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Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD

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(Dr. Christopher Scherer, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

Penn State College of Medicine (1991)

Professional interests include: neurological disorders

500 Martha Jefferson Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911

(434) 654-8960

Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD is a neurologist in Charlottesville, VA specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Sentara Health.

Office Locations

500 Martha Jefferson Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911

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1201 Broad Rock Boulevard Central Virginia Va Health Care System (652)
Richmond, VA 23249

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD treated as a neurologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	435
doctor visit	694
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD treated as a neurologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2013 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	753
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	45
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD treated as a neurologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2014 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	88
doctor visit	743
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	371
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	53
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD treated as a neurologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2015 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	73
doctor visit	742
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	846
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	358
85 and over	124
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD treated as a neurologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2016 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	92
doctor visit	633
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	70
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD treated as a neurologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2017 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	111
doctor visit	625

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	63
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD treated as a neurologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2018 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	110
doctor visit	750
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	429
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	76
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD treated as a neurologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2019 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	71
doctor visit	704
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	421
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	61
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD treated as a neurologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	464
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	422
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	68
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD treated as a neurologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2021 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	269

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	40
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD treated as a neurologist in Charlottesville, VA were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

diagnostic procedures	110
doctor visit	637
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	34
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	391
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	162
85 and over	60
Less than 65	44
65 to 74	179

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1991. He completed residency at University of Virginia Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology - 2026 and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine (1991)

Residency: University of Virginia Affiliated Hospitals (1995)

Board Certification: Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology - 2026 (2026)

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher J. Scherer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Sentara Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Biogen Idec Inc.	$260 TECFIDERA $134	TYSABRI $93	AVONEX $32
Biogen, Inc.	$134 TECFIDERA $53	$80
GENZYME CORPORATION	$83 AUBAGIO $83
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$81 TROKENDI XR $64	OXTELLAR XR $17
Genentech USA, Inc.	$74 Non-Covered Product $74
Other	$39 ACTHAR $27	NAMENDA $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$658
Education	$12

Biography

Dr. Christopher Scherer, who practices in Charlottesville, VA and Richmond, VA, is a medical specialist in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). After completing medical school at Penn State College of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Virginia. He has a special interest in neurological disorders. Dr. Scherer's professional affiliations include U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Sentara Health. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Scherer's office in Charlottesville, VA.