Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt, MD

  • Hattiesburg, MS
  • Nephrologist
NPI1740290048PAC ID2264493709
Medicare services, 2024
1,011
Medicare patients, 2024
324
Part D claims, 2024
144
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$162
Practice address
415 S 28th Ave, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Practice phone
Call (601) 268-5630
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Primary practice

Hattiesburg Clinic PA

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt is a nephrologist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Dr. Westervelt practices at Hattiesburg Clinic PA in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Dr. Westervelt's NPI, 1740290048, was assigned on August 9, 2006. Dr. Westervelt graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Westervelt holds Mississippi license 19360.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2264493709
NPI enumeration date
August 9, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(601) 268-5630
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
56
Medical school graduation
1996

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

Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt practices at Hattiesburg Clinic PA in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Dr. Westervelt's primary practice is Hattiesburg Clinic PA, at 415 S 28th Ave, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 in Forrest County. The practice phone is (601) 268-5630.

  • Hattiesburg Clinic PA
    415 S 28th Ave, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 · Forrest CountyPhone(601) 268-5630

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Westervelt's primary practice is Hattiesburg Clinic PA in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dr. Westervelt is also affiliated with Forrest General Hospital. The medical group on file is Hattiesburg Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Westervelt to 1 more hospital, 5 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Westervelt practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Hattiesburg Clinic PAAvailable with a free account
+8 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt is one of 95 nephrologists in Mississippi

Nephrology is Dr. Westervelt's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Westervelt is licensed in Mississippi.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, MississippiPrimaryLicense 19360 · taxonomy 207RN0300X

Nephrologists near Dr. Westervelt

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

Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt billed Medicare for 1,011 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,011 Medicare services from Dr. Westervelt across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 324 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $103,082 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,011
Medicare patients324
Paid by Medicare$103,082
Procedure codes16

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 5462024: 5146%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3062024: 3143%
Surgery
2023: 2282024: 16926%
Imaging
2023: 352024: 1460%

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

  • In an office16817%
  • In a facility84383%

Dr. Westervelt compared with the Mississippi median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Westervelt
  • Mississippi median
Medicare services
1,011vs 1,35125% below
Medicare patients
324vs 37814% below
Part D claims
39vs 79695% below

Medians across 99 nephrologists in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Westervelt'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 L. Westervelt treated 324 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 66

CMS counts 324 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Westervelt in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 120 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 48% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 7.83, 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. Westervelt's median patient age at 68, with 45% women.

Medicare patients, 2024324
Average age66
Average risk score7.83
Also on Medicaid48%

Dr. Westervelt's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Westervelt's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13943%
  • Men18557%

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

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol74%
  4. Diabetes71%
  5. Heart failure68%
  6. Ischemic heart disease54%
  7. Arthritis48%
  8. Depression40%

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

Dr. Westervelt's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women45%
  • Men55%

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

Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt wrote 144 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Westervelt wrote 144 Medicare Part D claims for 71 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 39 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $534 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 109 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024144
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$534
Part D patients71

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

  • Generic132 claims92%
  • Brand-name12 claims8%

Dr. Westervelt'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: 1092024: 3964%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 6 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. Christopher L. Westervelt takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt received $162 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Westervelt from 5 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $67.

General payments to Dr. Westervelt by program year, 2019 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Westervelt the most, 2019 to 2025

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

Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine

Dr. Westervelt graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1996.

  1. Medical schoolTulane University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt's NPI number?

Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt's NPI number is 1740290048. It was assigned on August 9, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt?

Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt is a nephrologist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt practice?

Dr. Westervelt practices at 415 S 28th Ave, Hattiesburg, MS 39401. Dr. Westervelt's primary practice is Hattiesburg Clinic PA in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dmand AI also links Dr. Westervelt to 1 hospital, 5 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Westervelt is (601) 268-5630.

What is Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt's medical license number?

Dr. Westervelt holds Mississippi license 19360.

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt affiliated with?

Dr. Westervelt is affiliated with Forrest General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Westervelt to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt part of?

Dr. Westervelt is linked to Hattiesburg Clinic.

Does Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Westervelt billed Medicare for 1,011 services in 2024, and Dr. Westervelt accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt see?

CMS counts 324 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Westervelt in 2024, with an average age of 66.

What services does Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Westervelt's most billed Medicare services were dialysis (90935), hospital inpatient care (99232) and dialysis (90960).

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Where did Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt go to medical school?

Dr. Westervelt graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1996.

What drugs does Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Westervelt's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydralazine HCl and Minoxidil.

Has Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $162 in general payments to Dr. Westervelt from 5 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Dr. Christopher L. Westervelt been practicing?

Dr. Westervelt graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.

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