Christine Marie Stypula, MD
Anesthesiology · Pittsburgh
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 6 years
- Stanford University School of Medicine, 2020
Offices
1 location · Allegheny Clinic · 2,313 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Jefferson Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Dr. Stypula’s office at (412) 359-6581 to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Jefferson HospitalJefferson Hills, PAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Allegheny Health Network, which runs 11 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 73% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 1.7 (0.86 to 2.54) · 2,957 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.214, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.095, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.271, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Jefferson Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 9 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.7 (0.86 to 2.54) · 2,957 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.214 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.095 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.271 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.92 (0 to 1.95) · 619 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.17 (0.81 to 1.52) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 174.99 (114.76 to 235.22) · 38 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.3 · 55 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.4 · 76 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 124 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 336 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 17.4 · 311 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.2 · 249 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 3,607 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.29 (0.07 to 0.5) · 3,417 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.04 to 0.45) · 3,527 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.29 (1.04 to 5.54) · 927 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.36 (0 to 2.92) · 378 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.07 (0.54 to 3.6) · 899 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 5.61 (0 to 12.48) · 379 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.78 (0.96 to 8.59) · 369 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 180 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 118 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.608 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.072 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.6 · 371 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 1,004 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 11.7 · 118 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 10.2 · 389 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 24.4 · 311 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 808 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.5 (3.6 to 8.5) · 58 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.9 (7.8 to 15) · 58 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.7 · 101 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.8 · 154 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.4 · 276 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.6 (9.5 to 16.8) · 545 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.8 to 1.3) · 488 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (608 patients answered, 26% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 78% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 85% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 84% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 51% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$20,731
Medicare paid this office $20,731 for 189 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | 13 | $1,068 | $82 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 16 | $902 | $53 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 15 | $837 | $56 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 11 | $379 | $34 |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | – | 17 | – | 11 |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
189 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 52% · Health risk score 1.63. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 44% · Atrial fibrillation 36% · Heart failure 34% · Diabetes 33% · Chronic kidney disease 31% · COPD 26% · Depression 25% · Cancer 24% · Dementia 10% · Stroke 7%.
The office billed $232,142, Medicare allowed $25,697 and paid $20,731; for 231 services of 65 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 189 | 231 | 73 | 1.63 | $232,142 | $20,731 |
| 2023 | 195 | 230 | 73 | 1.78 | $235,268 | $20,485 |
| 2022 | 168 | 220 | 72 | 1.59 | $221,052 | $20,660 |
| 2021 | 70 | 94 | 73 | 1.39 | $88,518 | $8,191 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 3 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 28 | $1,598 | $55 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 11 | $1,404 | $128 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 20 | $1,168 | $56 |
2022: 3 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 20 | $1,178 | $59 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 15 | $817 | $54 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 17 | $588 | $35 |
Money from drug and device companies
$23 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | None | $23 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $32 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $23 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Ambu | None | $23 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Ambu | Meals · 2025-11-18 | None | $23 |
See earlier years (2024, 2021)
2024: $32
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | Exparel | $32 | 1 payment
|
2021: $23
| Edwards Lifesciences | Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve | $23 | 1 payment
|
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 93.8 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1093178295
- Licence
- PA MD474380
- Trained
- Stanford University School of Medicine, 2020 · 6 years ago
- Group
- Allegheny Clinic
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
- Mailing address
- 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
- NPI first listed
- 2016-04-04
- NPI last updated
- 2022-07-18
- NPI record certified
- 2022-07-18
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 757 Westwood Plz Ste 3304, Los Angeles, CA, 90095 · 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305