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Dr. Christopher G. Ralph, MD

Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
16
In the NPI registry since
2010
Medicare patients seen, 2024
198

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

  • 2010Medical school: University of Louisville School of Medicine
  • 2010Registered 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

  • Emergency Medicine Physician primary
    MO license 2012017118
  • Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

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

Map: Emergency Medicine 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
198
Services billed
220
Patients’ average age
75
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making5757
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making5555
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making3636
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes1818

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
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen)
Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO
21
Ondansetron Odt (ondansetron)
Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO
18
Methylprednisolone
Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO
14

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

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated May 1, 2013), 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 1568787455. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.