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Dr. Christina Wright, MD

Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
13
In the NPI registry since
2013
Medicare patients seen, 2024
66

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2013Medical school: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  • 2013Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological Surgery Physician primary
    OR license MD203408 · OH license 35.132157 · OR license 203408

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Neurosurgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
66
Services billed
169
Patients’ average age
70
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes3433
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes3332
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment1515
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment1511
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes1313

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Medicare prescriptions

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Gabapentin
Other prescribers in Portland, OR
11

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 2 companies reported 13 payments worth $14,737 in total to this clinician.

By company
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$14,490
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.$246
By type
Consulting Fee$12,206
Travel and Lodging$1,980
Food and Beverage$550

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Aug 18, 2025Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
Aug 18, 2025
Consulting Fee
CONDUIT; Expedium VERSE; SYMPHONY · Spine
$12,206
Jul 25, 2025Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
Jul 25, 2025
Travel and Lodging
CONDUIT · Spine · travel to RAYNHAM, MA · in-kind
$1,149
Jul 25, 2025Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
Jul 25, 2025
Travel and Lodging
CONDUIT · Spine · travel to RAYNHAM, MA · in-kind
$492
Jul 25, 2025Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
Jul 25, 2025
Travel and Lodging
CONDUIT · Spine · travel to RAYNHAM, MA · in-kind
$338

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Oregon →

Other Neurosurgery clinicians in Portland

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated September 2, 2021), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1164867529. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.