Physician

Christopher Charles Ornelas, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher Ornelas, MD (NPI: 1568637239) practices interventional pain management (ipm) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Los Angeles, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is USC CARE MEDICAL GROUP, INC (NPI: 1902846306; TIN: 954540991) and primary practice location at 90245-2818. Ornelas is affiliated with the Caravan Collaborative Pathways (ACO ID: A4604) and Lore Health ACO (ACO ID: A5192), participating under the MSSP model.

Ornelas' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,013 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,260 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $390,990 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 64483 (Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level). Part D data shows 131 prescription claims across 85 beneficiaries totaling $1,438 in drug costs, led by Gabapentin (Gabapentin). Open Payments data shows 12 records totaling $736. 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's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $121,216 to $390,990. In contrast, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $4,537 to $1,438. 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$195K$391K2015 Medicare payment: $121,216 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $147,880 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $204,511 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $223,640 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $218,548 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $201,529 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $261,292 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $261,081 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $349,056 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $390,990 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20154451,449$121,216
20165421,940$147,880
20176782,509$204,511
20187572,756$223,640
20197322,683$218,548
20205612,528$201,529
20217452,799$261,292
20227403,680$261,081
20238764,452$349,056
20241,0135,260$390,990

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$6.4K$13K2015 Drug cost: $4,537 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $12,714 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $8,867 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $12,678 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $6,841 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $3,750 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $4,510 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $3,798 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $2,839 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,438 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015110281$4,537
2016134459$12,714
2017149530$8,867
2018159453$12,678
2019104272$6,841
202094330$3,750
202194273$4,510
2022117253$3,798
2023104184$2,839
202485131$1,438

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
64483Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level396527$141
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more621621$112
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more8231,498$84
95886Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study129262$60
64484Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level136158$56

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
GabapentinGabapentin622,350$526
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen14352$291
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone32208$145

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.12$736Medtronic, Inc.
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 Charles Ornelas, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher Charles Ornelas, MD (NPI 1568637239), 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 Charles Ornelas, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Christopher Charles Ornelas, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Caravan Collaborative Pathways (MSSP, ACO ID A4604) and Lore Health ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A5192).

What billing organization is linked to Christopher Charles Ornelas, MD?

Christopher Charles Ornelas, MD is linked to USC CARE MEDICAL GROUP, INC (billing NPI 1902846306) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher Charles Ornelas, MD have Open Payments data?

Christopher Charles Ornelas, MD has 12 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.