Dr. Christopher M. Opella, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,739
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 650
- Part D claims, 2024
- 10,084
- MIPS score, 2024
- 87
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 955 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902
- Practice phone
- Call (843) 522-5200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Christopher M. Opella is a family medicine physician in Beaufort, South Carolina
Dr. Opella practices at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina, part of Beaufort County's.
Dr. Opella's NPI, 1134184716, was assigned on April 18, 2006. Dr. Opella graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Opella holds Texas license K5370.
- NPI
- 1134184716NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8820981244
- NPI enumeration date
- April 18, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (843) 522-5200
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher M. Opella practices at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina
Dr. Opella's primary practice is Beaufort Memorial Hospital, at 955 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902 in Beaufort County. The practice phone is (843) 522-5200.
- Beaufort Memorial Hospital955 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902 · Beaufort CountyPhone(843) 522-5200
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher M. Opella is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Opella's primary practice is Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina, part of Beaufort County's. Dr. Opella is also affiliated with Candler Hospital. The medical group on file is Beaufort Memorial Lowcountry Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Opella to 2 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 3 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher M. Opella's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Opella practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher M. Opella is one of 2,356 family medicine physicians in South Carolina
Family medicine is Dr. Opella's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Opella is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, TexasPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher M. Opella billed Medicare for 2,739 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,739 Medicare services from Dr. Opella across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 650 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $195,803 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Opella's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Other services
- 2023: 5192024: 1,454180%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,2682024: 1,14110%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1132024: 13015%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 172024: 1418%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 122024: 0100%
Dr. Opella compared with the South Carolina median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Opella
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 2,739vs 7443.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 650vs 2322.8 times
- Part D claims
- 9,462vs 1,0239.2 times
Medians across 2,295 family medicine physicians in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Opella'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 M. Opella treated 650 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 650 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Opella in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 365 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.73, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Opella's median patient age at 73, with 56% women.
Dr. Opella's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Opella's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women33952%
- Men31148%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Opella's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure64%
- Arthritis37%
- Ischemic heart disease21%
- Diabetes20%
- Chronic kidney disease17%
- Atrial fibrillation15%
- Anxiety14%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Opella's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher M. Opella wrote 10,084 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Opella wrote 10,084 Medicare Part D claims for 892 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 9,462 of them, across 132 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $547,715 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,087 claims across 122 drugs.
Dr. Opella's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic9,211 claims91%
- Brand-name832 claims8%
- Other41 claims0%
Dr. Opella'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. Opella's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%153 of 10,084 claims
- Antibiotics2%171 of 10,084 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: 8,0872024: 9,46217%
Drugs named by CMS: 132 in 2024, 122 in 2023.
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 M. Opella scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Opella for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Opella accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Opella's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 87of 100Final score
- 83.2of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 73of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Removal of skin lesions: 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 M. Opella received $1,459 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 96 general payments to Dr. Opella from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $294.
General payments to Dr. Opella by program year, 2016 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Opella the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher M. Opella graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine
Dr. Opella graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1997.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher M. Opella's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors 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 payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher M. Opella's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher M. Opella's NPI number is 1134184716. It was assigned on April 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher M. Opella?
Dr. Christopher M. Opella is a family medicine physician in Beaufort, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher M. Opella practice?
Dr. Opella practices at 955 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902. Dr. Opella's primary practice is Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina, part of Beaufort County's. Dmand AI also links Dr. Opella to 2 hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 3 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Christopher M. Opella's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Opella is (843) 522-5200.
What is Dr. Christopher M. Opella's medical license number?
Dr. Opella holds Texas license K5370.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher M. Opella affiliated with?
Dr. Opella practices at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina. Dr. Opella is also affiliated with Candler Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Opella to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher M. Opella part of?
Dr. Opella is linked to Beaufort Memorial Lowcountry Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Opella to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Christopher M. Opella accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Opella billed Medicare for 2,739 services in 2024, and Dr. Opella accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Christopher M. Opella's MIPS score?
Dr. Opella's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher M. Opella see?
CMS counts 650 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Opella in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Christopher M. Opella bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Opella's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and medicare service (G0439).
Where did Dr. Christopher M. Opella go to medical school?
Dr. Opella graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1997.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher M. Opella prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Opella's most prescribed drugs by claims were Rosuvastatin Calcium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Christopher M. Opella received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,459 in general payments to Dr. Opella from 19 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher M. Opella been practicing?
Dr. Opella graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
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