Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton, MD

  • Vicksburg, MS
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1801282223PAC ID2466763156
Medicare services, 2024
2,828
Medicare patients, 2024
458
Part D claims, 2024
1,115
MIPS score, 2024
88
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
2100 Hwy 61 N, Vicksburg, MS 39183
Practice phone
Call (601) 883-5000
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Primary practice

Merit Health River Region

Hospital · Vicksburg, Mississippi

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Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton is an orthopedic surgeon in Vicksburg, Mississippi

Dr. Tipton practices at Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg, Mississippi, part of Community Health Systems.

Dr. Tipton's NPI, 1801282223, was assigned on April 13, 2015. Dr. Tipton graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Tipton holds Mississippi license 28824.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2466763156
NPI enumeration date
April 13, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(601) 883-5000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

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

Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton practices at Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg, Mississippi

Dr. Tipton's primary practice is Merit Health River Region, at 2100 Hwy 61 N, Vicksburg, MS 39183 in Warren County. The practice phone is (601) 883-5000.

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Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Tipton's primary practice is Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg, Mississippi, part of Community Health Systems. The medical group on file is Tillman Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tipton to 4 more home health agencies, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tipton practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Merit Health River RegionAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton is one of 159 orthopedic surgeons in Mississippi

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Tipton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Tipton is licensed in Mississippi.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, MississippiPrimaryLicense 28824 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Tipton

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

159orthopedic surgeons in Mississippi
2orthopedic surgeons in Vicksburg

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

Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton billed Medicare for 2,828 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,828 Medicare services from Dr. Tipton across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 458 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $81,908 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,828
Medicare patients458
Paid by Medicare$81,908
Procedure codes19

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,5082024: 1,508No change
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7952024: 55830%
Imaging
2023: 5472024: 43820%
Surgery
2023: 3372024: 3244%

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

  • In an office2,78799%
  • In a facility411%

Dr. Tipton compared with the Mississippi median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Tipton
  • Mississippi median
Medicare services
2,828vs 1,88250% above
Medicare patients
458vs 35928% above
Part D claims
1,072vs 2953.6 times

Medians across 150 orthopedic surgeons in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

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

Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton treated 458 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 458 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tipton in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 186 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tipton's median patient age at 65, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024458
Average age75
Average risk score1.25
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Tipton's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Tipton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women29063%
  • Men16837%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes37%
  5. Anxiety32%
  6. Mood disorders29%
  7. Ischemic heart disease28%
  8. Depression27%

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

Dr. Tipton's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

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

Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton wrote 1,115 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Tipton wrote 1,115 Medicare Part D claims for 345 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,072 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,861 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,129 claims across 16 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,115
Drugs named by CMS16
Total drug cost$7,861
Part D patients345

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

  • Generic1,109 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other6 claims1%

Dr. Tipton'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. Tipton's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids24%264 of 1,115 claims
  • Antibiotics5%59 of 1,115 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: 1,1292024: 1,0725%

Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 16 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

Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Tipton for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Tipton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 25 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Tipton, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Tipton's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 88of 100Final score
  • 73.9of 100Quality
  • 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. Tipton ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
69th percentile25 procedures
Knee replacement
59th percentile25 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

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 Cody Tipton received $38,105 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 100 general payments to Dr. Tipton from 15 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $28,610.

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

General payments to Dr. Tipton by kind, 2020 to 2025

$38.1Kin total
  • Grants$20,00052%
  • Education$10,85628%
  • Travel and lodging$4,51012%
  • Food and beverage$2,7397%

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

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton graduated from Howard University College of Medicine

Dr. Tipton graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolHoward University College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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)
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 Cody Tipton's NPI number?

Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton's NPI number is 1801282223. It was assigned on April 13, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton?

Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton is an orthopedic surgeon in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton practice?

Dr. Tipton practices at 2100 Hwy 61 N, Vicksburg, MS 39183. Dr. Tipton's primary practice is Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg, Mississippi, part of Community Health Systems. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tipton to 4 home health agencies.

What is Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Tipton is (601) 883-5000.

What is Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton's medical license number?

Dr. Tipton holds Mississippi license 28824.

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton affiliated with?

Dr. Tipton practices at Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton part of?

Dr. Tipton is linked to Tillman Medical Group.

Does Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tipton billed Medicare for 2,828 services in 2024, and Dr. Tipton accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton's MIPS score?

Dr. Tipton's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton see?

CMS counts 458 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tipton in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Tipton's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).

Where did Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton go to medical school?

Dr. Tipton graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 2015.

What drugs does Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tipton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Ibuprofen and Tramadol HCl.

Has Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $38,105 in general payments to Dr. Tipton from 15 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.

How long has Dr. Christopher Cody Tipton been practicing?

Dr. Tipton graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

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