Total Payments
$7,149
2024 Payments
$848.24
Companies
39
Transactions
442
Medicare Patients
6,242
Medicare Billing
$632,157
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$6,427 (89.9%)
Travel$521.41 (7.3%)
Other$200.00 (2.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,427 | 439 | 89.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $521.41 | 2 | 7.3% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $200.00 | 1 | 2.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | $1,640 | 138 | $0 (2024) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $994.14 | 73 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $895.28 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $452.25 | 30 | $0 (2023) |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $440.34 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Celgene Corporation | $282.38 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $217.85 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Shire North American Group Inc | $211.69 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $172.60 | 11 | $0 (2022) |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $165.29 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $848.24 | 48 | GENZYME CORPORATION ($237.12) |
| 2023 | $801.99 | 53 | AbbVie Inc. ($212.49) |
| 2022 | $1,185 | 85 | ABBVIE INC. ($328.17) |
| 2021 | $1,175 | 80 | AbbVie Inc. ($341.98) |
| 2020 | $410.14 | 30 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($163.43) |
| 2019 | $698.96 | 52 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. ($180.29) |
| 2018 | $1,321 | 41 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($685.88) |
| 2017 | $709.03 | 53 | Allergan Inc. ($149.73) |
All Payment Transactions
442 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 18
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | IQIRVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.65 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Ardelyx, Inc. | IBSRELA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.02 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | QOL Medical, LLC | SUCRAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.66 | General |
| Category: THERAPY FOR CSID | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | OMVOH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.06 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.25 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.23 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.61 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | RESMETIROM (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.23 | General |
| Category: LIVER DISEASE | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.03 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/19/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.97 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.31 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.56 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | Linzess (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.76 | General |
| Category: GI | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | PFIZER INC. | XELJANZ (Drug), VELSIPITY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.82 | General |
| Category: GASTROINTESTINAL;INFLAMMATION;OPHTHALMOLOGY;TRANSPLANT | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | IQIRVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.11 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.38 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | QOL Medical, LLC | SUCRAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.22 | General |
| Category: THERAPY FOR CSID | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.33 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.96 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | IQIRVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.33 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Celgene Corporation | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.22 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.84 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Ardelyx, Inc. | IBSRELA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.09 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological), RINVOQ | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.00 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/22/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug), XIFAXAN, PLENVU | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.24 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | 1,080 | 1,154 | $575,955 | $113,657 |
| 2022 | 26 | 1,340 | 5,619 | $820,705 | $201,358 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1,798 | 1,993 | $746,164 | $149,367 |
| 2020 | 29 | 2,024 | 2,279 | $828,774 | $167,774 |
Total Patients
6,242
Total Services
11,045
Medicare Billing
$632,157
Procedure Codes
102
All Medicare Procedures & Services
102 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 98 | 98 | $110,250 | $19,187 | 17.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 118 | 137 | $20,550 | $11,063 | 53.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 139 | 156 | $16,380 | $8,699 | 53.1% |
| G0105 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 50 | $44,750 | $8,344 | 18.6% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 65 | 66 | $64,680 | $7,797 | 12.1% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 97 | 98 | $78,400 | $7,646 | 9.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 60 | 60 | $13,800 | $6,618 | 48.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 87 | 87 | $13,050 | $6,229 | 47.7% |
| 43274 | Insertion of stent into pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $22,475 | $5,600 | 24.9% |
| 43264 | Removal of stone or debris from bile or pancreatic duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 26 | $31,200 | $4,866 | 15.6% |
| 43235 | Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 59 | $34,220 | $4,859 | 14.2% |
| G0121 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $24,165 | $4,243 | 17.6% |
| 45378 | Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 32 | $28,640 | $3,816 | 13.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 58 | $8,410 | $3,643 | 43.3% |
| 43249 | Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 32 | $19,520 | $3,111 | 15.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $6,045 | $3,060 | 50.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 41 | $4,510 | $2,463 | 54.6% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 50 | $3,500 | $1,884 | 53.8% |
| 43262 | Incision of pancreatic outlet using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $15,730 | $336.83 | 2.1% |
| 45381 | Injection beneath lining of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $15,680 | $192.72 | 1.2% |
| J3380 | Injection, vedolizumab, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 12 | 4,200 | $176,400 | $68,907 | 39.1% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2022 | 123 | 124 | $139,500 | $23,290 | 16.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 139 | 162 | $24,300 | $14,018 | 57.7% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 131 | 133 | $106,400 | $11,585 | 10.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 75 | 75 | $17,250 | $8,849 | 51.3% |
About Dr. Christopher Decker, MD
Dr. Christopher Decker, MD is a Gastroenterology healthcare provider based in Tupelo, Mississippi. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/19/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1679734933.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Decker, MD has received a total of $7,149 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $848.24 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 442 transactions from 39 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,427).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Decker has provided services to 6,242 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11,045 services with total Medicare billing of $632,157. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 102 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Gastroenterology
- Location Tupelo, MS
- Active Since 06/19/2008
- Last Updated 03/06/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207RG0100X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1679734933
Products in Payments
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $696.60
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $440.34
- SPYGLASS (Device) $404.40
- HUMIRA (Biological) $378.11
- ZEPOSIA (Drug) $350.96
- LINZESS (Drug) $325.62
- GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES (Device) $293.67
- TRULANCE (Drug) $268.21
- Humira (Biological) $256.88
- RINVOQ (Biological) $254.82
- Entyvio (Biological) $205.95
- XELJANZ (Drug) $204.61
- ENTYVIO (Biological) $190.41
- Cimzia (Drug) $161.73
- OCALIVA (Drug) $143.32
- MAVYRET (Drug) $141.20
- Creon (Drug) $139.99
- DIFICID (Drug) $120.27
- CREON (Drug) $115.40
- Linzess (Drug) $114.66
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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