Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards, MD

  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1578851077PAC ID8123309820
Medicare services, 2024
3,045
Medicare patients, 2024
249
Part D claims, 2024
101
MIPS score, 2024
84
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Practice phone
Call (866) 874-7483
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Primary practice

UPMC Multispecialty Group Inc

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards is an orthopedic surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dr. Edwards practices at UPMC Multispecialty Group Inc in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Edwards' NPI, 1578851077, was assigned on July 18, 2011. Dr. Edwards graduated from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Edwards holds Pennsylvania license MT199609.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8123309820
NPI enumeration date
July 18, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(866) 874-7483
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

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

Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards practices at UPMC Multispecialty Group Inc in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dr. Edwards' primary practice is UPMC Multispecialty Group Inc, at 9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (866) 874-7483.

  • UPMC Multispecialty Group Inc
    9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 · Allegheny CountyPhone(866) 874-7483

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Edwards' primary practice is UPMC Multispecialty Group Inc in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Edwards is also affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. The medical group on file is Stull, Jarvis, and Spinola Internal Medicine Associates-UPMC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Edwards to 2 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards' practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UPMC Multispecialty Group IncAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards is one of 994 orthopedic surgeons in Pennsylvania

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Edwards' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Edwards is licensed in Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense MT199609 · taxonomy 207X00000X

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Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards billed Medicare for 3,045 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,045 Medicare services from Dr. Edwards across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 249 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,211 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,045
Medicare patients249
Paid by Medicare$40,211
Procedure codes13

Dr. Edwards' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1992024: 2,4381125%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2962024: 26311%
Imaging
2023: 2642024: 23611%
Surgery
2023: 1172024: 1088%

Where Dr. Edwards' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office2,99998%
  • In a facility462%

Dr. Edwards compared with the Pennsylvania median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Edwards
  • Pennsylvania median
Medicare services
3,045vs 1,1532.6 times
Medicare patients
249vs 27610% below
Part D claims
66vs 10235% below

Medians across 929 orthopedic surgeons in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Edwards' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards treated 249 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 249 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Edwards in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 127 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Edwards' median patient age at 59, with 64% women.

Medicare patients, 2024249
Average age75
Average risk score1.25
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. Edwards' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Edwards' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women15964%
  • Men9036%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Edwards' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol74%
  4. Anxiety33%
  5. Mood disorders30%
  6. Depression28%
  7. Ischemic heart disease26%
  8. Chronic kidney disease25%

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

Dr. Edwards' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women64%
  • Men36%

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

Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards wrote 101 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Edwards wrote 101 Medicare Part D claims for 79 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 66 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $992 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 66 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024101
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$992
Part D patients79

Dr. Edwards' 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: 662024: 66No change

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 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

Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Edwards for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Edwards accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Edwards' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 84of 100Final score
  • 69.2of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 100Cost

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

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of nail tissue: 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)

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 Thomas Edwards received $20,321 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 55 general payments to Dr. Edwards from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $16,672.

General payments to Dr. Edwards by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Edwards by kind, 2016 to 2025

$20.3Kin total
  • Grants$10,16750%
  • Education$4,96324%
  • Travel and lodging$3,90219%
  • Food and beverage$1,2896%

Companies that paid Dr. Edwards the most, 2016 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 Thomas Edwards graduated from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Dr. Edwards graduated from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 2011.

  1. Medical schoolPennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards' NPI number?

Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards' NPI number is 1578851077. It was assigned on July 18, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards?

Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards is an orthopedic surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards practice?

Dr. Edwards practices at 9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. Dr. Edwards' primary practice is UPMC Multispecialty Group Inc in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Dr. Edwards to 2 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Edwards is (866) 874-7483.

What is Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards' medical license number?

Dr. Edwards holds Pennsylvania license MT199609.

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards affiliated with?

Dr. Edwards is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. Dmand AI links Dr. Edwards to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards part of?

Dr. Edwards is linked to Stull, Jarvis, and Spinola Internal Medicine Associates-UPMC. Dmand AI links Dr. Edwards to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Edwards billed Medicare for 3,045 services in 2024, and Dr. Edwards accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards' MIPS score?

Dr. Edwards' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards see?

CMS counts 249 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Edwards in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Edwards' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), diagnostic imaging (73630) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards go to medical school?

Dr. Edwards graduated from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 2011.

What drugs does Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Edwards' most prescribed drugs by claims were Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate and Meloxicam.

Has Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $20,321 in general payments to Dr. Edwards from 7 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.

How long has Dr. Christopher Thomas Edwards been practicing?

Dr. Edwards graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

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