Dr. Christopher Joseph Wasco , DO
Internal Medicine โข Columbus, OH
3595 Olentangy River Rd
Columbus, OH 432143440
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Dr. Christopher Wasco is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on March 24, 2020; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 23 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99223 โ Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 23 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 82 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2023:
- Atorvastatin Calcium โ 28 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril โ 16 prescription fills, including refills.
- Eliquis (Apixaban) โ 14 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 5 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Columbus, OH (2024, 352 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 511. Middle half: 252 to 823.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Ohio (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 574. Middle half: 262 to 1,043.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 14 in 2020 to 82 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2020โ2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3595 Olentangy River Rd
Columbus, OH 432143440
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
29 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 โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $3,759 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $2,995 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
170 standardized 30-day fills in 2023
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
$15,061 in 2023
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2023, 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2023.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $533.17 across 15 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $533.17 across 15 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 10)
- ABIOMED: $199.74 across 4 records.
- Amgen Inc.: $124.63 across 1 record.
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $46.82 across 3 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 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2020
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Columbus and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Columbus, OH (2024, 352 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 511. Middle half: 252 to 823.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Ohio (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 574. Middle half: 262 to 1,043.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Columbus, OH (2024, 352 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $51,995. Middle half: $23,845 to $74,225.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Ohio (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $50,782. Middle half: $23,884 to $83,638.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Columbus, OH (2024, 352 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $40,469. Middle half: $17,452 to $59,183.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Ohio (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,953. Middle half: $17,413 to $63,670.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Wasco are from 2023.
580 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Columbus, OH (5,283 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Columbus
15.9% of these 580 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
63.4% of these 580 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 2024 only.
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Medicare-allowed amount
CMS data for Medicare-allowed amount are available for 2024 only.
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Paid by Medicare
CMS data for Medicare payment amount are available for 2024 only.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 14 in 2020 to 82 in 2023.
- 2020: 14
- 2021: 197
- 2022: 190
- 2023: 82
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 640% from 23 in 2020 to 170 in 2023.
- 2020: 23
- 2021: 340
- 2022: 325
- 2023: 170
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $156 in 2020 to $15,061 in 2023.
- 2020: $156
- 2021: $1,717
- 2022: $10,979
- 2023: $15,061
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $212.75 in 2023 to $533.17 in 2025.
- 2023: $212.75
- 2024: $381.93
- 2025: $533.17
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2023), 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
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 15 records totaling $533.17.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REPATHA | General | $124.63 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $95.28 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $53.12 |
| Baxter Healthcare |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PREVELEAK | General | $37.65 |
| AtriCure, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM | General | $29.28 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $28.88 |
| CVRx, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Barostim Neo System | General | $25.00 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $22.46 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Kerendia | General | $21.58 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AMVUTTRA | General | $17.53 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VERQUVO | General | $17.11 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $16.74 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $15.30 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $14.78 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LEQVIO | General | $13.83 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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23 | 23 | $335.91 | $163.44 |
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 2023.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 28 | 1,920 | $308.41 | 12 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 16 | 1,095 | $74.02 | โ |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 14 | 705 | $14,354.84 | โ |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 13 | 908 | $39.20 | โ |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 11 | 450 | $284.71 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2023; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-09-26NUCC 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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208M00000X
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER WASCO, DO
Hospitalist (license number reported to NPPES: OH 34.015981)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3595 OLENTANGY RIVER RD, COLUMBUS, OH 432143440 (Tel: 6145665456)
Registered at 3595 OLENTANGY RIVER RD, COLUMBUS, OH 432143440 (Tel: 6145665456)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER WASCO
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Columbus
- Dr. Andrew Smith, DO
- Dr. Denis Nigmatoulline, MD
- Dr. Maria Varveris, MD
- Dr. Meaghan Costello, MD
- Andrew Scheidemantel
- Dr. Monika Patel, MD
Mailing Address
3595 Olentangy River Rd
Columbus, OH 432143440
Phone: 6145665456