Christopher John Russo, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Bristol, CT
Christopher John Russo, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bristol, Connecticut, and NPI 1639372345, issued on Jun 8, 2007. Check the license (Connecticut 053760, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher John Russo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 053760 CT
14895 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1345 Farmington Ave, Bristol, CT 06010
- Phone
- (860) 585-0000
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2023
- Fax
- (860) 584-5514
- Medicaid IDs
- 1017993 VT
30209796 NH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150625000305); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 336 in Connecticut → Look up another NPI →
Verify Christopher John Russo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 053760Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,609 Medicare Part D claims for 551 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost392 claims
- Timolol Maleate137 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl89 claims
- Restasis88 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate85 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol77 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $232.84
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Starling Physicians, PLLCNew Britain, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher John Russo among 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut
Christopher John Russo, M.D. is one of 336 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 65% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2000 among the 212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut.
All 336 in Connecticut → Every provider in Bristol → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Hunter, MDBristol, CT 060101093749996
- Robert Ouellette, M.D.Bristol, CT 060101558310763
- Charles Robinson, M.D.Bristol, CT 060101508815259
- James Castner, M.D.Bloomfield, CT 060021124026604
- Kevin Dinowitz, M.D.Bloomfield, CT 060021912905407
- Peter Donshik, M.D.,Bloomfield, CT 060021194740399
- Helen Newton, MDBloomfield, CT 060021568567394
- Prasad Panthagani, MDBloomfield, CT 060021609945427
Common questions
What is Christopher John Russo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher John Russo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639372345, issued on Jun 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher John Russo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1345 Farmington Ave, Bristol, CT, 06010. Phone: (860) 585-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher John Russo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 053760, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher John Russo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher John Russo, M.D. had 1,609 Medicare Part D claims for 551 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.