Dr. Christopher Donald Shank, MD

Dr. Shank practices at Texas Health Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas, part of Texas Health Resources.

Dr. Shank's NPI, 1336582246, was assigned on April 10, 2013. Dr. Shank graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2013. Dr. Shank holds Texas license S5070.

Dr. Shank's primary practice is Texas Health Fort Worth, at 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104 in Tarrant County. The practice phone is (817) 250-2100.

Dr. Shank's primary practice is Texas Health Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas, part of Texas Health Resources. Dr. Shank is also affiliated with Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth. The medical group on file is Texas Health Physicians Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shank to 5 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shank practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Shank's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Shank is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Shank's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Alabama.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Shank treats.

CMS data shows 580 Medicare services from Dr. Shank across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 270 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $68,268 for them.

CMS counts 270 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shank in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 110 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.64, 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. Shank's median patient age at 64, with 52% women.

In 2018, Dr. Shank wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $96 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Shank for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Shank accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 96 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Shank, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 21 papers to Dr. Shank, published from 2014 to 2023. 2019 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Critical Care, Intensive Care Units and Neurosurgery. Dr. Shank has published most often in Neurosurgery. Dr. Shank's most frequent co-authors are Beverly Claire Walters, MD, Mark N. Hadley and Jacob Richard Lepard, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 57 general payments to Dr. Shank from 17 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $1,188.

Dr. Shank graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2013.

Dr. Shank is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.