Dr. Christopher Chipko, M.D.
Radiation Oncology (Radiation Oncology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 12
- In the NPI registry since
- 2014
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 496
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
- 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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
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Radiation Oncology Physician primary
VA license 0101266593 - 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.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Richmond, VA
- Cjw Medical Center Richmond, VA
- Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA
- Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA
- Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA
Medical groups
- Virginia Urology Center (90 clinicians)
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
- 496
- Services billed
- 3,937
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | 1,100 | 11 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 650 | 95 |
| Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields | 536 | 101 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 448 | 100 |
| Stereoscopic x-ray guidance for localization of target volume for the delivery of radiation therapy | 243 | 70 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 205 | 81 |
| Cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 201 | 124 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 190 | 122 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 171 | 72 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning | 124 | 117 |
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
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Tamsulosin Hcl Other prescribers in Richmond, VA | 165 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim) Other prescribers in Richmond, VA | 25 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er (oxybutynin chloride) Other prescribers in Richmond, VA | 20 |
| Tolterodine Tartrate Er (tolterodine tartrate) Other prescribers in Richmond, VA | 20 |
| Methylprednisolone Other prescribers in Richmond, VA | 19 |
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Richmond, VA | 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 2 payments worth $139 in total to this clinician.
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $117 |
|---|---|
| Olympus America Inc. | $21.64 |
| Food and Beverage | $139 |
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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.