Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer, MD

  • Arlington, TX
  • Colorectal surgeon
NPI1538456561PAC ID6901196302
Medicare services, 2024
238
Medicare patients, 2024
148
Part D claims, 2024
348
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
85
Practice address
801 W Interstate 20, Arlington, TX 76017
Practice phone
Call (817) 472-3400
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Primary practice

USMD Hospital at Arlington

Hospital · Arlington, Texas

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Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer is a colorectal surgeon in Arlington, Texas

Dr. Dwyer practices at USMD Hospital at Arlington in Arlington, Texas, part of Texas Health Resources.

Dr. Dwyer's NPI, 1538456561, was assigned on June 28, 2011. Dr. Dwyer graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Dwyer holds Texas license R2582.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6901196302
NPI enumeration date
June 28, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(817) 472-3400
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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 Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer practices at USMD Hospital at Arlington in Arlington, Texas

Dr. Dwyer's primary practice is USMD Hospital at Arlington, at 801 W Interstate 20, Arlington, TX 76017 in Tarrant County. The practice phone is (817) 472-3400.

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Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Dwyer's primary practice is USMD Hospital at Arlington in Arlington, Texas, part of Texas Health Resources. Dr. Dwyer is also affiliated with Medical City Arlington Hospital. The medical group on file is Texas Oncology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dwyer to 2 more home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dwyer practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
USMD Hospital at ArlingtonAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer is one of 204 colorectal surgeons in Texas

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Dwyer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Dwyer is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Dwyer's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Indiana and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Colon and rectal surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense R2582 · 2017 to 2026 · taxonomy 208C00000X
  • Indiana license2016 to 2017
  • Pennsylvania license2011 to 2016

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists colonoscopy, colon removal and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Dwyer treats.

Colorectal surgeons near Dr. Dwyer

Counts of colorectal surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer billed Medicare for 238 services in 2024

CMS data shows 238 Medicare services from Dr. Dwyer across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 148 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,418 for them.

Medicare services, 2024238
Medicare patients148
Paid by Medicare$20,418
Procedure codes6

Dr. Dwyer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2052024: 1964%
Surgery
2023: 572024: 4226%

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

  • In an office20787%
  • In a facility3113%

Dr. Dwyer compared with the Texas median for colorectal surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Dwyer
  • Texas median
Medicare services
238vs 2546% below
Medicare patients
148vs 154Close to median
Part D claims
283vs 1022.8 times

Medians across 192 colorectal surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Dwyer's 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 Ryan Dwyer treated 148 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 148 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dwyer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 76 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Dwyer's median patient age at 57, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024148
Average age73
Average risk score1.12

Dr. Dwyer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Dwyer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8457%
  • Men6443%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis46%
  4. Cancer33%
  5. Ischemic heart disease33%
  6. Mood disorders30%
  7. Depression29%
  8. Anxiety26%

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

Dr. Dwyer's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 57

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men46%

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

Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer wrote 348 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Dwyer wrote 348 Medicare Part D claims for 157 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 283 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $14,965 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 187 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024348
Drugs named by CMS8
Total drug cost$14,965
Part D patients157

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

  • Generic268 claims77%
  • Brand-name80 claims23%

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

  • Opioids11%40 of 348 claims
  • Antibiotics30%104 of 348 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: 1872024: 28351%

Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 5 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 Ryan Dwyer scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Dwyer for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Dwyer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 41 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Dwyer, more than 59% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Dwyer's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 67.5of 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. Dwyer ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
59th percentile41 procedures

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

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 Ryan Dwyer has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Dwyer in 2011. Dr. Dwyer's most frequent co-authors are Richard J. Auchus, MD, Manisha Gupta, MD and Andrew Peitzman.

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Dr. Dwyer's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Dwyer

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Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer received $14,706 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 106 general payments to Dr. Dwyer from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 43% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $10,965.

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

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

$14.7Kin total
  • Education$6,25043%
  • Food and beverage$4,27529%
  • Travel and lodging$4,18128%

Companies that paid Dr. Dwyer 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 Ryan Dwyer has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Dwyer.

Awards and honors for Dr. Dwyer

  1. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine

Dr. Dwyer graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Dwyer is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolJoe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in colon & rectal surgeryAmerican Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
  3. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers

Dr. Dwyer is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Dwyer accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO14
  2. HMO10
  3. Medicare10
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer'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 Ryan Dwyer's NPI number?

Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer's NPI number is 1538456561. It was assigned on June 28, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer?

Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer is a colorectal surgeon in Arlington, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208C00000X).

Where does Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer practice?

Dr. Dwyer practices at 801 W Interstate 20, Arlington, TX 76017. Dr. Dwyer's primary practice is USMD Hospital at Arlington in Arlington, Texas, part of Texas Health Resources. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dwyer to 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Dwyer is (817) 472-3400.

What is Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer's medical license number?

Dr. Dwyer holds Texas license R2582, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Dwyer in Texas (2017 to 2026), Indiana (2016 to 2017) and Pennsylvania (2011 to 2016).

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer affiliated with?

Dr. Dwyer practices at USMD Hospital at Arlington in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Dwyer is also affiliated with Medical City Arlington Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer part of?

Dr. Dwyer is linked to Texas Oncology.

Does Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Dwyer billed Medicare for 238 services in 2024, and Dr. Dwyer accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer's MIPS score?

Dr. Dwyer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer see?

CMS counts 148 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dwyer in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer board certified?

Yes. Dr. Dwyer is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

What services does Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Dwyer's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer go to medical school?

Dr. Dwyer graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2011.

What drugs does Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Dwyer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sutab, Metoclopramide HCl and Metronidazole.

Has Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $14,706 in general payments to Dr. Dwyer from 27 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer been practicing?

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

Does Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Dwyer.

Who does Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer publish with?

Dr. Dwyer's most frequent co-authors are Richard J. Auchus, MD (1 shared paper), Manisha Gupta, MD (1 shared paper) and Andrew Peitzman (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Christopher Ryan Dwyer accept?

Dr. Dwyer is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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