In 2024, Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD performed more breast cancer surgery, breast surgery, and partial mastectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Wisconsin.

Top 25%

By Volume:

excision

By Affordability:

open surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Wisconsin, Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD performed more excision procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for open surgery 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. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI during 2012 were open surgery, diagnostic procedures, excision and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	32
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	421
excision	42
image guided procedures	11
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI during 2013 were excision, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	42
cancer surgery	12
diagnostic procedures	56
doctor visit	437
excision	68
image guided procedures	12
lymph node procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	12
minor procedures	12
open surgery	56

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	277

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	41
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD in 2013

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	5
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI during 2014 were diagnostic procedures, open surgery, excision and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	39
diagnostic procedures	63
doctor visit	469
excision	46
image guided procedures	17
lymph node procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	17
minor procedures	17
open surgery	46

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	304

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	28
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD in 2014

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI during 2015 were excision, lymph node procedures, diagnostic procedures and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	41
cancer surgery	28
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	454
excision	61
image guided procedures	13
lymph node procedures	55
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	13
open surgery	33

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	610

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	42
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD in 2015

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI during 2016 were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	19
cancer surgery	19
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	441
excision	40
lymph node procedures	40
open surgery	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	25
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD in 2016

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI during 2017 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	38
cancer surgery	38
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	477
excision	68
lymph node procedures	55
open surgery	30

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	319

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	22
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI during 2018 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	39
cancer surgery	39
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	446
excision	68
lymph node procedures	58
open surgery	29

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	19
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI during 2019 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	25
cancer surgery	25
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	400
excision	43
lymph node procedures	40
open surgery	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	15
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD in 2019

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI during 2020 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	39
cancer surgery	39
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	416
endocrine surgery	13
excision	64
lymph node procedures	50
neck surgery	13
open surgery	25

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	14
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD in 2020

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	66

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI during 2021 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	50
cancer surgery	32
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	414
excision	53
image guided procedures	18
lymph node procedures	45
minimally invasive procedures	18
minor procedures	18
open surgery	21

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	14
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD in 2021

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI during 2022 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	65
cancer surgery	65
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	325
excision	104
lymph node procedures	81
open surgery	39

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	16
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	9
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI during 2023 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	48
cancer surgery	48
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	283
excision	76
lymph node procedures	60
open surgery	28

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD in 2023

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI during 2024 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	34
cancer surgery	34
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	231
excision	47
lymph node procedures	28
open surgery	13

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	13
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD in 2024

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated as a surgeon in La Crosse, WI were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

breast procedures	39
cancer surgery	34
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	401
endocrine surgery	13
excision	60
image guided procedures	14
lymph node procedures	44
minimally invasive procedures	14
minor procedures	15
neck surgery	13
open surgery	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	5
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	20
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	80
85 and over	19
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	157

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mary K. Christian, MD treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	3
Cancer	60