Christopher Alan Rupe, MD
Surgery Physician · Salina, KS
Christopher Alan Rupe, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Salina, Kansas, and NPI 1740401249, issued on May 1, 2007. Check the license (Kansas 6151, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Alan Rupe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 6151 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 737 E Crawford St, Salina, KS 67401
- Phone
- (785) 827-7261
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (785) 833-5780
- Medicaid ID
- 200611750A KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090717000170); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 737 E Crawford St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Alan Rupe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 6151Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
611 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 220 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen123 claims
- Tramadol Hcl60 claims
- Clopidogrel54 claims
- Eliquis49 claims
- Anastrozole38 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate31 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,737.17
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Mowery Clinic LLCSalina, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Alan Rupe among 349 surgery physician records in Kansas
Christopher Alan Rupe, MD is one of 349 surgery physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 180 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Kansas
There are 349 surgery physician records in Kansas.
All 349 in Kansas → Every provider in Salina → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dwane Beckenhauer, M.D.Salina, KS 674011912014077
- Jesse Gray, M.D.Salina, KS 674011194172742
- Stacy Jones, MDSalina, KS 674011295028561
- Justin Klaassen, DOSalina, KS 674011811154230
- Ted Macy, M.D.Salina, KS 674011811953763
- Earl Matthews, M.D.Salina, KS 674011659337079
- Robert Murrell, DOSalina, KS 674011609459650
- David Smith, M.D.Salina, KS 674011609832708
Common questions
What is Christopher Alan Rupe, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Alan Rupe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740401249, issued on May 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Alan Rupe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 737 E Crawford St, Salina, KS, 67401. Phone: (785) 827-7261. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Alan Rupe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 6151, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Alan Rupe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Alan Rupe, MD had 611 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Alan Rupe, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.