Christopher Hale Decker, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Tupelo, MS
Christopher Hale Decker, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Tupelo, Mississippi, and NPI 1679734933, issued on Jun 19, 2008. Check the license (Mississippi 23372, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Hale Decker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 23372 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 589 Garfield St Ste 201, Tupelo, MS 38801
- Phone
- (662) 680-5565
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2026
- Fax
- (662) 680-5654
- Medicaid ID
- 08251044 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141210001352); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 589 Garfield St Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephen Amann, MDGastroenterology Physician1063471761
- Stephanie Atkinson, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1851350094
- John Averette, MDGastroenterology Physician1366477390
- Akira Baker, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972110963
- Vicki Fitzgerald, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1154563005
- Patrick Harris, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1710410436
Verify Christopher Hale Decker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 23372Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,416 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole220 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium178 claims
- Famotidine172 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf133 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl116 claims
- Linzess58 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $848.24
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Gastroenterology Center OF The Midsouth PLLCTupelo, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 128 gastroenterology physician records in Mississippi.
Other gastroenterology physician records in Mississippi
- Hans Adams, M.D.Gulfport, MS1194811471
- Stephen Amann, MDTupelo, MS1063471761
- Shayan Amini, MDJackson, MS1588314025
- Mohammad Anwar, M.D.Ocean Springs, MS1568594893
- John Averette, MDTupelo, MS1366477390
- Joseph Bailey, MDAmory, MS1548276520
- Praneeth Bandaru, M.D.Jackson, MS1366937989
- Kevin Barker, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS1992790463
- Navin Barot, MDGulfport, MS1376659193
- Kevin Batte, M.D.Oxford, MS1982017521
Common questions
What is Christopher Hale Decker, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Hale Decker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679734933, issued on Jun 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Hale Decker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 589 Garfield St Ste 201, Tupelo, MS, 38801. Phone: (662) 680-5565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Hale Decker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 23372, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Hale Decker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Hale Decker, MD had 1,416 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Hale Decker, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.