Ronald Christopher, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Orthopaedic Surgery Physician provider holding MD credentials at 2263 SANDSTONE DR, Morristown, TN, 37814, with a listed phone of (423) 353-1070. NPI 1467403386 was issued on 05/15/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Christopher most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 964 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 393 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $10K in drug spend, split 2% brand-name and 98% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 53.8%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 97/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 94.1), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 25,781 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 324 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.