Dr. Christian Paul Dipaola, MD

Dr. Dipaola practices at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York, part of Rochester Regional Health.

Dr. Dipaola's NPI, 1528077252, was assigned on August 5, 2006. Dr. Dipaola holds New York license 303041.

Dr. Dipaola's primary practice is Rochester General Hospital, at 1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY 14621 in Monroe County. The practice phone is (585) 922-4000.

Dr. Dipaola's primary practice is Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York, part of Rochester Regional Health. Dr. Dipaola is also affiliated with Unity Hospital. The medical group on file is Rochester General Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dipaola to 4 more group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dipaola practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

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

CMS data shows 154 Medicare services from Dr. Dipaola across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 100 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $21,698 for them.

CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dipaola in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 46 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.78, 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. Dipaola's median patient age at 65, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Dipaola wrote 71 Medicare Part D claims for 41 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 42 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $300 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 37 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Dipaola for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Dipaola accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 298 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Dipaola, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 21 papers to Dr. Dipaola, published from 2011 to 2023. 2012 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Lumbar Vertebrae, Postoperative Complications and Predictive Value of Tests. Dr. Dipaola has published most often in J Neurosurg Spine. Dr. Dipaola's most frequent co-authors are Patrick J. Connolly, MD, Anthony S. Lapinsky, MD and Glenn R. Rechtine, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Dipaola to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Intervertebral Disc Displacement and Hernia. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Dipaola that name 1 trial.

CMS Open Payments shows 92 general payments to Dr. Dipaola from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 96% of the total. K2M, Inc. paid the most, $564,641. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $250 in 2022, naming 1 clinical trial.