Dr. Christoph E. Brehm, MD

Dr. Brehm practices at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, part of Penn State.

Dr. Brehm's NPI, 1699008664, was assigned on September 9, 2009. Dr. Brehm holds Pennsylvania license LT000676.

Dr. Brehm's primary practice is Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, at 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033 in Dauphin County. The practice phone is (717) 531-8521.

Dr. Brehm's primary practice is Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, part of Penn State. The medical group on file is Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brehm to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Brehm's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Brehm is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 122 Medicare services from Dr. Brehm across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 43 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,193 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 43 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brehm in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 22 patients. 75% of them have heart failure, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.91, 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. Brehm's median patient age at 68, with 18% women.

In 2018, Dr. Brehm wrote 13 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $116 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Brehm for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Brehm accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 28 papers to Dr. Brehm, published from 2012 to 2024. 2018 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Shock, Cardiogenic and Heart-Assist Devices. Dr. Brehm has published most often in Artif Organs. Dr. Brehm's most frequent co-authors are Ali Ghodsizad, MD, Behzad Soleimani, MD and Amit Prasad, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Dr. Brehm from 6 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Abiomed paid the most, $480.