Physician

Christopher K Bichakjian, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher Bichakjian, MD (NPI: 1790872539) practices micrographic dermatologic surgery in the Ann Arbor, MI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Washtenaw, MI. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (NPI: 1528097128; TIN: 386006309) and primary practice location at 48109-5000. Bichakjian is affiliated with the POM ACO (ACO ID: A1297), participating under the MSSP model.

Bichakjian's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 328 traditional Medicare patients, billed 909 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $135,965 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17311 (Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks). Part D data shows 33 prescription claims across 29 beneficiaries totaling $388 in drug costs, led by Mupirocin (Mupirocin). No Open Payments records. 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 up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $270,513 and ending at $135,965. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $991 to $388. 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$135K$271K2015 Medicare payment: $270,513 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $199,648 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $157,862 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $94,324 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $87,354 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $46,182 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $52,972 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $164,514 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $201,900 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $135,965 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20156111,514$270,513
20164961,209$199,648
20174341,033$157,862
2018314775$94,324
20194551,518$87,354
2020266861$46,182
2021284720$52,972
20224211,113$164,514
20234661,389$201,900
2024328909$135,965

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$495$9912015 Drug cost: $991 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $839 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $613 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $449 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $258 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $178 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $187 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $383 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $292 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $388 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201590106$991
20165775$839
20173648$613
20182530$449
20191521$258
20201818$178
20211215$187
20222842$383
20232930$292
20242933$388

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
17311Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks221283$241
17313Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks3133$227
17312Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks84132$152
12032Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm3031$85
12052Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm4546$81

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
MupirocinMupirocin17333$129

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christopher K. Bichakjian, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher K. Bichakjian, MD (NPI 1790872539), 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 K. Bichakjian, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Christopher K. Bichakjian, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for POM ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A1297).

What billing organization is linked to Christopher K. Bichakjian, MD?

Christopher K. Bichakjian, MD is linked to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (billing NPI 1528097128) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher K. Bichakjian, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests 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.