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Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

1111 Crater Lake Avenue
Medford, OR 97504

(541) 732-5000

Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD is an internist in Medford, OR specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine).

Office Locations

1111 Crater Lake Avenue
Medford, OR 97504

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD treated as an internist in Medford, OR during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	185
aspiration	105
blood draw	2181
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	33
CT scan	227
diabetes management	221
dialysis access procedures	22
doctor visit	1686
hip imaging	52
injections	105
lab tests	6425
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	63
musculoskeletal imaging	185
pelvic imaging	91
preventive care	1117
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	55
skin procedures	55
spinal procedures	123
thoracic (chest) imaging	1254
thyroid function tests	386
ultrasound (sonogram)	205
vaccines	11
vascular procedures	127
X-rays	1440

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD treated as an internist in Medford, OR during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	183
aspiration	87
blood draw	2190
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	14
CT scan	206
diabetes management	246
dialysis access procedures	17
doctor visit	1542
hip imaging	28
injections	87
lab tests	6737
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	42
musculoskeletal imaging	151
pelvic imaging	88
preventive care	1157
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	45
skin procedures	45
spinal procedures	100
thoracic (chest) imaging	1149
thyroid function tests	476
ultrasound (sonogram)	169
vascular procedures	74
X-rays	1287

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1204
Female	1255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2319
Black	0
Hispanic	66
Asian	16
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1090
From 75 to 84	755
85 and over	307
Less than 65	307

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD treated as an internist in Medford, OR during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	141
aspiration	55
blood draw	2068
CT scan	138
diabetes management	233
doctor visit	1272
hip imaging	38
injections	55
lab tests	6314
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	42
musculoskeletal imaging	165
pelvic imaging	65
preventive care	1233
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	35
skin procedures	35
spinal procedures	139
thoracic (chest) imaging	902
thyroid function tests	431
ultrasound (sonogram)	105
vaccines	122
vascular procedures	41
X-rays	1115

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1021
Female	1172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2092
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	975
From 75 to 84	705
85 and over	277
Less than 65	236

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD treated as an internist in Medford, OR during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	108
aspiration	49
blood draw	1883
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	16
CT scan	137
diabetes management	199
doctor visit	1243
hip imaging	37
injections	49
lab tests	5033
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	81
musculoskeletal imaging	117
pelvic imaging	58
preventive care	734
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	38
skin procedures	38
spinal procedures	154
thoracic (chest) imaging	742
thyroid function tests	371
ultrasound (sonogram)	62
vaccines	17
vascular procedures	12
X-rays	903

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1982
Female	2176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3954
Black	0
Hispanic	80
Asian	0
Other	52
Native American	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1934
From 75 to 84	1316
85 and over	510
Less than 65	398

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD treated as an internist in Medford, OR during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
blood draw	315
diabetes management	29
doctor visit	901
injections	31
lab tests	504
preventive care	109
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
skin procedures	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	124
thyroid function tests	41
vaccines	20
X-rays	124

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	532
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	87
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD treated as an internist in Medford, OR during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
blood draw	306
doctor visit	1055
injections	50
lab tests	327
preventive care	185
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	40
skin procedures	40
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
vaccines	172
X-rays	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	57
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD treated as an internist in Medford, OR during 2018 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
blood draw	335
doctor visit	1010
injections	34
lab tests	208
preventive care	145
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
skin procedures	29
vaccines	145

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	51
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD treated as an internist in Medford, OR during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
blood draw	156
doctor visit	1000
injections	40
lab tests	197
preventive care	108
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
skin procedures	22
vaccines	108

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	50
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD treated as an internist in Medford, OR during 2020 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
blood draw	92
doctor visit	664
injections	17
lab tests	67
preventive care	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
skin procedures	11
vaccines	27

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	49
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD treated as an internist in Medford, OR during 2021 were blood draw, lab tests, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	69
doctor visit	433
lab tests	60
musculoskeletal imaging	11
X-rays	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	53
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD treated as an internist in Medford, OR were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

abdominal imaging	154
aspiration	52
blood draw	959
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	21
CT scan	177
diabetes management	185
dialysis access procedures	19
doctor visit	1080
hip imaging	38
injections	52
lab tests	2587
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	57
musculoskeletal imaging	125
pelvic imaging	75
preventive care	535
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	33
skin procedures	33
spinal procedures	129
thoracic (chest) imaging	697
thyroid function tests	341
ultrasound (sonogram)	135
vaccines	77
vascular procedures	63
X-rays	698

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	487
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	959
Native American / Alaskan Native	2
Hispanic	21
Other	13

**Age**
75 to 84	326
85 and over	131
Less than 65	96
65 to 74	463

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Oregon.

Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Oregon

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Shionogi Inc	$1,700 $1,700
Pfizer Inc.	$459 ELIQUIS $171	VIAGRA $112	LYRICA $66	CHANTIX $52	FLECTOR PATCH $24	Other $34
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$253 SYMBICORT $108	CRESTOR $82	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $26	FARXIGA $22	BYDUREON WEEKLY $15
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$164 TOUJEO $85	AFREZZA $28	LANTUS $28	PRALUENT $22
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$155 Spiriva $31	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $28	Pradaxa $25	STIOLTO $23	COMBIVENT $18	Other $31
Other	$1,407 INVOKANA $124	Myrbetriq $87	Repatha $77	TRULICITY $76	Creon $75	Other $969

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,655
Travel and Lodging	$1,433
Education	$51

Research Payments

Dr. Christopher D. Alftine, MD has received 453 research payments totaling $724,749.

Biography

Before completing his residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Dr. Christopher Alftine attended medical school at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Medford, OR.