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Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD

(Christopher Atkinson, MD)

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology and General Practice

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine

7050 Brookhollow West Drive Po Box #40666
Houston, TX 77240

(424) 371-9799

Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD is a diagnostic radiologist in New Orleans, LA specializing in diagnostic radiology and general practice. He graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health, Virtual Radiologic (vRad), CHRISTUS Health, Broadlawns Medical Center, SINGLETON ASSOCIATES PA and DIAGNOSTIC OUTPATIENT IMAGING PARTNERSHIP LTD.

Office Locations

1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121

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1514 Jefferson Highway
Jefferson, LA 70121

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CHRISTUS Health

2600 Saint Michael Drive
Texarkana, TX 75503

(903) 614-1000

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CHRISTUS Health

7050 Brookhollow West Drive Po Box #40666
Houston, TX 77240

(424) 371-9799

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

spine MRI

In 2013, Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD had a list price for spine MRI that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2017 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	611
CT scan	442
eye procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	394
neck imaging	60
spinal procedures	171
vascular procedures	62

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	367
Female	490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	205
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	94
Less than 65	246

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	22
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2018 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	651
CT scan	527
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	470
neck imaging	54
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	298
vascular procedures	43
X-rays	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	482
Female	589

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	804
Black	205
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	394
From 75 to 84	273
85 and over	132
Less than 65	272

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2019 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	37
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	224
CT scan	359
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	42
pelvic imaging	49
spinal procedures	121
X-rays	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	0
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	104
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	47
Dementia	35
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2020 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	222
CT scan	255
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	59
spinal procedures	79

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	71
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	42
Dementia	35
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2021 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	234
CT scan	292
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	30
nuclear scan	18
spinal procedures	88

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	69
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated during 2021 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	47
Dementia	35
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2022 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	304
CT scan	376
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	37
nuclear scan	25
spinal procedures	95

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	455
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	111
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	43
Dementia	28
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in New Orleans, LA during 2023 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	260
CT scan	304
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	48
nuclear scan	18
spinal procedures	78

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	398
Black	16
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	102
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	45
Dementia	25
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in New Orleans, LA were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

abdominal imaging	25
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	358
CT scan	365
eye procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	154
neck imaging	57
nuclear scan	20
pelvic imaging	31
spinal procedures	132
vascular procedures	52
X-rays	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	60
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	476
Hispanic	43
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	169
85 and over	97
Less than 65	131
65 to 74	210

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD From 2017 - 2023

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	29
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. He completed residency at Brooke Army Medical Center. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Radiology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine

Residency: Brooke Army Medical Center

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Radiology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher James Atkinson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

Virtual Radiologic (vRad)

CHRISTUS Health

Broadlawns Medical Center

SINGLETON ASSOCIATES PA

DIAGNOSTIC OUTPATIENT IMAGING PARTNERSHIP LTD

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$494 KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $494
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$17 Kanuma $17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$272
Travel and Lodging	$239

Biography

Dr. Christopher Atkinson's area of specialization is diagnostic radiology. Dr. Atkinson attended Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Brooke Army Medical Center for residency. He is professionally affiliated with Ochsner Health, Broadlawns Medical Center, and CHRISTUS Health.