Dr. Roderick Evans Echols, MD

Dr. Echols practices at CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health.

Dr. Echols' NPI, 1417927369, was assigned on January 24, 2006. Dr. Echols graduated from WashU Medicine in 2002. Dr. Echols' Texas license number on file is M3213.

Dr. Echols' primary practice is CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital, at 2600 St Michael Dr, Texarkana, TX 75503 in Bowie County. The practice phone is (903) 614-1000.

Dr. Echols' primary practice is CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dr. Echols is also affiliated with CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler. The medical group on file is Sound Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Echols to 2 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 clinical lab, each named with a free account.

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

Internal medicine is Dr. Echols' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Echols' licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, Arkansas, Iowa and Rhode Island.

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, acute respiratory failure, acute stomach ulcer, anemia, bile duct problems, cardiac arrhythmia, cellulitis and chest pain among the conditions Dr. Echols treats.

CMS data shows 1,888 Medicare services from Dr. Echols across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 816 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $180,626 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 816 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Echols in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 314 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.20, 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. Echols' median patient age at 67, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Echols wrote 862 Medicare Part D claims for 331 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 600 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $34,883 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 105 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Echols for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Echols accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Echols from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company paid the most, $69.

Dr. Echols graduated from WashU Medicine in 2002. Dr. Echols is a member of SHM.

Dr. Echols is in network with 20 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Aetna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.