Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 967
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 207
- Part D claims, 2024
- 469
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $410
- Practice address
- 110 Akers Farm NE Rd, Christiansburg, VA 24073
- Practice phone
- Call (540) 382-9405
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Carilion Clinic Gastroenterology - Akers Farm Nrv
Christiansburg, Virginia
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Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel is a urologist in Christiansburg, Virginia
Dr. Rippel practices at Carilion Clinic Gastroenterology - Akers Farm Nrv in Christiansburg, Virginia.
Dr. Rippel's NPI, 1790945319, was assigned on June 17, 2008. Dr. Rippel graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Rippel holds Virginia license 0101253941.
- NPI
- 1790945319NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1951535327
- NPI enumeration date
- June 17, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (540) 382-9405
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 44
- Medical school graduation
- 2008
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel practices at Carilion Clinic Gastroenterology - Akers Farm Nrv in Christiansburg, Virginia
Dr. Rippel's primary practice is Carilion Clinic Gastroenterology - Akers Farm Nrv, at 110 Akers Farm NE Rd, Christiansburg, VA 24073 in Montgomery County. The practice phone is (540) 382-9405.
- Carilion Clinic Gastroenterology - Akers Farm Nrv110 Akers Farm NE Rd, Christiansburg, VA 24073 · Montgomery CountyPhone(540) 382-9405
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Rippel's primary practice is Carilion Clinic Gastroenterology - Akers Farm Nrv in Christiansburg, Virginia. Dr. Rippel is also affiliated with Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. The medical group on file is Carilion Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rippel to 2 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, 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 Andrew Rippel's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rippel practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Carilion Clinic Gastroenterology - Akers Farm Nrv | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel is one of 326 urologists in Virginia
Urology is Dr. Rippel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Rippel is licensed in Virginia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Urology, VirginiaPrimary
Urologists near Dr. Rippel
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel billed Medicare for 967 services in 2024
CMS data shows 967 Medicare services from Dr. Rippel across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 207 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $65,799 for them.
Dr. Rippel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1632024: 440170%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1192024: 303155%
- Surgery
- 2023: 502024: 186272%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 20
- Imaging
- 2023: 02024: 18
Where Dr. Rippel's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office89593%
- In a facility727%
Dr. Rippel compared with the Virginia median for urologists, 2024
- Dr. Rippel
- Virginia median
- Medicare services
- 967vs 1,57439% below
- Medicare patients
- 207vs 57964% below
- Part D claims
- 414vs 61733% below
Medians across 313 urologists in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Rippel'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 Andrew Rippel treated 207 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 207 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rippel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 107 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rippel's median patient age at 71, with 23% women.
Dr. Rippel's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Rippel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4220%
- Men16580%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Rippel's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis46%
- Chronic kidney disease46%
- Ischemic heart disease39%
- Diabetes37%
- Cancer28%
- Atrial fibrillation27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Rippel's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women23%
- Men76%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel wrote 469 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Rippel wrote 469 Medicare Part D claims for 148 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 414 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $29,340 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 85 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Rippel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic422 claims90%
- Brand-name47 claims10%
Dr. Rippel'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. Rippel's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids15%70 of 469 claims
- Antibiotics28%130 of 469 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: 852024: 414387%
Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 4 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 Andrew Rippel offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Rippel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Rippel as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Prostate resection: 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 Andrew Rippel received $410 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 23 general payments to Dr. Rippel from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Coloplast Corp paid the most, $82.
General payments to Dr. Rippel by program year, 2016 to 2023
Companies that paid Dr. Rippel the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dr. Rippel graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2008.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel'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)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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel's NPI number is 1790945319. It was assigned on June 17, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel?
Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel is a urologist in Christiansburg, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel practice?
Dr. Rippel practices at 110 Akers Farm NE Rd, Christiansburg, VA 24073. Dr. Rippel's primary practice is Carilion Clinic Gastroenterology - Akers Farm Nrv in Christiansburg, Virginia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rippel to 2 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups.
What is Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Rippel is (540) 382-9405.
What is Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel's medical license number?
Dr. Rippel holds Virginia license 0101253941.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel affiliated with?
Dr. Rippel is affiliated with Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Rippel to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel part of?
Dr. Rippel is linked to Carilion Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Rippel to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Rippel billed Medicare for 967 services in 2024, and Dr. Rippel accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Rippel as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel see?
CMS counts 207 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rippel in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Rippel's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (81001), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99215).
Where did Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel go to medical school?
Dr. Rippel graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2008.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Rippel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cephalexin.
Has Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $410 in general payments to Dr. Rippel from 9 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Coloplast Corp.
How long has Dr. Christopher Andrew Rippel been practicing?
Dr. Rippel graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.
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