Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet, MD

  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • Urologist
NPI1538271861PAC ID7416911227
Medicare services, 2024
509
Medicare patients, 2024
301
Part D claims, 2024
89
Publications
39
MIPS score, 2024
90
Practice address
50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Practice phone
Call (801) 581-2337
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Primary practice

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit

Acute Care Hospital-Unit · Salt Lake City, Utah

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Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet is a urologist in Salt Lake City, Utah

Dr. Dechet practices at University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dr. Dechet's NPI, 1538271861, was assigned on August 31, 2006. Dr. Dechet graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. Dr. Dechet holds Utah license 4991493-1205.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7416911227
NPI enumeration date
August 31, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(801) 581-2337
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

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

Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet practices at University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit in Salt Lake City, Utah

Dr. Dechet's primary practice is University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit, at 50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 in Salt Lake County. The practice phone is (801) 581-2337.

  • University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit
    50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 · Salt Lake CountyPhone(801) 581-2337

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Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Dechet's primary practice is University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Dechet is also affiliated with University of Utah Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Utah Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dechet to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - UnitAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet is one of 99 urologists in Utah

Urology is Dr. Dechet's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Dechet is licensed in Utah.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, UtahPrimaryLicense 4991493-1205 · taxonomy 208800000X

Urologists near Dr. Dechet

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

Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet billed Medicare for 509 services in 2024

CMS data shows 509 Medicare services from Dr. Dechet across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 301 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $102,899 for them.

Medicare services, 2024509
Medicare patients301
Paid by Medicare$102,899
Procedure codes10

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2532024: 2551%
Surgery
2023: 1902024: 23825%
Imaging
2023: 192024: 1616%

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

  • In an office8316%
  • In a facility42684%

Dr. Dechet compared with the Utah median for urologists, 2024

  • Dr. Dechet
  • Utah median
Medicare services
509vs 72930% below
Medicare patients
301vs 23628% above
Part D claims
63vs 29078% below

Medians across 93 urologists in Utah with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Dechet'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 Burr Dechet treated 301 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 301 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dechet in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 182 patients. 74% of them have cancer, and 63% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Dechet's median patient age at 73, with 11% women.

Medicare patients, 2024301
Average age73
Average risk score1.09

Dr. Dechet's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Dechet's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3411%
  • Men26789%

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

  1. Cancer74%
  2. High blood pressure63%
  3. High cholesterol62%
  4. Arthritis42%
  5. Ischemic heart disease27%
  6. Diabetes22%
  7. Chronic kidney disease21%
  8. Mood disorders17%

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

Dr. Dechet's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women11%
  • Men89%

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

Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet wrote 89 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Dechet wrote 89 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 63 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $354 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 27 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202489
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$354
Part D patients37

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

  • Generic88 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims1%

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

  • Antibiotics18%16 of 89 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: 272024: 63133%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 2 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 Burr Dechet scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Dechet for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Dechet accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Dechet as offering telehealth. CMS counts 25 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Dechet, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Dechet's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 90of 100Final score
  • 91.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 74of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Dechet ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Prostate resection
87th percentile25 procedures

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

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 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 Burr Dechet has 39 publications on record

Dmand AI links 39 papers to Dr. Dechet, published from 2011 to 2025. 2013 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Prostatic Neoplasms, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms and Prostatectomy. Dr. Dechet has published most often in J Urol. Dr. Dechet's most frequent co-authors are Jonathan David Tward, MD, PhD, Robert A. Stephenson, MD and William Lowrance, MD.

Papers39
Years published2011 to 2025

Dr. Dechet's papers by year, 2013 to 2025

Topics Dr. Dechet writes about most

  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Prostatectomy
  • Cystectomy
  • Kidney Neoplasms
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Nephrectomy

Dr. Dechet's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Dechet

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Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet received $4,542 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 21 general payments to Dr. Dechet from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,236.

General payments to Dr. Dechet by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Dechet by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.5Kin total
  • Education$2,09346%
  • Travel and lodging$1,54934%
  • Food and beverage$77517%
  • Gifts$1263%

Companies that paid Dr. Dechet the most, 2016 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 Burr Dechet graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Dechet graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 1995.

  1. Medical schoolPerelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania

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Sources for Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
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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 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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 Burr Dechet's NPI number?

Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet's NPI number is 1538271861. It was assigned on August 31, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet?

Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet is a urologist in Salt Lake City, Utah. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).

Where does Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet practice?

Dr. Dechet practices at 50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132. Dr. Dechet's primary practice is University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dechet to 4 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Dechet is (801) 581-2337.

What is Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet's medical license number?

Dr. Dechet holds Utah license 4991493-1205.

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet affiliated with?

Dr. Dechet is affiliated with University of Utah Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Dechet to 5 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet part of?

Dr. Dechet is linked to University of Utah Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Dechet to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Dechet billed Medicare for 509 services in 2024, and Dr. Dechet accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Dechet as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet's MIPS score?

Dr. Dechet's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet see?

CMS counts 301 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dechet in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Dechet's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: urinary system (52000) and office visit, new patient (99205).

Where did Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet go to medical school?

Dr. Dechet graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 1995.

What drugs does Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Dechet's most prescribed drugs by claims were Finasteride, Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim and Tamsulosin HCl.

Has Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,542 in general payments to Dr. Dechet from 4 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet been practicing?

Dr. Dechet graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

Does Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet do research?

Dmand AI links 39 publications to Dr. Dechet, published from 2011 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Christopher Burr Dechet publish with?

Dr. Dechet's most frequent co-authors are Jonathan David Tward, MD, PhD (9 shared papers), Robert A. Stephenson, MD (7 shared papers) and William Lowrance, MD (6 shared papers).

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