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Christine Marie Stypula, MD

Anesthesiology · Pittsburgh

NPI 1093178295

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

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Hospitals listed: Jefferson Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

Not verified

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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 it
    Overall 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.

Every scored measure at Jefferson Hospital
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths1.7 (0.86 to 2.54) · 2,957 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.214BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.095BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.271BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.92 (0 to 1.95) · 619 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.17 (0.81 to 1.52)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths174.99 (114.76 to 235.22) · 38 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.3 · 55 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 76 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.7 · 124 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths10 · 336 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths17.4 · 311 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.2 · 249 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.7 · 3,607 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.29 (0.07 to 0.5) · 3,417 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.04 to 0.45) · 3,527 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.29 (1.04 to 5.54) · 927 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.36 (0 to 2.92) · 378 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.07 (0.54 to 3.6) · 899 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths5.61 (0 to 12.48) · 379 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.78 (0.96 to 8.59) · 369 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 180 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.8 · 118 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.608No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.072No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.6 · 371 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.7 · 1,004 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits11.7 · 118 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits10.2 · 389 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits24.4 · 311 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 808 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.5 (3.6 to 8.5) · 58 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.9 (7.8 to 15) · 58 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 101 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.8 · 154 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.4 · 276 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.6 (9.5 to 16.8) · 545 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.8 to 1.3) · 488 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (608 patients answered, 26% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Jefferson Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Jefferson Hospital
Room was "always" clean78%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge84%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully78%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)73%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully80%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night51%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital73%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms87%

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.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy13$1,068$82
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope16$902$53
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope15$837$56
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin11$379$34

Procedures year by year

Procedures billed to Original Medicare by year
Procedure2021202220232024
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

Original Medicare by year
2024189231731.63$232,142$20,731
2023195230731.78$235,268$20,485
2022168220721.59$221,052$20,660
20217094731.39$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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope28$1,598$55
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen11$1,404$128
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope20$1,168$56

2022: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope20$1,178$59
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope15$817$54
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin17$588$35

Money from drug and device companies

$23 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202511None$23
202411None$32
202111None$23

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
AmbuNone$23
1 payment
  • Meals · 2025-11-18 · $23
See the published payment
Every published payment
AmbuMeals · 2025-11-18None$23
See earlier years (2024, 2021)

2024: $32

Payments by company in 2024
Pacira PharmaceuticalsExparel$32
1 payment
  • Meals for Exparel · 2024-06-18 · $32

2021: $23

Payments by company in 2021
Edwards LifesciencesEdwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · 2021-11-18 · $23

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
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