Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr., MD

  • Marianna, FL
  • Internist
NPI1093703704PAC ID7416929401
Medicare services, 2024
1,326
Medicare patients, 2024
578
Part D claims, 2024
6,480
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$370
Practice address
4250 Hospital Dr, Marianna, FL 32446
Practice phone
Call (850) 526-2200
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Primary practice

Jackson Hospital

Hospital · Marianna, Florida

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Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. is an internist in Marianna, Florida

Dr. Christopher practices at Jackson Hospital in Marianna, Florida, part of Jackson County Hospital District.

Dr. Christopher's NPI, 1093703704, was assigned on October 7, 2005. Dr. Christopher graduated from Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Christopher holds Florida license FLME0050659.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7416929401
NPI enumeration date
October 7, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(850) 526-2200
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
68
Medical school graduation
1984

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. practices at Jackson Hospital in Marianna, Florida

Dr. Christopher's primary practice is Jackson Hospital, at 4250 Hospital Dr, Marianna, FL 32446 in Jackson County. The practice phone is (850) 526-2200.

  • Jackson Hospital
    4250 Hospital Dr, Marianna, FL 32446 · Jackson CountyPhone(850) 526-2200

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Christopher's primary practice is Jackson Hospital in Marianna, Florida, part of Jackson County Hospital District. Dr. Christopher is also affiliated with Southeast Health Medical Center. The medical group on file is Jackson Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christopher to 1 more hospital, 3 home health agencies, 2 hospices, 2 skilled nursing facilities and 1 rural health clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr.'s practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Christopher practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Jackson HospitalAvailable with a free account
+10 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. is one of 9,009 internists in Florida

Internal medicine is Dr. Christopher's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Christopher is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Christopher's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, FloridaPrimaryLicense FLME0050659 · 1987 to 2026 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Alabama license1985 to 2025

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute diabetes, acute kidney failure, acute respiratory failure, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, adjustment disease and alzheimer's disease among the conditions Dr. Christopher treats.

Internists near Dr. Christopher

Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. billed Medicare for 1,326 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,326 Medicare services from Dr. Christopher across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 578 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $94,877 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,326
Medicare patients578
Paid by Medicare$94,877
Procedure codes9

Dr. Christopher's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9842024: 79120%
Tests and treatments
2023: 5242024: 46312%
Other services
2023: 522024: 7238%
Lab and pathology
2023: 132024: 0100%

Where Dr. Christopher's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office725%
  • In a facility1,25495%

Dr. Christopher compared with the Florida median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Christopher
  • Florida median
Medicare services
1,326vs 5552.4 times
Medicare patients
578vs 2152.7 times
Part D claims
5,782vs 46612.4 times

Medians across 8,488 internists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Christopher's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. treated 578 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 578 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christopher in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 238 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.52, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Christopher's median patient age at 73, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024578
Average age77
Average risk score1.52
Also on Medicaid25%

Dr. Christopher's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Christopher's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women32256%
  • Men25644%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Christopher's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis52%
  4. Diabetes44%
  5. Heart failure40%
  6. Anxiety38%
  7. Atrial fibrillation36%
  8. Ischemic heart disease36%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Christopher's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men45%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. wrote 6,480 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Christopher wrote 6,480 Medicare Part D claims for 405 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,782 of them, across 117 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $376,170 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,443 claims across 126 drugs.

Part D claims, 20246,480
Drugs named by CMS117
Total drug cost$376,170
Part D patients405

Dr. Christopher's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic5,752 claims89%
  • Brand-name and other728 claims11%

Dr. Christopher's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Christopher's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids6%367 of 6,480 claims
  • Antibiotics2%150 of 6,480 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%101 of 6,480 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 6,4432024: 5,78210%

Drugs named by CMS: 117 in 2024, 126 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. takes part in Medicare

Dr. Christopher accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. received $370 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Christopher from 8 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Cardiovascular Systems Inc. paid the most, $144.

General payments to Dr. Christopher by program year, 2020 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Christopher the most, 2020 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Christopher, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Christopher

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. graduated from Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine

Dr. Christopher graduated from Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine in 1984.

  1. Medical schoolFrederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Christopher is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
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Plan types Dr. Christopher accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. HMO7
  3. Medicare7
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr.'s profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr.'s NPI number?

Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr.'s NPI number is 1093703704. It was assigned on October 7, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr.?

Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. is an internist in Marianna, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. practice?

Dr. Christopher practices at 4250 Hospital Dr, Marianna, FL 32446. Dr. Christopher's primary practice is Jackson Hospital in Marianna, Florida, part of Jackson County Hospital District. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christopher to 1 hospital, 3 home health agencies, 2 hospices, 2 skilled nursing facilities and 1 rural health clinic.

What is Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr.'s office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Christopher is (850) 526-2200.

What is Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr.'s medical license number?

Dr. Christopher holds Florida license FLME0050659, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Christopher in Florida (1987 to 2026) and Alabama (1985 to 2025).

Which hospitals is Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. affiliated with?

Dr. Christopher practices at Jackson Hospital in Marianna, Florida. Dr. Christopher is also affiliated with Southeast Health Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Christopher to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. part of?

Dr. Christopher is linked to Jackson Hospital.

Does Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Christopher billed Medicare for 1,326 services in 2024, and Dr. Christopher accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. see?

CMS counts 578 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christopher in 2024, with an average age of 77.

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Is Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. board certified?

Yes. Dr. Christopher is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Christopher's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93306), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99233).

Where did Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. go to medical school?

Dr. Christopher graduated from Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine in 1984.

What drugs does Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Christopher's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Losartan Potassium.

Has Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $370 in general payments to Dr. Christopher from 8 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Cardiovascular Systems Inc.

How long has Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. been practicing?

Dr. Christopher graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Richard M. Christopher Jr. accept?

Dr. Christopher is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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