Dr. Christopher Lee Downing, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 328
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 188
- Part D claims, 2024
- 247
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 600 West Ridge Road, Wytheville, VA 24382
- Practice phone
- Call (276) 228-0200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Christopher Lee Downing is a general surgeon in Wytheville, Virginia
Dr. Downing practices at Wythe County Community Hospital in Wytheville, Virginia, part of Lifepoint Health.
Dr. Downing's NPI, 1396763835, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Downing graduated from Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1996. Dr. Downing holds Virginia license 0102203556.
- NPI
- 1396763835NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8426013475
- NPI enumeration date
- July 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (276) 228-0200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 56
- Medical school graduation
- 1996
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Lee Downing practices at Wythe County Community Hospital in Wytheville, Virginia
Dr. Downing's primary practice is Wythe County Community Hospital, at 600 West Ridge Road, Wytheville, VA 24382 in Wythe County. The practice phone is (276) 228-0200.
- Wythe County Community Hospital600 West Ridge Road, Wytheville, VA 24382 · Wythe CountyPhone(276) 228-0200
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher Lee Downing is affiliated with 3 sites of care
Dr. Downing's primary practice is Wythe County Community Hospital in Wytheville, Virginia, part of Lifepoint Health. Dr. Downing is also affiliated with LewisGale Hospital Pulaski. Dmand AI also links Dr. Downing to 1 more physician office, 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 Lee Downing's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Downing practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Wythe County Community 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 Lee Downing is one of 739 general surgeons in Virginia
Surgery is Dr. Downing's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Downing is licensed in Virginia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, VirginiaPrimary
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Dr. Christopher Lee Downing billed Medicare for 328 services in 2024
CMS data shows 328 Medicare services from Dr. Downing across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 188 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,157 for them.
Dr. Downing's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2062024: 24418%
- Surgery
- 2023: 322024: 72125%
- Other services
- 2023: 132024: 128%
Where Dr. Downing's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office22167%
- In a facility10733%
Dr. Downing compared with the Virginia median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Downing
- Virginia median
- Medicare services
- 328vs 19073% above
- Medicare patients
- 188vs 14431% above
- Part D claims
- 174vs 345.1 times
Medians across 667 general surgeons in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Downing'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 Lee Downing treated 188 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 188 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Downing in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 97 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Downing's median patient age at 60, with 49% women.
Dr. Downing's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Downing's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8545%
- Men10355%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Downing's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol69%
- Diabetes41%
- Arthritis39%
- Anxiety27%
- Ischemic heart disease27%
- Mood disorders24%
- Depression23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Downing's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 60
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Lee Downing wrote 247 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Downing wrote 247 Medicare Part D claims for 114 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 174 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,566 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 147 claims across 3 drugs.
Dr. Downing's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic241 claims98%
- Brand-name and other6 claims2%
Dr. Downing'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. Downing's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids26%65 of 247 claims
- Antibiotics15%36 of 247 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: 1472024: 17418%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 3 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 Lee Downing ranks in the 83rd percentile for hernia repair (minimally invasive) in Medicare
Dr. Downing accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Downing, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Downing ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 74th percentile80 procedures
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 67th percentile63 procedures
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 83rd percentile16 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)
Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 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 Lee Downing has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Downing in 2020. Dr. Downing's most frequent co-authors are Philip R. Cohen, MD, Naveen Garg, MD and Deborah F. MacFarlane, MD.
Dr. Downing's most frequent co-authors
- Philip R. Cohen, MD1 shared paper
- Naveen Garg, MD1 shared paper
- Deborah F. MacFarlane, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Downing
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher Lee Downing received $1,979 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 32 general payments to Dr. Downing from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $1,379.
General payments to Dr. Downing by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Downing by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Travel and lodging$1,18360%
- Food and beverage$79640%
Companies that paid Dr. Downing 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 Lee Downing graduated from Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Downing graduated from Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1996.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Lee Downing'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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher Lee Downing's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Lee Downing's NPI number is 1396763835. It was assigned on July 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Lee Downing?
Dr. Christopher Lee Downing is a general surgeon in Wytheville, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Lee Downing practice?
Dr. Downing practices at 600 West Ridge Road, Wytheville, VA 24382. Dr. Downing's primary practice is Wythe County Community Hospital in Wytheville, Virginia, part of Lifepoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Downing to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Christopher Lee Downing's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Downing is (276) 228-0200.
What is Dr. Christopher Lee Downing's medical license number?
Dr. Downing holds Virginia license 0102203556.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Lee Downing affiliated with?
Dr. Downing practices at Wythe County Community Hospital in Wytheville, Virginia. Dr. Downing is also affiliated with LewisGale Hospital Pulaski.
Does Dr. Christopher Lee Downing accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Downing billed Medicare for 328 services in 2024, and Dr. Downing accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Lee Downing see?
CMS counts 188 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Downing in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Christopher Lee Downing bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Downing's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99212) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Christopher Lee Downing go to medical school?
Dr. Downing graduated from Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1996.
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What drugs does Dr. Christopher Lee Downing prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Downing's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cephalexin.
Has Dr. Christopher Lee Downing received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,979 in general payments to Dr. Downing from 16 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher Lee Downing been practicing?
Dr. Downing graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher Lee Downing do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Downing.
Who does Dr. Christopher Lee Downing publish with?
Dr. Downing's most frequent co-authors are Philip R. Cohen, MD (1 shared paper), Naveen Garg, MD (1 shared paper) and Deborah F. MacFarlane, MD (1 shared paper).
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