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Dr. Christopher Joseph Walsh , MD

Internal Medicine • Venice, FL

Active NPI 1174880801 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment Telehealth (some services)
Practice location in NPPES

417 Commercial Ct Ste C
Venice, FL 342921655

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

417 Commercial Ct Ste C

Venice, FL 342921655

Telephone 9412200300
Fax 9412200400
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Best Value Healthcare Llc Facility NPI 1487537023

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 3 distinct group names: Advocatemd Operations, Llc; Empath Therapies Llc; Florida Medical Specialists Llc. 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

Graduation Year

2012

Medicare patients

583 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $333,851 in 2024

The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.

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, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $256,494 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

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, 2024.

30-day fills

39,646 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

$1,448,982 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

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 2025

All general payments: $826.57 across 34 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $826.57 across 34 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)

  • AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $299.78 across 6 records.
  • Amgen Inc.: $198.25 across 15 records.
  • Eli Lilly and Company: $98.35 across 4 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.

See the full table

Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

14 years (graduated 2012)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2012 as the year this clinician finished professional 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

2012

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.

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?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

Telehealth (some services)

Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Walsh 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Walsh 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.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Venice and Florida

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Venice, FL (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 3,949. Middle half: 2,047 to 6,307.

More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 5,815 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 687. Middle half: 277 to 1,489.

Medicare-allowed amount

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Venice, FL (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $224,304. Middle half: $139,370 to $286,494.

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 5,815 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $68,256. Middle half: $27,620 to $138,398.

Paid by Medicare

A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Venice, FL (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $188,278. Middle half: $111,039 to $226,827.

A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 5,815 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $52,728. Middle half: $20,807 to $107,475.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Venice, FL (2024, 27 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 6,791. Middle half: 2,079 to 9,013.

More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 6,545 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,318. Middle half: 158 to 5,882.

Part D drug cost

A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Venice, FL (2024, 27 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $484,180. Middle half: $80,043 to $705,446.

A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 6,545 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $86,865. Middle half: $8,159 to $434,445.

36 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Venice, FL (10,165 in Florida).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Venice

44.4% of these 36 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

61.1% of these 36 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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

Open Payments · Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 34 records totaling $826.57.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
BREZTRI General $127.12
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
BREZTRI General $111.66
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VRAYLAR General $48.35
Exact Sciences Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit General $32.71
Eli Lilly and Company
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
JARDIANCE General $30.84
Exact Sciences Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Cologuard Collection Kit General $30.06
Eli Lilly and Company
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
AMYVID General $27.28
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VRAYLAR General $25.15
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
NURTEC ODT General $21.32
Eli Lilly and Company
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
MOUNJARO General $20.46
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Wegovy General $20.08
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
— General $19.82
Eli Lilly and Company
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
MOUNJARO General $19.77
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OTEZLA General $19.49
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
EVENITY General $18.93
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
REPATHA General $18.92
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
PREVNAR 20 General $17.98
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OTEZLA General $17.46
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OTEZLA General $17.22
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
EVENITY General $17.15
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
BREZTRI General $16.37
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FARXIGA General $15.92
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OTEZLA General $15.78
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OTEZLA General $15.61
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
BREZTRI General $14.98

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B · Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.

HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
99458 Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes
978 75 $40.32 $40.42
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
859 421 $291.83 $131.40
99457 Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes
668 86 $49.09 $49.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
427 295 $205.47 $92.98
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
354 354 $260.80 $135.99
99454 Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days
327 55 $52.49 $46.34
99439 Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month
229 15 $100.00 $49.46
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month
120 15 $150.00 $64.79
96372 Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
44 11 $31.43 $14.44
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity
33 32 $622.04 $286.44
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and
32 28 $105.28 $54.96
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
27 27 $253.82 $112.38
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
26 26 $380.43 $170.27
81002 Urinalysis, manual test
20 18 $22.00 $3.41
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity
17 16 $459.32 $212.51
99453 Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment
16 16 $18.04 $18.76
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment
15 15 $335.26 $173.05
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
14 14 $33.30 $14.74

Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; 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.

CMS Part D · Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Rosuvastatin Calcium Rosuvastatin Calcium 1,125 96,649 $16,716.01 338
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 953 83,960 $7,994.51 277
Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine Besylate 681 58,470 $3,664.62 204
Metoprolol Succinate Metoprolol Succinate 678 57,172 $8,391.05 194
Lisinopril Lisinopril 599 51,641 $3,772.96 172
Omeprazole Omeprazole 596 51,489 $6,808.07 203
Levothyroxine Sodium Levothyroxine Sodium 504 44,158 $4,742.87 147
Meloxicam Meloxicam 457 28,445 $1,788.96 179
Hydrochlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide 431 38,454 $1,479.38 144
Losartan Potassium Losartan Potassium 417 36,814 $3,822.95 137
Tamsulosin Hcl Tamsulosin Hcl 365 31,470 $5,337.89 119
Metformin Hcl Er Metformin Hcl 356 31,006 $2,831.02 114
Trazodone Hcl Trazodone Hcl 303 22,230 $2,826.00 89
Pantoprazole Sodium Pantoprazole Sodium 276 23,972 $3,522.14 85
Olmesartan Medoxomil Olmesartan Medoxomil 249 21,621 $6,221.05 66
Alprazolam Alprazolam 221 9,334 $1,233.74 73
Prednisone Prednisone 220 4,235 $534.86 161
Allopurinol Allopurinol 219 19,590 $1,955.94 65
Farxiga Dapagliflozin Propanediol 210 15,700 $281,467.66 62
Escitalopram Oxalate Escitalopram Oxalate 200 16,296 $2,442.89 66
Famotidine Famotidine 196 17,324 $2,789.23 76
Metformin Hcl Metformin Hcl 176 15,036 $1,232.95 53
Gabapentin Gabapentin 164 13,350 $2,959.20 67
Donepezil Hcl Donepezil Hcl 161 12,961 $3,701.18 50
Glipizide Er Glipizide 161 14,300 $2,165.42 52

(top 25 shown)

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: 2021-12-30
Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

License # reported to NPPES FL ME123766

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Other Identifier Fl Blue
151HA (FL)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20150708002452

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

FL

PECOS Control ID

2961714696

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

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

Florida Medical Specialists Llc

417 Commercial Ct, Venice, FL 342921655

Phone: 9412200300

Advocatemd Operations, Llc

417 Commercial Ct, Venice, FL 342921655

Phone: 9412200300

Empath Therapies Llc

3600 William Penn Way, Venice, FL 342935236

Phone: 9414830746

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

3 listed
NPI 1811263643

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Rebecca Helminski , MSN, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1205430741

Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Amanda Yamrick , APRN

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1275215444

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

8 Historical Events
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Updated Practice Location December 30, 2021

Registered at 417 COMMERCIAL CT STE C, VENICE, FL 342921655 (Tel: 9412200300)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 30, 2021

Registered at 417 COMMERCIAL CT STE C, VENICE, FL 342921655 (Tel: 9412200300)

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NPI Profile Active June 12, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) June 12, 2015

Registered at 1720 E VENICE AVE, 1ST FLOOR, VENICE, FL 342923190 (Tel: 9414839700)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) June 12, 2015

Registered at 1720 E VENICE AVE, 1ST FLOOR, VENICE, FL 342923190 (Tel: 9414839700)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) June 12, 2015

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER WALSH, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 12, 2015

Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: FL ME123766)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 19, 2012

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1174880801
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: April 19, 2012
Last Update: December 30, 2021
Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

417 Commercial Ct Ste C

Venice, FL 342921655

Phone: 9412200300

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.