tanzie ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 87th percentile256 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 Patrick Tanzie received $3,667 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 162 general payments to Dr. Tanzie from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $603.
General payments to Dr. Tanzie by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Tanzie the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal)
Dr. Tanzie graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2013.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile 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 Patrick Tanzie's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie's NPI number is 1548603046. It was assigned on April 15, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie?
Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie is an ophthalmologist in Hickory, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie practice?
Dr. Tanzie practices at 27 13th NE Ave, Hickory, NC 28601. Dr. Tanzie's primary practice is Graystone Eye Surgery Center in Hickory, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tanzie to 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Tanzie is (828) 304-6701.
What is Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie's medical license number?
Dr. Tanzie holds North Carolina license 2016-02007.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie affiliated with?
Dr. Tanzie is affiliated with Catawba Valley Medical Center.
Does Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tanzie billed Medicare for 1,788 services in 2024, and Dr. Tanzie accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie's MIPS score?
Dr. Tanzie's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie see?
CMS counts 950 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tanzie in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Tanzie's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: eye (66984).
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Where did Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie go to medical school?
Dr. Tanzie graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2013.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tanzie's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth and Restasis.
Has Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,667 in general payments to Dr. Tanzie from 26 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher Patrick Tanzie been practicing?
Dr. Tanzie graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
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