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Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD

(Dr. Peter Christ, MD)

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Specializes in: Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College (1979)

2500 Bernville Road Box 316
Reading, PA 19605

(610) 378-2218

Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD is a clinical pathologist in Lancaster, PA specializing in clinical pathology and cytopathology. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD is affiliated with Penn State Health, THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS GROUP and CENTER FOR UROLOGIC CARE OF BERKS CO PC.

Office Locations

2160 State Road
Lancaster, PA 17601

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2500 Bernville Road Box 316
Reading, PA 19605

(610) 378-2218

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In The News

“Now it's critical," said Dr. Peter Christ, pathologist and medical director of the pathology laboratory at St. Joseph. "”—"Blood supply shortage is critical in Berks area and donors are needed", Reading Eagle, January 2022

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

cytology

non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology

In 2023, Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD performed more cytology, and non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania.

Top 10%

By Volume:

lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD had a list price for lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania. 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. Peter J. Christ, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Lancaster, PA during 2012 were cytology and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	961
lab tests	913

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Lancaster, PA during 2013 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	27
cytology	954
lab tests	1105

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1052
Female	881

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1723
Black	68
Hispanic	117
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	742
From 75 to 84	647
85 and over	299
Less than 65	245

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Lancaster, PA during 2014 were cytology, lab tests and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	26
cytology	917
lab tests	678

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD.

**Gender**
Male	904
Female	706

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1476
Black	38
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	579
From 75 to 84	579
85 and over	274
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Lancaster, PA during 2015 were cytology, lab tests and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	36
cytology	1115
lab tests	874

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2290
Female	1634

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3544
Black	112
Hispanic	192
Asian	22
Other	54
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1514
From 75 to 84	1322
85 and over	680
Less than 65	408

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Lancaster, PA during 2016 were cytology, lab tests and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	34
cytology	1193
lab tests	913

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1189
Female	888

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1860
Black	45
Hispanic	109
Asian	18
Other	45
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	870
From 75 to 84	647
85 and over	334
Less than 65	226

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Lancaster, PA during 2017 were cytology, lab tests and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	43
cytology	973
lab tests	936

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1118
Female	842

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1723
Black	55
Hispanic	127
Asian	0
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	811
From 75 to 84	610
85 and over	287
Less than 65	252

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Lancaster, PA during 2018 were cytology, lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	23
cytology	1055
lab tests	786
second opinions	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1145
Female	831

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1755
Black	56
Hispanic	112
Asian	12
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	867
From 75 to 84	588
85 and over	313
Less than 65	208

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Lancaster, PA during 2019 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	21
cytology	593
lab tests	640

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD.

**Gender**
Male	793
Female	724

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1343
Black	28
Hispanic	104
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	693
From 75 to 84	450
85 and over	226
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Lancaster, PA during 2020 were lab tests, cytology, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	26
cytology	179
lab tests	703
second opinions	20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD.

**Gender**
Male	437
Female	525

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	834
Black	29
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	439
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	118
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Lancaster, PA during 2021 were lab tests and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	551
lab tests	830

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD.

**Gender**
Male	980
Female	869

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1628
Black	0
Hispanic	107
Asian	0
Other	63
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	884
From 75 to 84	536
85 and over	273
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Lancaster, PA during 2022 were cytology and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	694
lab tests	627

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD.

**Gender**
Male	866
Female	710

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1383
Black	38
Hispanic	110
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	732
From 75 to 84	497
85 and over	199
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Lancaster, PA were cytology, lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

consultation	29
cytology	835
lab tests	818
second opinions	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD.

**Gender**
Male	979
Female	782

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	42
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	1569
Hispanic	101
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	25

**Age**
75 to 84	561
85 and over	273
Less than 65	188
65 to 74	739

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	19
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 1979. He completed residency at Letterman Army Medical Center. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College (1979)

Residency: Letterman Army Medical Center (1983)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Penn State Health

THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS GROUP

CENTER FOR UROLOGIC CARE OF BERKS CO PC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$15 TAGRISSO $15
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$13 BioZorb $13
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$11 Atellica $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$38

Biography

Dr. Peter Christ, who practices in Reading, PA and Lancaster, PA, is a medical specialist in clinical pathology and cytopathology. Dr. Christ studied medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. For his residency, Dr. Christ trained at Letterman Army Medical Center. He is affiliated with Penn State Health.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Christ, MD From 2012 - 2022

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