Dr. Christopher Joseph Loftus , MD
Urology • Oakland, CA
3600 Broadway Fl 4
Oakland, CA 946115730
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NPI assigned on April 12, 2016; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 12 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 52000 — Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope: 12 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2021 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2022). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 315 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Ibuprofen — 46 prescription fills, including refills.
- Finasteride — 45 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone Hcl — 37 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 11 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Urology in Oakland, CA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 676. Middle half: 244 to 1,448.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Urology in California (2024, 1,070 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 911. Middle half: 244 to 1,758.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 12 in 2020 to 315 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3600 Broadway Fl 4
Oakland, CA 946115730
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Permanente Medical Group Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University
2016
What Public CMS Data Show
Urology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,967 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $2,364 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
30-day fills
545 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$25,863 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2024
All general payments: $1,012.07 across 5 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $524.76 across 2 records.
- Food and Beverage: $478.57 across 2 records.
- Gift: $8.74 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.: $1,012.07 across 5 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2024 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
10 years (graduated 2016)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2016 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2016
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Loftus has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Loftus as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Oakland and California
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Urology in Oakland, CA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 676. Middle half: 244 to 1,448.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Urology in California (2024, 1,070 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 911. Middle half: 244 to 1,758.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Urology in Oakland, CA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $35,905. Middle half: $12,983 to $128,379.
A lower Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Urology in California (2024, 1,070 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $77,401. Middle half: $13,099 to $231,076.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Loftus are from 2022.
26 active clinicians are listed under Urology with a practice address in Oakland, CA (1,524 in California).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Oakland
50% of these 26 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
76.9% of these 26 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
CMS data for Medicare Part B services are available for 2022 only.
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Medicare-allowed amount
CMS data for Medicare-allowed amount are available for 2022 only.
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Paid by Medicare
CMS data for Medicare payment amount are available for 2022 only.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 12 in 2020 to 315 in 2024.
- 2020: 12
- 2021: 24
- 2022: 25
- 2023: 67
- 2024: 315
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 12 in 2020 to 545 in 2024.
- 2020: 12
- 2021: 24
- 2022: 27
- 2023: 105
- 2024: 545
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $101 in 2020 to $25,863 in 2024.
- 2020: $101
- 2021: $112
- 2022: $377
- 2023: $18,123
- 2024: $25,863
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 59% from $2,477.01 in 2022 to $1,012.07 in 2024.
- 2022: $2,477.01
- 2023: $743.59
- 2024: $1,012.07
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $1,012.07.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $505.76 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $344.29 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $134.28 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $19.00 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Gift
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $8.74 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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52000
Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope
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12 | 11 | $1151.00 | $247.21 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 46 | 466 | $382.23 | 34 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 45 | 4,500 | $704.72 | 23 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 37 | 99 | $253.57 | 28 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 34 | 84 | $209.20 | 29 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 32 | 3,070 | $512.75 | 19 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 29 | 545 | $399.58 | 23 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 25 | 145 | $152.97 | 22 |
| Trospium Chloride | Trospium Chloride | 23 | 1,310 | $668.88 | 13 |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 20 | 1,140 | $17,626.10 | — |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 13 | 350 | $179.23 | — |
| Mirabegron Er | Mirabegron | 11 | 630 | $4,773.34 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-08-30NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - UROLOGY
I20230921000885
CA
9234420647
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Permanente Medical Group Inc
3600 Broadway, Oakland, CA 946115730
Phone: 5107521000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Nephrology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 3600 BROADWAY FL 4, OAKLAND, CA 946115730 (Tel: 5107526811)
Registered at 3600 BROADWAY FL 4, OAKLAND, CA 946115730
Urology (license number reported to NPPES: MN 71313)
Registered at 420 DELAWARE STREET SE, MMC 394, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 554550341 (Tel: 6126258364)
Registered at 420 DELAWARE STREET SE, MMC 394, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455 (Tel: 6126258364)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at UROLOGY CLINIC AT UWMC 1959 NE PACIFIC ST, 1ST FLOOR, SP 1266, SEATTLE, WA 981950001 (Tel: 2065984294)
Registered at UROLOGY CLINIC AT UWMC 1959 NE PACIFIC ST, 1ST FLOOR, SP 1266, SEATTLE, WA 981950001 (Tel: 2065984294)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER LOFTUS, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Urology Specialists in Oakland
- Dr. Dawud Lankford, MD
- Dr. Andrew Tam, MD
- Dr. David Aaronson, MD
- Dr. Phillip Ross, MD
- Dr. Mark St. Lezin, MD
- Dr. Clifford Melton, MD MD
Mailing Address
3600 Broadway Fl 4
Oakland, CA 946115730