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Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD

(Dr. Christopher John Nero, MD)

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Specializes in: Pathology

New York Medical College (1999)

2900 12th Avenue N 295w
Billings, MT 59101

(406) 238-6360

Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD is a pathologist in Billings, MT specializing in pathology. He graduated from New York Medical College in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD is affiliated with YELLOWSTONE PATHOLOGISTS PC.

Office Locations

2900 12th Avenue N 295w
Billings, MT 59101

(406) 238-6360

(406) 238-6361

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

serum protein electrophoresis

urine protein electrophoresis

By Affordability:

blood tests

CSF protein electrophoresis

immunofixation electrophoresis

lab tests

protein electrophoresis

serum protein electrophoresis

urine protein electrophoresis

urine tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Montana, Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD performed more serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP), and urine protein electrophoresis procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests, CSF protein electrophoresis, immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE), lab tests, protein electrophoresis, serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP), urine protein electrophoresis, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

lab tests

By Affordability:

immunohistochemistry test

special stains

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Montana, Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for immunohistochemistry (IHC) test, and special stains that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cytology

non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology

In 2012, Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD performed more cytology, and non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Montana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD treated as a pathologist in Billings, MT during 2012 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	56
cytology	120
lab tests	521

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD treated as a pathologist in Billings, MT during 2013 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	50

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	20
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
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

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2015

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
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

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD treated as a pathologist in Billings, MT during 2017 were lab tests and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	59
lab tests	123

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	27
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2017

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	3
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD treated as a pathologist in Billings, MT during 2018 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	27
cytology	198
lab tests	588

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	556
Female	464

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	960
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	601
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	70
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2018

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD treated as a pathologist in Billings, MT during 2019 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	21
cytology	150
lab tests	269

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	473
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	815
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	497
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	48
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2019

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	0
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD treated as a pathologist in Billings, MT during 2020 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	22
cytology	143
lab tests	577

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	476
Female	431

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	848
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	514
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	63
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2020

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD treated as a pathologist in Billings, MT during 2021 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	21
cytology	125
lab tests	737

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	538
Female	514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1000
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	614
From 75 to 84	298
85 and over	78
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2021

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	5
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD treated as a pathologist in Billings, MT during 2022 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	17
cytology	112
lab tests	652

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	557
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	984
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	51
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	598
From 75 to 84	324
85 and over	69
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2022

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	17
Dementia	5
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD treated as a pathologist in Billings, MT were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

consultation	27
cytology	129
lab tests	439

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	463
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	17

**Age**
75 to 84	140
85 and over	34
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	290

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	13
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	2
Cancer	16

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD graduated from New York Medical College in 1999. He has a state license in Montana.

Medical School: New York Medical College (1999)

Licensed In: Montana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

YELLOWSTONE PATHOLOGISTS PC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Roche Diagnostics Corporation	$225 CD cobas Reagents $110	TD VENTANA Digital Pathology Products $71	TD BenchMark IHC/ISH and Special Stains Reagents $25	Non-Product Specific $19
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$175 TECVAYLI $77	Erleada $41	IMBRUVICA $38	TALVEY $19
Lilly USA, LLC	$165 JAYPIRCA $79	VERZENIO $63	RETEVMO $23
Pharming Healthcare, Inc.	$46 Ruconest $46
EMD Serono, Inc.	$37 $37
Other	$93 LYNPARZA $21	TIBSOVO $20	I-STAT $17	ULTOMIRIS $15	$21

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$742

Biography

Dr. Christopher Nero's specialty is pathology. He graduated from New York Medical College.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Nero, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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