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Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2001)

Professional interests include: shoulder instability, bursitis, total elbow replacement, and more.

3828 Schaufele Avenue Suite 320
Long Beach, CA

(562) 348-4588

Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD is an orthopedist in Long Beach, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD is affiliated with Providence, Long Beach Medical Center, MemorialCare and MemorialCare Medical Group MemorialCare Independent Physicians.

Office Locations

MemorialCare Medical Group MemorialCare Independent Physicians

3610 Long Beach Boulevard Suite 202
Long Beach, CA

(562) 427-8119

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MemorialCare Medical Group MemorialCare Independent Physicians

3828 Schaufele Avenue Suite 320
Long Beach, CA

(562) 348-4588

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Providence

3828 Schaufele Avenue Suite 320
Long Beach, CA 90808

(562) 348-4588

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MemorialCare Medical Group MemorialCare Independent Physicians

5750 Downey Avenue
Lakewood, CA

(562) 633-3787

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5750 Downey Avenue Suite 308
Lakewood, CA 90712

(562) 633-3787

(562) 633-1977

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD in 2023

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knee X-ray

In 2012, Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD performed more knee X-ray 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 John Combs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Long Beach, CA during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	132
doctor visit	283
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	17
hospital care	55
injections	132
inpatient care	55
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	64
X-rays	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Long Beach, CA during 2013 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	145
doctor visit	340
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	28
hospital care	61
injections	145
inpatient care	61
lower extremity surgery	11
musculoskeletal imaging	87
X-rays	87

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	41
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	31
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	53
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Long Beach, CA during 2014 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	121
doctor visit	300
hip imaging	16
hospital care	37
injections	121
inpatient care	37
musculoskeletal imaging	74
pelvic imaging	14
X-rays	88

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	30
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	31
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Long Beach, CA during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	156
doctor visit	357
hip imaging	34
hospital care	36
injections	156
inpatient care	36
musculoskeletal imaging	105
pelvic imaging	33
X-rays	138

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	0
Hispanic	136
Asian	44
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	82
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Long Beach, CA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	155
doctor visit	335
hospital care	38
injections	155
inpatient care	38
musculoskeletal imaging	52
X-rays	52

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	30
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	32
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Long Beach, CA during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	84
doctor visit	229
hospital care	28
injections	84
inpatient care	28
musculoskeletal imaging	75
X-rays	75

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	18
Hispanic	24
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	26
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	49
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Long Beach, CA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	95
doctor visit	242
hospital care	30
injections	95
inpatient care	30
musculoskeletal imaging	65
X-rays	65

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	17
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	20
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	47
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Long Beach, CA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	120
doctor visit	329
hospital care	42
injections	120
inpatient care	42
musculoskeletal imaging	89
spinal procedures	12
X-rays	101

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	33
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	29
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Long Beach, CA during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	85
doctor visit	253
hospital care	28
injections	85
inpatient care	28
musculoskeletal imaging	103
X-rays	103

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	20
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	23
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Long Beach, CA during 2021 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	142
doctor visit	415
hospital care	22
injections	142
inpatient care	22
musculoskeletal imaging	138
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	154

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	27
Hispanic	63
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	27
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Long Beach, CA during 2022 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	227
doctor visit	534
hospital care	19
injections	227
inpatient care	19
musculoskeletal imaging	187
spinal procedures	21
X-rays	208

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	34
Hispanic	76
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	35
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Long Beach, CA were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	132
doctor visit	328
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	23
hospital care	36
injections	132
inpatient care	36
lower extremity surgery	11
musculoskeletal imaging	94
pelvic imaging	23
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	103

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	22
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	97
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	53
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	56
85 and over	30
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	88

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

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 2001. He completed residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2001)

Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (2006)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Providence

Long Beach Medical Center

MemorialCare

MemorialCare Medical Group MemorialCare Independent Physicians

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Anthem Blue Cross HMO, Humana Medicare Advantage, Health Net HMO, Aetna HMO, Cigna, Medicare Advantage, Blue Shield of California and United Healthcare HMO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Anthem Blue Cross HMO

Humana Medicare Advantage

Health Net HMO

Aetna HMO

Cigna

Medicare Advantage

Blue Shield of California

United Healthcare HMO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Christopher John Combs, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Long Beach, CA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2017-02-07

Dr. Combs did my knee cartilage trim surgery. He was very attentive and caring at every postop appt after. 
I believe he is a top Orthop. Surgeon.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$190 Autobahn $94	Anthem $69	Proximal Humerus Plate $27
Stryker Corporation	$84 KNEES $48	MAKOplasty $37
Blue Belt Technologies, Inc.	$81 Navio PFS System $81
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$20 $20
Team_Makena_LLC	$17 $17
Other	$39 GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $15	Duexis $13	ZORVOLEX $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$431

Biography

Dr. Christopher Combs is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. His areas of expertise include the following: arthroscopic surgery, bicep injury, and total elbow replacement. He is professionally affiliated with Providence, Greater Newport Physicians, and Long Beach Medical Center. Dr. Combs attended Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center for residency. He appears to be in-network for United Healthcare HMO, Anthem, Blue California, and more.

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