Christopher L. Aaron

  • Altoona, PA
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1083879860PAC ID8426328519
Medicare services, 2024
533
Medicare patients, 2024
176
Part D claims, 2024
5,443
Publications
5
MIPS score, 2024
80
Practice address
620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601
Practice phone
Call (814) 889-2011
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Primary practice

UPMC Altoona

Hospital · Altoona, Pennsylvania

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Christopher L. Aaron is a family medicine physician in Altoona, Pennsylvania

Christopher Aaron practices at UPMC Altoona in Altoona, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Christopher Aaron's NPI, 1083879860, was assigned on July 22, 2008. Christopher Aaron holds Pennsylvania license OS019703.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8426328519
NPI enumeration date
July 22, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(814) 889-2011
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

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

Christopher L. Aaron practices at UPMC Altoona in Altoona, Pennsylvania

Christopher Aaron's primary practice is UPMC Altoona, at 620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601 in Blair County. The practice phone is (814) 889-2011.

  • UPMC Altoona
    620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601 · Blair CountyPhone(814) 889-2011

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Christopher L. Aaron is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Christopher Aaron's primary practice is UPMC Altoona in Altoona, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The medical group on file is Blair Medical Associates. Dmand AI also links Christopher Aaron to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 hospice and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Christopher L. Aaron's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Christopher Aaron practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UPMC AltoonaAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Christopher L. Aaron is one of 6,168 family medicine physicians in Pennsylvania

Family medicine is Christopher Aaron's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Christopher Aaron is licensed in Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense OS019703 · taxonomy 207Q00000X

Family medicine physicians near Christopher Aaron

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Christopher L. Aaron billed Medicare for 533 services in 2024

CMS data shows 533 Medicare services from Christopher Aaron across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 176 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,776 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024533
Medicare patients176
Paid by Medicare$19,776
Procedure codes9

Christopher Aaron's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2982024: 24617%
Surgery
2023: 1892024: 13131%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1062024: 7034%
Tests and treatments
2023: 992024: 6039%
Imaging
2023: 162024: 156%
Lab and pathology
2023: 332024: 1167%
Other services
2023: 142024: 0100%

Christopher Aaron compared with the Pennsylvania median for family medicine physicians, 2024

  • Christopher Aaron
  • Pennsylvania median
Medicare services
533vs 39834% above
Medicare patients
176vs 174Close to median
Part D claims
4,901vs 1,3393.7 times

Medians across 6,220 family medicine physicians in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Christopher Aaron'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

Christopher L. Aaron treated 176 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 176 Medicare patients who saw Christopher Aaron in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 97 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Christopher Aaron's median patient age at 67, with 36% women.

Medicare patients, 2024176
Average age71
Average risk score1.31
Also on Medicaid9%

Christopher Aaron's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Christopher Aaron's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8649%
  • Men9051%

Chronic conditions among Christopher Aaron's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure72%
  3. Arthritis43%
  4. Diabetes34%
  5. Ischemic heart disease34%
  6. Chronic kidney disease27%
  7. Anxiety19%
  8. Atrial fibrillation19%

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

Christopher Aaron's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women36%
  • Men61%

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

Christopher L. Aaron wrote 5,443 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Christopher Aaron wrote 5,443 Medicare Part D claims for 540 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,901 of them, across 112 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $380,273 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,108 claims across 111 drugs.

Part D claims, 20245,443
Drugs named by CMS112
Total drug cost$380,273
Part D patients540

Christopher Aaron's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic4,789 claims88%
  • Brand-name622 claims11%
  • Other32 claims1%

Christopher Aaron'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 Christopher Aaron's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%117 of 5,443 claims
  • Antibiotics3%155 of 5,443 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%21 of 5,443 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: 5,1082024: 4,9014%

Drugs named by CMS: 112 in 2024, 111 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

Christopher L. Aaron scored 80 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Christopher Aaron for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Christopher Aaron accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Christopher Aaron's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 80of 100Final score
  • 62.6of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 70of 100Cost

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Christopher L. Aaron has 5 publications on record

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Christopher Aaron in 2013. The most frequent topics are Military Personnel, Latent Tuberculosis and Program Evaluation. Christopher Aaron has published most often in MSMR. Christopher Aaron's most frequent co-author is Meletios James Fotinos, MD.

Papers5

Topics Christopher Aaron writes about most

  • Military Personnel
  • Latent Tuberculosis
  • Program Evaluation
  • Quality Improvement
  • Quality Indicators, Health Care
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Christopher Aaron's most frequent co-authors

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Sources for Christopher L. Aaron'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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Christopher L. Aaron's NPI number?

Christopher L. Aaron's NPI number is 1083879860. It was assigned on July 22, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Christopher L. Aaron specialize in?

Christopher L. Aaron is a family medicine physician in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Christopher L. Aaron practice?

Christopher Aaron practices at 620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601. Christopher Aaron's primary practice is UPMC Altoona in Altoona, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Christopher Aaron to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 hospice and 1 medical group.

What is Christopher L. Aaron's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Christopher Aaron is (814) 889-2011.

What is Christopher L. Aaron's medical license number?

Christopher Aaron holds Pennsylvania license OS019703.

Which hospitals is Christopher L. Aaron affiliated with?

Christopher Aaron practices at UPMC Altoona in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

What medical group is Christopher L. Aaron part of?

Christopher Aaron is linked to Blair Medical Associates. Dmand AI links Christopher Aaron to 1 more medical group.

Does Christopher L. Aaron accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Christopher Aaron billed Medicare for 533 services in 2024, and Christopher Aaron accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Christopher L. Aaron's MIPS score?

Christopher Aaron's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 80 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Christopher L. Aaron see?

CMS counts 176 Medicare patients who saw Christopher Aaron in 2024, with an average age of 71.

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What services does Christopher L. Aaron bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Christopher Aaron's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415) and injected or infused drug (J3301).

What drugs does Christopher L. Aaron prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Christopher Aaron's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Rosuvastatin Calcium.

How long has Christopher L. Aaron been practicing?

Christopher Aaron graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Christopher L. Aaron do research?

Dmand AI links 5 publications to Christopher Aaron.

Who does Christopher L. Aaron publish with?

Christopher Aaron's most frequent co-authors are Meletios James Fotinos, MD (1 shared paper).

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