Dr. Christopher Hale Decker, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,086
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 722
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,416
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 589 Garfield St, Tupelo, MS 38801
- Practice phone
- Call (662) 680-5565
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Center for Digestive Health
Tupelo, Mississippi
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Dr. Christopher Hale Decker is a gastroenterologist in Tupelo, Mississippi
Dr. Decker practices at Center for Digestive Health in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Dr. Decker's NPI, 1679734933, was assigned on June 19, 2008. Dr. Decker graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Decker holds Mississippi license 23372.
- NPI
- 1679734933NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5395889265
- NPI enumeration date
- June 19, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (662) 680-5565
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 44
- Medical school graduation
- 2008
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Hale Decker practices at Center for Digestive Health in Tupelo, Mississippi
Dr. Decker's primary practice is Center for Digestive Health, at 589 Garfield St, Tupelo, MS 38801 in Lee County. The practice phone is (662) 680-5565.
- Center for Digestive Health589 Garfield St, Tupelo, MS 38801 · Lee CountyPhone(662) 680-5565
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher Hale Decker is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Decker's primary practice is Center for Digestive Health in Tupelo, Mississippi. Dr. Decker is also affiliated with North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo. The medical group on file is Gastro One. Dmand AI also links Dr. Decker to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Hale Decker's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Decker practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Center for Digestive Health | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Hale Decker is one of 104 gastroenterologists in Mississippi
Gastroenterology is Dr. Decker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Decker is licensed in Mississippi.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, MississippiPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Hale Decker billed Medicare for 1,086 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,086 Medicare services from Dr. Decker across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 722 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $112,025 for them.
Dr. Decker's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6202024: 55311%
- Surgery
- 2023: 4572024: 4521%
- Other services
- 2023: 772024: 6910%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 12
Where Dr. Decker's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office42039%
- In a facility66661%
Dr. Decker compared with the Mississippi median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Decker
- Mississippi median
- Medicare services
- 1,086vs 1,1546% below
- Medicare patients
- 722vs 56228% above
- Part D claims
- 1,264vs 1,00426% above
Medians across 102 gastroenterologists in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Decker'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. Christopher Hale Decker treated 722 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 722 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Decker in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 362 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.43, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Decker's median patient age at 66, with 50% women.
Dr. Decker's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Decker's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women40656%
- Men31644%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Decker's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis50%
- Ischemic heart disease38%
- Diabetes33%
- Anxiety29%
- Mood disorders28%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Decker's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Hale Decker wrote 1,416 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Decker wrote 1,416 Medicare Part D claims for 490 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,264 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $570,416 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,260 claims across 23 drugs.
Dr. Decker's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,153 claims81%
- Brand-name263 claims19%
Dr. Decker'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,2602024: 1,264No change
Drugs named by CMS: 26 in 2024, 23 in 2023.
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
Dr. Christopher Hale Decker scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Decker for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Decker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 303 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Decker, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Decker's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Decker ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 95th percentile303 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 88th percentile146 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher Hale Decker has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Decker in 2010. Dr. Decker has published most often in Ochsner J. Dr. Decker's most frequent co-authors are Sean E. Connolly, MD, Satvik Jhamb, MD and Jonathan J. Lu.
Dr. Decker's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Decker
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher Hale Decker received $9,068 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 559 general payments to Dr. Decker from 42 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,879.
General payments to Dr. Decker by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Decker by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$8,34692%
- Travel and lodging$5216%
- Speaker and faculty fees$2002%
Companies that paid Dr. Decker the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher Hale Decker graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Dr. Decker graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 2008.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Hale Decker's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher Hale Decker's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Hale Decker's NPI number is 1679734933. It was assigned on June 19, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Hale Decker?
Dr. Christopher Hale Decker is a gastroenterologist in Tupelo, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Hale Decker practice?
Dr. Decker practices at 589 Garfield St, Tupelo, MS 38801. Dr. Decker's primary practice is Center for Digestive Health in Tupelo, Mississippi. Dmand AI also links Dr. Decker to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Christopher Hale Decker's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Decker is (662) 680-5565.
What is Dr. Christopher Hale Decker's medical license number?
Dr. Decker holds Mississippi license 23372.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Hale Decker affiliated with?
Dr. Decker is affiliated with North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo. Dmand AI links Dr. Decker to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Hale Decker part of?
Dr. Decker is linked to Gastro One.
Does Dr. Christopher Hale Decker accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Decker billed Medicare for 1,086 services in 2024, and Dr. Decker accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Christopher Hale Decker's MIPS score?
Dr. Decker's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Hale Decker see?
CMS counts 722 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Decker in 2024, with an average age of 71.
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What services does Dr. Christopher Hale Decker bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Decker's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: digestive system (43239).
Where did Dr. Christopher Hale Decker go to medical school?
Dr. Decker graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 2008.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Hale Decker prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Decker's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Pantoprazole Sodium and Famotidine.
Has Dr. Christopher Hale Decker received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $9,068 in general payments to Dr. Decker from 42 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher Hale Decker been practicing?
Dr. Decker graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher Hale Decker do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Decker.
Who does Dr. Christopher Hale Decker publish with?
Dr. Decker's most frequent co-authors are Sean E. Connolly, MD (1 shared paper), Satvik Jhamb, MD (1 shared paper) and Jonathan J. Lu (1 shared paper).
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