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Dr. John David Christein, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

Rush Medical College

619 19th Street S
Birmingham, AL 35249

(205) 934-4011

Dr. John David Christein, MD is a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL specializing in general surgery. He graduated from Rush Medical College. Dr. John David Christein, MD is affiliated with Grandview Medical Center.

Office Locations

3670 Grandview Parkway Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35243

(205) 592-5077

(205) 599-4738

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Grandview Medical Center

500 Office Park Drive
Birmingham, AL 35223

(205) 592-5077

(205) 599-4738

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619 19th Street S
Birmingham, AL 35249

(205) 934-4011

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John David Christein, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

abdominal regional lymphadenectomy

central line placement

pneumonia shot

By Affordability:

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. John David Christein, MD performed more abdominal regional lymphadenectomy, central line placement, and pneumonia shot procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for dissection, lymphadenectomy (lymph node dissection), lymph node excision, and surgical dissection 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:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. John David Christein, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2012, Dr. John David Christein, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Christein, MD treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and endocrine surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Christein, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	38
doctor visit	189
endocrine surgery	38
gastrointestinal procedures	38
hospital care	123
inpatient care	123
open surgery	38
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Christein, MD treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and endocrine surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Christein, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	41
doctor visit	212
endocrine surgery	41
gastrointestinal procedures	41
hospital care	310
inpatient care	310
open surgery	41
preventive care	16
vaccines	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	12
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	47
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Christein, MD treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Christein, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	190
endocrine surgery	15
excision	18
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	261
inpatient care	261
open surgery	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	50
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Christein, MD treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and endocrine surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Christein, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
doctor visit	212
endocrine surgery	15
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146
open surgery	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	43
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Christein, MD treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and endocrine surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Christein, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	33
doctor visit	233
endocrine surgery	33
gastrointestinal procedures	33
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
open surgery	33

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	13
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	48
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Christein, MD treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and endocrine surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Christein, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	181
endocrine surgery	12
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57
open surgery	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	48
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Christein, MD treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Christein, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	15
doctor visit	27
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Christein, MD treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Christein, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	16
blood draw	12
catheterization	31
doctor visit	100
endocrine surgery	16
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	193
inpatient care	193
open surgery	16
plastic surgery procedures	24
reconstructive surgery	24
tissue transfer	24
vascular procedures	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	11
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	46
Dementia	16
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Christein, MD treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Christein, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	18
catheterization	33
doctor visit	114
endocrine surgery	18
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	155
inpatient care	155
open surgery	18
plastic surgery procedures	28
reconstructive surgery	28
tissue transfer	28

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	54
Dementia	15
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Christein, MD treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Christein, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
catheterization	49
doctor visit	50
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	48
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Christein, MD treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Christein, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
blood draw	21
catheterization	49
dissection	11
doctor visit	74
excision	11
hospital care	229
inpatient care	229
lab tests	13
lymph node procedures	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	15
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Christein, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John David Christein, MD treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and plastic surgery procedures.

abdominal surgery	22
blood draw	16
catheterization	35
diagnostic procedures	18
dissection	11
doctor visit	143
endocrine surgery	23
excision	14
gastrointestinal procedures	23
hospital care	154
inpatient care	154
lab tests	13
lymph node procedures	11
open surgery	25
plastic surgery procedures	26
preventive care	16
reconstructive surgery	26
tissue transfer	26
vaccines	16
vascular procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	148
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	32
85 and over	4
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	89

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Christein, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John David Christein, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. John David Christein, MD graduated from Rush Medical College. He completed residency at John Stroger Hospital of Cook County. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery General Surgery and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: Rush Medical College

Residency: John Stroger Hospital of Cook County

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery General Surgery

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John David Christein, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Grandview Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$1,143 AlloDerm $631	STRATTICE $512
Baxter Healthcare	$406 BioSurgery - TISSEEL $111	PREVELEAK $108	TISSEEL $68	PERI-STRIPS DRY $25	BioSurgery - FLOSEAL $19	Other $75
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$249 Nanoknife $249
Allergan Inc.	$145 STRATTICE $145
ZOLL Medical Corporation	$142 $142
Other	$689 IMBRUVICA $116	SurgiBot $90	SPYSCOPE $76	OCTAGAM IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN) $60	PANZYGA $46	Other $301

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,633
Consulting Fee	$142

Biography

Dr. John Christein's area of specialization is general surgery. Dr. Christein is professionally affiliated with Grandview Medical Center. He is a graduate of Rush Medical College and a graduate of John Stroger Hospital of Cook County's residency program.