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Dr. Christopher M. Shale, MD
NPI1962478636PAC ID9436212834
- Medicare services, 2024
- 14
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 48
- Part D claims, 2024
- 69
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 4401 Harrison Boulevard, Ogden, UT 84403
- Practice phone
- Call (801) 387-2800
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Christopher M. Shale is a plastic surgeon in Ogden, Utah
Dr. Shale practices at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah, part of Intermountain Health.
Dr. Shale's NPI, 1962478636, was assigned on February 23, 2006. Dr. Shale graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 2002. Dr. Shale holds Utah license 8501536-1205.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1962478636NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9436212834
- NPI enumeration date
- February 23, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (801) 387-2800
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
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. Shale practices at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah
Dr. Shale's primary practice is McKay-Dee Hospital, at 4401 Harrison Boulevard, Ogden, UT 84403 in Weber County. The practice phone is (801) 387-2800.
- McKay-Dee Hospital4401 Harrison Boulevard, Ogden, UT 84403 · Weber CountyPhone(801) 387-2800
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher M. Shale is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Shale's primary practice is McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah, part of Intermountain Health. The medical group on file is Intermountain Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shale to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Intermountain Health1 hospitalName with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 4 affiliations for Dr. ShaleSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher M. Shale's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shale practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| McKay-Dee Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher M. Shale is one of 74 plastic surgeons in Utah
Plastic surgery is Dr. Shale's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Shale is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Shale's licenses on file in 3 states: Utah, California and Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic surgery, UtahPrimary
- California license
- Emergency medicine, Texas
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, cancerous skin growth removal and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Shale treats.
Plastic surgeons near Dr. Shale
Counts of plastic 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 M. Shale billed Medicare for 14 services in 2024
CMS data shows 14 Medicare services from Dr. Shale across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 48 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,770 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 202414
Medicare patients48
Paid by Medicare$1,770
Procedure codes1
Dr. Shale's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 212024: 1433%
Dr. Shale compared with the Utah median for plastic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Shale
- Utah median
- Medicare services
- 14vs 1613% below
- Medicare patients
- 48vs 3250% above
- Part D claims
- 50vs 2785% above
Medians across 64 plastic surgeons in Utah with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Shale'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. Shale treated 48 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 48 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shale in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 24 patients. 63% of them have high cholesterol, and 60% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.32, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shale's median patient age at 50, with 82% women.
Medicare patients, 202448
Average age70
Average risk score1.32
Dr. Shale's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Shale's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3675%
- Men1225%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Shale's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol63%
- High blood pressure60%
- Arthritis48%
- Cancer46%
- Mood disorders35%
- Depression33%
- Anxiety31%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Shale's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 50
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women82%
- Men17%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher M. Shale wrote 69 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Shale wrote 69 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 50 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $284 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 75 claims across 5 drugs.
Part D claims, 202469
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$284
Part D patients24
Dr. Shale'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. Shale's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids19%13 of 69 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: 752024: 5033%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 5 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. Shale ranks in the 90th percentile for mastectomy in Medicare
Dr. Shale accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 36 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Shale, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Shale ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Mastectomy
- 90th percentile36 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 79th percentile28 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of nail tissue: 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); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher M. Shale has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Shale. Dr. Shale's most frequent co-authors are Raman Chaos Mahabir, MD and Ryan Patrick Mulligan, MD.
Papers2
Dr. Shale's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Shale
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher M. Shale received $2,522 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 38 general payments to Dr. Shale from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,158.
General payments to Dr. Shale by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Shale by kind, 2016 to 2025
$2.5Kin total
- Food and beverage$2,03581%
- Travel and lodging$48819%
Companies that paid Dr. Shale 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 M. Shale graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Dr. Shale graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 2002.
- Medical school
- Board certified in plastic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher M. Shale accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers
Dr. Shale is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Molina
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +13 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Shale accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO11
- Medicare9
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher M. Shale'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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 M. Shale's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher M. Shale's NPI number is 1962478636. It was assigned on February 23, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher M. Shale?
Dr. Christopher M. Shale is a plastic surgeon in Ogden, Utah. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher M. Shale practice?
Dr. Shale practices at 4401 Harrison Boulevard, Ogden, UT 84403. Dr. Shale's primary practice is McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah, part of Intermountain Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shale to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Christopher M. Shale's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Shale is (801) 387-2800.
What is Dr. Christopher M. Shale's medical license number?
Dr. Shale holds Utah license 8501536-1205, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Christopher M. Shale been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Shale in Utah (2012 to 2026), California (since 2003) and Texas (2008 to 2014).
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher M. Shale affiliated with?
Dr. Shale practices at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. Dmand AI links Dr. Shale to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher M. Shale part of?
Dr. Shale is linked to Intermountain Health.
Does Dr. Christopher M. Shale accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shale billed Medicare for 14 services in 2024, and Dr. Shale accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher M. Shale see?
CMS counts 48 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shale in 2024, with an average age of 70.
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Is Dr. Christopher M. Shale board certified?
Yes. Dr. Shale is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Christopher M. Shale bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Shale's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Christopher M. Shale go to medical school?
Dr. Shale graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher M. Shale prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Shale's most prescribed drugs by claims were Montelukast Sodium, Ondansetron ODT and Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. Christopher M. Shale received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,522 in general payments to Dr. Shale from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher M. Shale been practicing?
Dr. Shale graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher M. Shale do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Shale.
Who does Dr. Christopher M. Shale publish with?
Dr. Shale's most frequent co-authors are Raman Chaos Mahabir, MD (1 shared paper) and Ryan Patrick Mulligan, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Christopher M. Shale accept?
Dr. Shale is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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