In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Christopher Stands, MD performed more diagnostic cystoscopy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for antineoplastic hormone therapy, blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, core needle prostate biopsy, cystoscopy with bladder cryosurgery, cystoscopy with bladder fulguration, cystoscopy with bladder laser surgery, cystoscopy with cryosurgery, cystoscopy with fulguration, cystoscopy with laser surgery, diagnostic cystoscopy, indwelling urethral catheter insertion, lab tests, minimally invasive prostate surgery, phlebotomy for lab tests, prostate ablation, prostate biopsy, prostate punch biopsy, prostate surgery, shock wave lithotripsy, temporary urinary diversion, transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT), urethral catheterization, urinalysis, urinary catheterization, urinary diversion, urine tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

endourologic procedures

minimally invasive procedures

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

post void residual study

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Christopher Stands, MD performed more endourologic procedures, and minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and post void residual study that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

By Affordability:

cystoscopy

cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement

transurethral resection of the prostate

ureteral stent placement

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Christopher Stands, MD performed more ablation, endourologic surgery, laser surgery, lithotripsy (stone fragmentation), and urologic procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for cystoscopy, cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), and ureteral stent placement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stands, MD treated as an urologist in Lynchburg, VA during 2012 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	737
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
laser treatment	12
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	12
minimally invasive procedures	116
stent placement (stenting)	22
urologic procedures	135

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stands, MD treated as an urologist in Lynchburg, VA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, urologic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	848
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
laser treatment	14
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	25
minimally invasive procedures	150
stent placement (stenting)	22
urologic procedures	150

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	538
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	63
Less than 65	72

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stands, MD treated as an urologist in Lynchburg, VA during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, urologic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	856
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	12
minimally invasive procedures	134
stent placement (stenting)	11
urologic procedures	134

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	540
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	541
Black	124
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	64
Less than 65	83

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stands, MD treated as an urologist in Lynchburg, VA during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, urologic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	874
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44
laser treatment	15
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	15
minimally invasive procedures	123
stent placement (stenting)	15
urologic procedures	123

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1218
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1234
Black	262
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	770
From 75 to 84	454
85 and over	164
Less than 65	148

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stands, MD treated as an urologist in Lynchburg, VA during 2016 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

ablation	11
catheterization	29
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	1135
hospital care	75
inpatient care	75
laser treatment	14
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	28
minimally invasive procedures	186
minor procedures	12
stent placement (stenting)	28
urologic procedures	215

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	753
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	735
Black	147
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	426
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	93
Less than 65	81

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stands, MD treated as an urologist in Lynchburg, VA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, urologic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

ablation	14
cryotherapy	14
doctor visit	1118
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82
laser treatment	36
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	37
minimally invasive procedures	188
stent placement (stenting)	22
urologic procedures	188

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	741
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	721
Black	143
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	419
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	102
Less than 65	76

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stands, MD treated as an urologist in Lynchburg, VA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, urologic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1004
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
laser treatment	13
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	28
minimally invasive procedures	182
minor procedures	14
stent placement (stenting)	27
urologic procedures	182

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	739
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	725
Black	126
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	426
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	97
Less than 65	63

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stands, MD treated as an urologist in Lynchburg, VA during 2019 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

ablation	12
catheterization	13
doctor visit	1070
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
laser treatment	24
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	36
minimally invasive procedures	182
stent placement (stenting)	45
urologic procedures	195

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	758
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	762
Black	143
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	437
From 75 to 84	327
85 and over	111
Less than 65	60

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stands, MD treated as an urologist in Lynchburg, VA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, urologic procedures, stent placement (stenting) and hospital care.

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

diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	941
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
laser treatment	13
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	13
minimally invasive procedures	139
minor procedures	15
stent placement (stenting)	31
urologic procedures	139

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	712
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	695
Black	138
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	423
From 75 to 84	287
85 and over	97
Less than 65	53

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stands, MD treated as an urologist in Lynchburg, VA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, urologic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

blood draw	13
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	969
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
laser treatment	15
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	15
minimally invasive procedures	176
minor procedures	25
stent placement (stenting)	36
urologic procedures	176

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	712
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	699
Black	132
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	323
85 and over	97
Less than 65	36

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stands, MD treated as an urologist in Lynchburg, VA during 2022 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and stent placement (stenting).

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

ablation	11
cryotherapy	11
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	901
hormone therapy	15
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
lab tests	150
laser treatment	24
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	13
minimally invasive procedures	208
minor procedures	21
stent placement (stenting)	36
urologic procedures	308

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	742
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	718
Black	129
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	354
85 and over	104
Less than 65	26

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Stands, MD treated as an urologist in Lynchburg, VA were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and inpatient care.

ablation	12
blood draw	13
catheterization	21
cryotherapy	12
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	950
hormone therapy	15
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
lab tests	150
laser treatment	18
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	21
minimally invasive procedures	162
minor procedures	17
stent placement (stenting)	26
urologic procedures	176

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Stands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	677
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	133
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	668
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	278
85 and over	90
Less than 65	63
65 to 74	395

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

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	8
Cancer	24

Education & Training

He has a state license in Virginia.

Licensed In: Virginia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Physician Discoveries, LLC	$8,338 $8,338
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$50 $50
Neomend, Inc.	$28 DAV-Arista AH $28
TOLMAR Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$17 ELIGARD $17

**Types of Payments**
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$8,338
Education	$50
Food and Beverage	$44

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Christopher Stands, MD.

Physician Discoveries, LLC	2015	$7,495.97	Physician Covered Recipient	limited liability company membership in Physician Discovery Holdings, LLC
Physician Discoveries, LLC	2013	$6,902.58	Physician Covered Recipient	limited liability company membership in Physician Discovery Holdings, LLC
Physician Discoveries, LLC	2016	$5,920.06	Physician Covered Recipient	limited liability company membership in Physician Discovery Holdings, LLC
Physician Discoveries, LLC	2014	$4,772.42	Physician Covered Recipient	limited liability company membership in Physician Discovery Holdings, LLC
Physician Discoveries, LLC	2017	$3,530.34	Physician Covered Recipient	limited liability company membership in Physician Discovery Holdings, LLC

Biography

Dr. Christopher Stands specializes in urology (urinary tract disease) and practices in Lynchburg, VA. He studied medicine at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine.

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