Dr. Christopher Lance Love, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 755
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 476
- Part D claims, 2024
- 644
- MIPS score, 2024
- 76
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1020 S State Highway 16, Fredericksburg, TX 78624
- Practice phone
- Call (830) 997-4353
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Fredericksburg, Texas
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Dr. Christopher Lance Love is a general surgeon in Fredericksburg, Texas
Dr. Love practices at Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Dr. Love's NPI, 1902860703, was assigned on April 17, 2006. Dr. Love graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Love holds Texas license L5028.
- NPI
- 1902860703NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5193700169
- NPI enumeration date
- April 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (830) 997-4353
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 53
- Medical school graduation
- 1999
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Lance Love practices at Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas
Dr. Love's primary practice is Hill Country Memorial Hospital, at 1020 S State Highway 16, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 in Gillespie County. The practice phone is (830) 997-4353.
- Hill Country Memorial Hospital1020 S State Highway 16, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 · Gillespie CountyPhone(830) 997-4353
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher Lance Love is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Love's primary practice is Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas. Dr. Love is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital Hill Country. The medical group on file is Methodist Physicians Hill Country Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Love to 1 more physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Lance Love's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Love practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Hill Country Memorial Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Lance Love is one of 1,939 general surgeons in Texas
Surgery is Dr. Love's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Love is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Love's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Kentucky.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, TexasPrimary
- Kentucky license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, appendectomy, breast reconstruction, cancerous skin growth removal, colonoscopy, colon removal and esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery among the conditions Dr. Love treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Love
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Lance Love billed Medicare for 755 services in 2024
CMS data shows 755 Medicare services from Dr. Love across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 476 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $104,444 for them.
Dr. Love's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 3512024: 57965%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1652024: 1767%
- Other services
- 2023: 132024: 0100%
Where Dr. Love's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office15020%
- In a facility60580%
Dr. Love compared with the Texas median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Love
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 755vs 1186.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 476vs 974.9 times
- Part D claims
- 574vs 4213.7 times
Medians across 1,674 general surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Love'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 Lance Love treated 476 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 476 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Love in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 286 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Love's median patient age at 66, with 57% women.
Dr. Love's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Love's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women22547%
- Men25153%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Love's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure73%
- Arthritis45%
- Cancer25%
- Ischemic heart disease21%
- Diabetes19%
- Atrial fibrillation16%
- Mood disorders16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Love's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Lance Love wrote 644 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Love wrote 644 Medicare Part D claims for 223 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 574 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,233 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 371 claims across 6 drugs.
Dr. Love's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic630 claims98%
- Brand-name14 claims2%
Dr. Love'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. Love's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids28%178 of 644 claims
- Antibiotics11%73 of 644 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: 3712024: 57455%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 6 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 Lance Love scored 76 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 76 out of 100 for Dr. Love for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Love accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 27 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Love, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Love's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 76of 100Final score
- 77.4of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 43of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Love ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 89th percentile156 procedures
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 59th percentile37 procedures
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 94th percentile27 procedures
- Mastectomy
- 79th percentile21 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 72nd percentile17 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair - groin (open): 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 Lance Love received $25,570 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 36 general payments to Dr. Love from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $24,910.
General payments to Dr. Love by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Love by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$24,00094%
- Food and beverage$8603%
- Speaker and faculty fees$5002%
- Travel and lodging$2101%
Companies that paid Dr. Love the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher Lance Love graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
Dr. Love graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1999.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher Lance Love accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Love is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Humana
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Love accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO10
- PPO10
- Medicare5
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Lance Love'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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 |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network 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 Lance Love's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Lance Love's NPI number is 1902860703. It was assigned on April 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Lance Love?
Dr. Christopher Lance Love is a general surgeon in Fredericksburg, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Lance Love practice?
Dr. Love practices at 1020 S State Highway 16, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. Dr. Love's primary practice is Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Love to 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Christopher Lance Love's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Love is (830) 997-4353.
What is Dr. Christopher Lance Love's medical license number?
Dr. Love holds Texas license L5028, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Christopher Lance Love been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Love in Texas (2002 to 2026) and Kentucky (2004 to 2019).
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Lance Love affiliated with?
Dr. Love is affiliated with Methodist Hospital Hill Country.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Lance Love part of?
Dr. Love is linked to Methodist Physicians Hill Country Medical Group.
Does Dr. Christopher Lance Love accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Love billed Medicare for 755 services in 2024, and Dr. Love accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Christopher Lance Love's MIPS score?
Dr. Love's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 76 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Lance Love see?
CMS counts 476 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Love in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Christopher Lance Love board certified?
Yes. Dr. Love is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. Christopher Lance Love bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Love's most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (45380), surgery: digestive system (45385) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Christopher Lance Love go to medical school?
Dr. Love graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1999.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Lance Love prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Love's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron ODT, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Christopher Lance Love received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $25,570 in general payments to Dr. Love from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher Lance Love been practicing?
Dr. Love graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Christopher Lance Love accept?
Dr. Love is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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