NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Patrick Bechtel, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Cleveland, OH

Christopher Patrick Bechtel, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1851618854, issued on Apr 29, 2010. Check the license (Ohio 57.018579, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851618854
Name
Christopher Patrick Bechtel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
57.018579 OH
MD457405 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone
(216) 844-8447
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2010
Record last updated
Feb 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171110001271); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York University School Of Medicine, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 11100 Euclid Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Evi Abada, MD, MSAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1528563541
  2. Mujjahid Abbas, MDSurgery Physician1861632994
  3. Aleena Abbasi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710737614
  4. Julia Abbass, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1730130089
  5. Araam AbboudStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518800135
  6. Salim-Tamuz Abboud, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1477845311

Verify Christopher Patrick Bechtel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

480 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 186 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Bechtel480
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl106 claims
  2. Ibuprofen51 claims
  3. Amoxicillin46 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone40 claims
  6. Meloxicam38 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $651.29

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Orthalign Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Bechtel$651
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Orthowest LtdCleveland, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher Patrick Bechtel among 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Ohio

Christopher Patrick Bechtel, M.D. is one of 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 579 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Ohio

There are 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Ohio.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Anderson, MDCleveland, OH 441061922026079
  2. Christopher Furey, MDCleveland, OH 441061932128378
  3. Patrick GettyCleveland, OH 441061467471805
  4. Robert Gillespie, MDCleveland, OH 441061053525907
  5. Christina Hardesty, MDCleveland, OH 441061205055530
  6. Matthew Kraay, MDCleveland, OH 441061407871429
  7. Stephen Lacey, MDCleveland, OH 441061841218021
  8. Raymond Liu, MDCleveland, OH 441061801000286

Common questions

What is Christopher Patrick Bechtel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Patrick Bechtel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851618854, issued on Apr 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Patrick Bechtel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44106. Phone: (216) 844-8447. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Patrick Bechtel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 57.018579, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Patrick Bechtel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Patrick Bechtel, M.D. had 480 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Patrick Bechtel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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