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Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD

(Dr. Christopher Kinter, MD)

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (1990)

729 N Medical Center Drive W Suite 111
Clovis, CA 93611

(559) 435-6600

Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD is a vascular surgeon in Clovis, CA specializing in vascular surgery. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD is affiliated with VALLEY DIALYSIS ACCESS SURGERY ASSOCIATES, INC.

Office Locations

729 N Medical Center Drive W Suite 111
Clovis, CA 93611

(559) 435-6600

(559) 435-6622

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

AV fistula surgery

dialysis access revision without thrombectomy

hemodialysis access duplex ultrasound

hemodialysis access procedures

laparoscopic enterolysis

tunneled peritoneal catheter insertion

In 2023, Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD performed more AV fistula surgery, dialysis access revision without thrombectomy, hemodialysis access duplex ultrasound, hemodialysis access procedures, laparoscopic enterolysis, and tunneled peritoneal catheter insertion procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

vascular procedures

In 2023, Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD performed more vascular procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

vascular ultrasound

In 2012, Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD performed more vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Clovis, CA during 2012 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	118
catheterization	19
compression therapy	95
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	35
device removal	12
dialysis access procedures	518
doctor visit	822
excision	35
immobilization	95
minor procedures	34
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	407
vascular procedures	830

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Clovis, CA during 2013 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	144
catheterization	11
compression therapy	126
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	99
device removal	38
dialysis access procedures	646
doctor visit	916
embolectomy	32
excision	99
immobilization	126
minor procedures	62
open surgery	32
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	529
vascular procedures	971

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	49
Hispanic	228
Asian	43
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	42
Less than 65	203

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	68
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Clovis, CA during 2014 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	153
catheterization	12
compression therapy	124
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	158
device removal	45
dialysis access procedures	724
doctor visit	974
embolectomy	16
excision	158
immobilization	124
minor procedures	57
open surgery	16
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	56
ultrasound (sonogram)	742
vascular procedures	1122
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	74

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	51
Hispanic	221
Asian	48
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	40
Less than 65	192

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	67
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Clovis, CA during 2015 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and compression therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	168
catheterization	26
compression therapy	204
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	134
device removal	79
dialysis access procedures	843
doctor visit	978
embolectomy	27
excision	134
immobilization	204
minor procedures	86
open surgery	27
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	1101
vascular procedures	1523
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	100

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	550
Female	468

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	118
Hispanic	498
Asian	100
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	76
Less than 65	420

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	74
Dementia	13
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Clovis, CA during 2016 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	132
catheterization	21
compression therapy	85
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	64
device removal	58
dialysis access procedures	706
doctor visit	740
embolectomy	18
excision	64
immobilization	85
minor procedures	63
open surgery	18
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	876
vascular procedures	1283
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	76

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	49
Hispanic	215
Asian	53
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	42
Less than 65	191

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	74
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Clovis, CA during 2017 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
anastomosis	155
catheterization	26
compression therapy	115
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	41
device removal	72
dialysis access procedures	867
doctor visit	869
embolectomy	28
excision	41
gastrointestinal procedures	13
immobilization	115
minor procedures	44
open surgery	41
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	925
vascular procedures	1436
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	137

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	51
Hispanic	252
Asian	71
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	48
Less than 65	201

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	69
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Clovis, CA during 2018 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	19
anastomosis	182
catheterization	32
compression therapy	69
device removal	85
dialysis access procedures	1088
doctor visit	885
gastrointestinal procedures	19
immobilization	69
minimally invasive procedures	19
minor procedures	32
removal of internal scar tissue	19
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	1021
vascular procedures	1613
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	95

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	48
Hispanic	316
Asian	72
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	49
Less than 65	234

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	71
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Clovis, CA during 2019 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	35
anastomosis	171
catheterization	47
compression therapy	25
device removal	14
dialysis access procedures	911
doctor visit	823
gastrointestinal procedures	35
immobilization	25
minimally invasive procedures	35
minor procedures	17
removal of internal scar tissue	35
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	759
vascular procedures	1326
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	73

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	51
Hispanic	347
Asian	87
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	39
Less than 65	260

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	75
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Clovis, CA during 2020 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, anastomosis and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	119
catheterization	34
dialysis access procedures	265
doctor visit	75
hospital care	28
inpatient care	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	41
vascular procedures	292
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	45

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	156
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	16
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	75
Dementia	13
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Clovis, CA during 2021 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, anastomosis and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	20
anastomosis	121
catheterization	24
dialysis access procedures	229
gastrointestinal procedures	20
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
minimally invasive procedures	20
removal of internal scar tissue	20
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	12
vascular procedures	229
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	31

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	0
Hispanic	95
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	75
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Clovis, CA during 2022 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, anastomosis and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	16
anastomosis	202
catheterization	37
dialysis access procedures	342
doctor visit	41
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
minimally invasive procedures	16
removal of internal scar tissue	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
vascular procedures	342

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	0
Hispanic	158
Asian	49
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	14
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	75
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Clovis, CA were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and anastomosis.

abdominal surgery	20
anastomosis	151
catheterization	26
compression therapy	105
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	88
device removal	50
dialysis access procedures	649
doctor visit	712
embolectomy	24
excision	88
gastrointestinal procedures	20
hospital care	28
immobilization	105
inpatient care	28
minimally invasive procedures	22
minor procedures	49
open surgery	26
removal of internal scar tissue	22
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	642
vascular procedures	997
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	78

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	37
Asian / Pacific Islander	53
Non-Hispanic White	136
Hispanic	226
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	100
85 and over	33
Less than 65	187
65 to 74	151

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	65
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	5
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 1990. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (1990)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher R. Kinter, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

VALLEY DIALYSIS ACCESS SURGERY ASSOCIATES, INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.	$12,782 ANASTOCLIP $7,695	VALVULOTOM $3,228	HYDRO LEMAITRE VALVULOTOME $1,294	RESTOREFLO $205	ANASTOCLIP GC 8CM (MEDIUM) $142	Other $218
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$3,632 EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis $1,233	ACUSEAL Vascular Graft $1,152	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Hep $733	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis $288	TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $226
Ethicon US, LLC	$2,161 Synthetics $1,584	Biosurgicals $319	Mesh $229	Needles $29
CorMatrix Cardiovascular Inc.	$1,435 ECM Patch $1,435
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$599 PICO 7 $124	PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy $119	STRAVIX $114	STRAVIX MESH $55	Santyl $37	Other $150
Other	$2,361 SURGICAL $345	Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose $243	Wound Matrix $204	Vascular $148	OPTIFIX $143	Other $1,278

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,885
Consulting Fee	$6,375
Travel and Lodging	$5,710
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,000

Biography

Dr. Christopher Kinter, who practices in Clovis, CA, is a medical specialist in vascular surgery. Dr. Kinter studied medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine.

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