Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell, MD

  • Rochester, NY
  • General surgeon
NPI1982694733PAC ID4284652009
Medicare services, 2024
229
Medicare patients, 2024
159
Part D claims, 2024
58
Publications
4
MIPS score, 2024
97
Practice address
1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY 14621
Practice phone
Call (585) 922-4000
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Primary practice

Rochester General Hospital

Hospital · Rochester, New York

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Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell is a general surgeon in Rochester, New York

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

Dr. Caldwell's NPI, 1982694733, was assigned on October 24, 2005. Dr. Caldwell graduated from The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Caldwell holds New York license 164917.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4284652009
NPI enumeration date
October 24, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(585) 922-4000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
70
Medical school graduation
1982

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

Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell practices at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York

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

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Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Caldwell's primary practice is Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York, part of Rochester Regional Health. Dr. Caldwell is also affiliated with Unity Hospital. The medical group on file is Rochester General Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Caldwell to 3 more group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Caldwell practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Rochester General HospitalAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell is one of 1,604 general surgeons in New York

Surgery is Dr. Caldwell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Caldwell is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Caldwell is licensed in New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, New YorkPrimaryLicense 164917 · 1985 to 2026 · taxonomy 208600000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, mastectomy, removal of damaged skin or skin graft and thyroid surgery among the conditions Dr. Caldwell treats.

General surgeons near Dr. Caldwell

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Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell billed Medicare for 229 services in 2024

CMS data shows 229 Medicare services from Dr. Caldwell across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 159 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,060 for them.

Medicare services, 2024229
Medicare patients159
Paid by Medicare$20,060
Procedure codes7

Dr. Caldwell's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Office and hospital visits194
  2. Surgery35

Where Dr. Caldwell's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office11450%
  • In a facility11550%

Dr. Caldwell compared with the New York median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Caldwell
  • New York median
Medicare services
229vs 15449% above
Medicare patients
159vs 10946% above
Part D claims
12vs 2450% below

Medians across 1,502 general surgeons in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Caldwell'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 B. Caldwell treated 159 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 159 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Caldwell in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 71 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.68, 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. Caldwell's median patient age at 71, with 82% women.

Medicare patients, 2024159
Average age71
Average risk score1.68
Also on Medicaid26%

Dr. Caldwell's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Caldwell's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11975%
  • Men4025%

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

  1. High cholesterol74%
  2. High blood pressure65%
  3. Cancer62%
  4. Arthritis44%
  5. Diabetes29%
  6. Anxiety27%
  7. Chronic kidney disease26%
  8. Mood disorders23%

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

Dr. Caldwell's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women82%
  • Men17%

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

Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell wrote 58 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Caldwell wrote 58 Medicare Part D claims for 36 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $49 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202458
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$49
Part D patients36

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

  • Generic56 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims3%

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

  • Antibiotics24%14 of 58 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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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 B. Caldwell scored 97 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Caldwell for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Caldwell accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 121 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Caldwell, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Caldwell's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 97of 100Final score
  • 74.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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

Where Dr. Caldwell ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Mastectomy
99th percentile121 procedures
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
79th percentile27 procedures

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

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

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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 B. Caldwell has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Caldwell. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms. Dr. Caldwell's most frequent co-authors are Manjit S. Bains, MD, Harry D. Bear, MD and Michael P. La Quaglia, MD.

Papers4

Topics Dr. Caldwell writes about most

  • Breast Neoplasms

Dr. Caldwell's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Caldwell

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Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell received $272 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Caldwell from 4 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $160.

General payments to Dr. Caldwell by program year, 2024 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Caldwell the most, 2024 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 B. Caldwell has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Caldwell, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Caldwell

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • Checkbook Top Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell graduated from The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine

Dr. Caldwell graduated from The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine in 1982.

  1. Medical schoolThe Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Caldwell is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, MVP Health Care and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • MVP Health Care
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • +10 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Caldwell accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. HMO8
  3. Medicare7
  4. EPO6
  5. POS6
  6. Medicaid3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell's NPI number?

Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell's NPI number is 1982694733. It was assigned on October 24, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell?

Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell is a general surgeon in Rochester, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell practice?

Dr. Caldwell practices at 1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY 14621. Dr. Caldwell's primary practice is Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York, part of Rochester Regional Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Caldwell to 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Caldwell is (585) 922-4000.

What is Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell's medical license number?

Dr. Caldwell holds New York license 164917.

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell affiliated with?

Dr. Caldwell practices at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York. Dr. Caldwell is also affiliated with Unity Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell part of?

Dr. Caldwell is linked to Rochester General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Caldwell to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Caldwell billed Medicare for 229 services in 2024, and Dr. Caldwell accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell's MIPS score?

Dr. Caldwell's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell see?

CMS counts 159 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Caldwell in 2024, with an average age of 71.

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Is Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell board certified?

Yes. Dr. Caldwell is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Caldwell's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), hospital inpatient care (99231) and office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell go to medical school?

Dr. Caldwell graduated from The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine in 1982.

What drugs does Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell prescribe most?

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

Has Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $272 in general payments to Dr. Caldwell from 4 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Davol Inc.

How long has Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell been practicing?

Dr. Caldwell graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.

Does Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Caldwell.

Who does Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell publish with?

Dr. Caldwell's most frequent co-authors are Manjit S. Bains, MD (1 shared paper), Harry D. Bear, MD (1 shared paper) and Michael P. La Quaglia, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Christopher B. Caldwell accept?

Dr. Caldwell is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, MVP Health Care and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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