Dr. Indumathi Christopher, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Christopher
Dr. Indumathi Christopher is a geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in Crestview, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Christopher performed 9,023 Medicare services across 5,921 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Christopher received a total of $507 from 15 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 31 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Christopher is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,718 | $85 | $180 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 1,264 | $47 | $70 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,055 | $61 | $125 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 565 | $81 | $150 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 521 | $128 | $200 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 519 | $18 | $25 |
| Annual depression screening | 513 | $18 | $30 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 336 | $20 | $20 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 206 | $72 | $80 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 206 | $30 | $50 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 193 | $10 | $25 |
| Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes | 188 | $26 | $50 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 166 | $37 | $60 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 133 | $215 | $400 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 128 | $8 | $20 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 120 | $58 | $125 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 101 | $17 | $40 |
| Automated urinalysis | 98 | $2 | $20 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 82 | $30 | $80 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 79 | $38 | $100 |
| Residence visit for established patient with straightforward medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | 75 | $19 | $100 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 67 | $10 | $30 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 61 | $2 | $10 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 55 | $16 | $30 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 53 | $54 | $180 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 51 | $15 | $30 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 51 | $1 | $5 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 48 | $130 | $260 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 37 | $41 | $53 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $102 | $275 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 32 | $56 | $150 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 27 | $159 | $275 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 26 | $97 | $220 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 25 | $31 | $56 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 24 | $170 | $350 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 24 | $155 | $300 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 23 | $146 | $280 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 22 | $46 | $160 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 22 | $10 | $30 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 15 | $6 | $40 |
| Counseling visit to discuss need for lung cancer screening using low dose ct scan (ldct) (service is for eligibility determination and shared decision making) | 15 | $29 | $74 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 15 | $165 | $280 |
| Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme | 14 | $0 | $5 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 13 | $18 | $60 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2023)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (81%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2023 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Christopher is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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