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Dr. James A. Christon, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine and Adult Critical Care

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1988)

3125 Chad Drive Suite 100
Eugene, OR 97408

(541) 743-4700

Dr. James A. Christon, MD is a pulmonologist in Eugene, OR specializing in adult pulmonology, sleep medicine and adult critical care. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. James A. Christon, MD is affiliated with PeaceHealth and PeaceHealth Medical Group.

Office Locations

3125 Chad Drive Suite 100
Eugene, OR 97408

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James A. Christon, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. James A. Christon, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Oregon.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Christon, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Eugene, OR during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Christon, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	42
doctor visit	458
hospital care	528
inpatient care	528
lab tests	14
pulmonary testing	126
sleep study	78
thoracic (chest) imaging	66
X-rays	66

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Christon, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Eugene, OR during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Christon, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	37
doctor visit	388
hospital care	414
inpatient care	414
lab tests	13
pulmonary testing	100
sleep study	76
thoracic (chest) imaging	35
X-rays	35

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	465
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	41
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Christon, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Eugene, OR during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Christon, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	20
doctor visit	379
hospital care	432
inpatient care	432
pulmonary testing	39
sleep study	36
thoracic (chest) imaging	40
X-rays	40

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	23
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Christon, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Eugene, OR during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Christon, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	27
doctor visit	400
hospital care	387
inpatient care	387
pulmonary testing	127
sleep study	68
thoracic (chest) imaging	49
X-rays	49

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	564
Female	428

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	930
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	450
From 75 to 84	280
85 and over	68
Less than 65	194

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Christon, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Eugene, OR during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Christon, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	30
doctor visit	477
hospital care	363
inpatient care	363
lab tests	17
pulmonary testing	89
sleep study	89
thoracic (chest) imaging	38
X-rays	38

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	459
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	26
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Christon, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Eugene, OR during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Christon, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	24
doctor visit	377
hospital care	396
inpatient care	396
lab tests	24
pulmonary testing	92
sleep study	72
thoracic (chest) imaging	31
X-rays	31

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	487
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	44
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Christon, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Eugene, OR during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Christon, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	30
doctor visit	332
hospital care	435
inpatient care	435
pulmonary testing	72
sleep study	76

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	31
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Christon, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Eugene, OR during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Christon, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	37
doctor visit	320
hospital care	492
inpatient care	492
pulmonary testing	129
sleep study	107

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	506
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	25
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Christon, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Eugene, OR during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Christon, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	24
doctor visit	219
hospital care	460
inpatient care	460
pulmonary testing	60
sleep study	67

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	31
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Christon, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Eugene, OR during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Christon, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	44
blood draw	20
doctor visit	244
hospital care	348
inpatient care	348
pulmonary testing	88
sleep study	134

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	29
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Christon, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Eugene, OR during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Christon, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	14
blood draw	11
doctor visit	251
hospital care	319
inpatient care	319
pulmonary testing	120
sleep study	68

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	34
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Christon, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James A. Christon, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Eugene, OR were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

airway management	29
blood draw	15
doctor visit	349
hospital care	415
inpatient care	415
lab tests	17
pulmonary testing	94
sleep study	79
thoracic (chest) imaging	43
X-rays	43

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	452
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Hispanic	7
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	140
85 and over	32
Less than 65	90
65 to 74	223

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Christon, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James A. Christon, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	19
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. James A. Christon, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1988. He is certified by the pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and sleep medicine and has a state license in Oregon.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1988)

Board Certification: pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and sleep medicine

Licensed In: Oregon

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James A. Christon, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

PeaceHealth

PeaceHealth Medical Group

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. James A. Christon, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: First Choice Health, MultiPlan, TriWest, United Healthcare, Aetna, Medicare, Medicaid, Cigna, Providence, Kaiser Permanente, ATRIO Health Plans, Health Net of Oregon, Pacific Medical Centers, PacificSource Health Plans, Devoted Health, Samaritan Health Plan, Moda Health, Provider Network of America and Regence - Oregon & Washington.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. James A. Christon, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

First Choice Health

MultiPlan

TriWest

United Healthcare

Aetna

Medicare

Medicaid

Cigna

Providence

Kaiser Permanente

ATRIO Health Plans

Health Net of Oregon

Pacific Medical Centers

PacificSource Health Plans

Devoted Health

Samaritan Health Plan

Moda Health

Provider Network of America

Regence - Oregon & Washington

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$28 STIOLTO $14	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $14
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$22 NUCALA $22
Itamar Medical Inc	$19 WatchPATONE $19
Harmony Biosciences LLC	$16 Wakix $16
CSL Behring	$13 Zemaira $13
Other	$12 SYMBICORT $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$70
Education	$41

Biography

Dr. James Christon is a specialist in adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology. Dr. Christon appears to be in-network for MultiPlan, Cigna, and Providence, in addition to other insurance carriers. He studied medicine at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. He is affiliated with PeaceHealth Medical Group.