Physician

Christopher J West, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher West, MD (NPI: 1295295533) practices geriatric medicine in the Newark, NJ market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Hunterdon, NJ. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is HUNTERDON SPECIALTY CARE PC (NPI: 1346611415; TIN: 474913206) and primary practice location at 08822-5755.

West's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 134 traditional Medicare patients, billed 527 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $46,029 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99223 (Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes). Part D data shows 373 prescription claims across 48 beneficiaries totaling $33,172 in drug costs, led by Oxycontin (Oxycodone Hcl). Open Payments data shows 3 records totaling $54. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Part D prescription costs data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$23K$46K2023 Medicare payment: $26,799 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $46,029 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
202376284$26,799
2024134527$46,029

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$17K$33K2022 Drug cost: $388 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $3,964 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $33,172 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/R17$388
20233081$3,964
202448373$33,172

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes89102$146
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more2477$142
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes2532$66
99497Advance care planning, first 30 minutes78135$64
G0316Prolonged hospital inpatient or observation care evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by th7484$25

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
OxycontinOxycodone Hcl16361$11,457
FentanylFentanyl32882$2,681
Morphine SulfateMorphine Sulfate25575$1,312
Hydromorphone HclHydromorphone Hcl34725$974
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl40824$891

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.3$54Lundbeck LLC
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christopher J. West, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher J. West, MD (NPI 1295295533), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Christopher J. West, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Christopher J. West, MD?

Christopher J. West, MD is linked to HUNTERDON SPECIALTY CARE PC (billing NPI 1346611415) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher J. West, MD have Open Payments data?

Christopher J. West, MD has 3 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.