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Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes, MD
NPI1003927930PAC ID4688658123
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,721
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 751
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,301
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 2206 E Villa Maria, Bryan, TX 77802
- Practice phone
- Call (979) 774-4211
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Central Texas Endoscopy Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Bryan, Texas
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Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes is a gastroenterologist in Bryan, Texas
Dr. Derbes practices at Central Texas Endoscopy Center in Bryan, Texas.
Dr. Derbes' NPI, 1003927930, was assigned on August 31, 2006. Dr. Derbes graduated from UTMB Health in 1993. Dr. Derbes holds Texas license J8514.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1003927930NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4688658123
- NPI enumeration date
- August 31, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (979) 774-4211
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 59
- Medical school graduation
- 1993
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes practices at Central Texas Endoscopy Center in Bryan, Texas
Dr. Derbes' primary practice is Central Texas Endoscopy Center, at 2206 E Villa Maria, Bryan, TX 77802. The practice phone is (979) 774-4211.
- Central Texas Endoscopy Center2206 E Villa Maria, Bryan, TX 77802Phone(979) 774-4211
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Derbes' primary practice is Central Texas Endoscopy Center in Bryan, Texas. Dr. Derbes is also affiliated with St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is Central Texas Gastroenterology Consultants. Dmand AI also links Dr. Derbes to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.
Central Texas Endoscopy CenterPrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Derbes practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Central Texas Endoscopy Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes is one of 1,341 gastroenterologists in Texas
Gastroenterology is Dr. Derbes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Derbes is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Derbes is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver and gastroenteritis among the conditions Dr. Derbes treats.
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Derbes
Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
1,341gastroenterologists in Texas
7gastroenterologists in Bryan
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes billed Medicare for 1,721 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,721 Medicare services from Dr. Derbes across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 751 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $133,192 for them.
Medicare services, 20241,721
Medicare patients751
Paid by Medicare$133,192
Procedure codes21
Dr. Derbes' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7892024: 7544%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5042024: 4648%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 4272024: 4495%
- Other services
- 2023: 752024: 5428%
Where Dr. Derbes' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office93354%
- In a facility78846%
Dr. Derbes compared with the Texas median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Derbes
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 1,721vs 5053.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 751vs 2842.6 times
- Part D claims
- 1,165vs 4932.4 times
Medians across 1,281 gastroenterologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Derbes' 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 Joseph Derbes treated 751 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 751 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Derbes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 366 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Derbes' median patient age at 68, with 52% women.
Medicare patients, 2024751
Average age74
Average risk score1.38
Also on Medicaid10%
Dr. Derbes' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Derbes' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women40354%
- Men34846%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Derbes' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis48%
- Diabetes37%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Chronic kidney disease26%
- Anxiety25%
- Mood disorders25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Derbes' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes wrote 1,301 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Derbes wrote 1,301 Medicare Part D claims for 566 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,165 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,035,000 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,043 claims across 22 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,301
Drugs named by CMS23
Total drug cost$1M
Part D patients566
Dr. Derbes' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,016 claims78%
- Brand-name285 claims22%
Dr. Derbes' 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. Derbes' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics5%65 of 1,301 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: 1,0432024: 1,16512%
Drugs named by CMS: 23 in 2024, 22 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 Joseph Derbes ranks in the 84th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare
Dr. Derbes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Derbes as offering telehealth. CMS counts 146 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Derbes, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Derbes ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 84th percentile146 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 82nd percentile110 procedures
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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Derbes. Dr. Derbes' most frequent co-author is Joseph H. Sellin, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Derbes' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Derbes
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes received $3,376 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 163 general payments to Dr. Derbes from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $872.
General payments to Dr. Derbes by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Derbes 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 Joseph Derbes has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Derbes, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.
Awards and honors for Dr. Derbes
- 2012
- CMS Stage 1 2012
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes graduated from UTMB Health
Dr. Derbes graduated from UTMB Health in 1993.
- Medical school
- Board certified in gastroenterology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Derbes is in network with 16 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Humana
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Derbes accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- Medicare9
- HMO7
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)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) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network 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 Joseph Derbes' NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes' NPI number is 1003927930. It was assigned on August 31, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes?
Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes is a gastroenterologist in Bryan, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes practice?
Dr. Derbes practices at 2206 E Villa Maria, Bryan, TX 77802. Dr. Derbes' primary practice is Central Texas Endoscopy Center in Bryan, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Derbes to 1 hospital.
What is Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Derbes is (979) 774-4211.
What is Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes' medical license number?
Dr. Derbes holds Texas license J8514.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes affiliated with?
Dr. Derbes is affiliated with St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Derbes to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes part of?
Dr. Derbes is linked to Central Texas Gastroenterology Consultants.
Does Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Derbes billed Medicare for 1,721 services in 2024, and Dr. Derbes accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Derbes as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes see?
CMS counts 751 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Derbes in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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Is Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes board certified?
Yes. Dr. Derbes is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Derbes' most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (88305), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: digestive system (45385).
Where did Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes go to medical school?
Dr. Derbes graduated from UTMB Health in 1993.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Derbes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf and Omeprazole.
Has Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,376 in general payments to Dr. Derbes from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes been practicing?
Dr. Derbes graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Derbes.
Who does Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes publish with?
Dr. Derbes' most frequent co-authors are Joseph H. Sellin, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Christopher Joseph Derbes accept?
Dr. Derbes is in network with 16 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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