Dr. Brenda J Christopher , MD
Anesthesiology • Cincinnati, OH
2139 Auburn Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 452192906
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Dr. Brenda Christopher is listed in NPPES under Anesthesiology.
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NPI assigned on May 25, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 276 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 64999 — Other procedure on nervous system: 36 service units.
- 64415 — Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus): 34 service units.
- 76942 — Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement: 31 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 13 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 118 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 53. Middle half: 24 to 175.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Ohio (2024, 1,127 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 96. Middle half: 43 to 190.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 111 in 2020 to 276 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2139 Auburn Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 452192906
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Anesthesia Associates Of Cincinnati, 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
East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine
2005
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
239 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $23,090 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.
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, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $18,396 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, 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, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2024
All general payments: $34.94 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $34.94 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated: $31.27 across 1 record.
- CVRx, Inc.: $3.67 across 1 record.
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
21 years (graduated 2005)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2005 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
2007
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?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Christopher 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. Christopher 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 Cincinnati and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 118 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 53. Middle half: 24 to 175.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Ohio (2024, 1,127 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 96. Middle half: 43 to 190.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 118 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,301. Middle half: $1,722 to $17,387.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Ohio (2024, 1,127 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,016. Middle half: $3,956 to $19,472.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 118 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,414. Middle half: $1,382 to $13,133.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Ohio (2024, 1,127 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,857. Middle half: $3,082 to $15,445.
290 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Cincinnati, OH (2,070 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Cincinnati
0% of these 290 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
56.6% of these 290 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
Medicare Part B services increased 149% from 111 in 2020 to 276 in 2024.
- 2020: 111
- 2021: 121
- 2022: 282
- 2023: 235
- 2024: 276
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 35% from $17,142 in 2020 to $23,090 in 2024.
- 2020: $17,142
- 2021: $15,407
- 2022: $34,468
- 2023: $26,190
- 2024: $23,090
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 33% from $13,786 in 2020 to $18,396 in 2024.
- 2020: $13,786
- 2021: $12,357
- 2022: $27,583
- 2023: $20,868
- 2024: $18,396
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $29.15 in 2020 to $34.94 in 2024.
- 2020: $29.15
- 2021: $46.63
- 2022: $19.45
- 2023: $37.52
- 2024: $34.94
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (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 $34.94.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Exparel | General | $31.27 |
| CVRx, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Barostim Neo System | General | $3.67 |
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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64999
Other procedure on nervous system
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36 | 17 | $391.50 | $34.00 |
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64415
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus)
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34 | 34 | $400.00 | $66.26 |
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76942
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement
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31 | 31 | $110.00 | $28.60 |
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36620
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin
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25 | 24 | $255.00 | $41.99 |
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64450
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch
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20 | 20 | $350.00 | $20.91 |
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93325
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function
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20 | 18 | $170.00 | $2.88 |
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93312
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report
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19 | 19 | $510.00 | $99.48 |
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00537
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity
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17 | 17 | $2379.20 | $206.28 |
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01638
Anesthesia for open or endoscopic total shoulder joint replacement
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17 | 17 | $2402.40 | $178.19 |
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93503
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring
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16 | 16 | $850.00 | $83.07 |
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01630
Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint
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15 | 15 | $1583.04 | $117.25 |
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64488
Injection of local anesthetic for abdominal wall pain control on both sides using imaging guidance
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15 | 15 | $1100.00 | $65.69 |
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00562
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)
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11 | 11 | $5784.95 | $427.39 |
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.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
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.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ANESTHESIOLOGY
I20120815000618
OH
0143476671
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
Anesthesia Associates Of Cincinnati, Inc
2139 Auburn Ave, Cincinnati, OH 452192906
Phone: 5135852000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Anesthesiologist Assistant
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Anesthesiology - Pain Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated May 25, 2007.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
2139 Auburn Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Phone: 5135852422