Physician

Christie Susan Thomas, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christie Thomas, MD (NPI: 1073725875) practices rheumatology in the Huntsville, AL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Madison, AL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RHEUMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF NORTH ALABAMA, PC (NPI: 1639103666; TIN: 63-0907980) and primary practice location at 35802-1783. Thomas is affiliated with the Huntsville ACO (ACO ID: A3579), participating under the MSSP model.

Thomas' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 513 traditional Medicare patients, billed 70,604 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,022,021 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 2,253 prescription claims across 335 beneficiaries totaling $2,015,154 in drug costs, led by Humira(Cf) Pen (Adalimumab). Open Payments data shows 127 records totaling $2,243. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $417,588 to $2,015,154. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$511K$1.0M2015 Medicare payment: $741,529 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $794,219 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $847,343 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $897,789 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $963,036 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $986,458 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $703,964 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $757,699 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $736,600 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,022,021 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201551341,794$741,529
201644841,475$794,219
201747940,439$847,343
201852241,892$897,789
201954449,677$963,036
202057054,382$986,458
202146844,589$703,964
202249050,097$757,699
202350551,200$736,600
202451370,604$1,022,021

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$1.0M$2.0M2015 Drug cost: $417,588 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $684,926 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $892,787 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,108,481 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,332,870 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,581,293 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,767,975 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,699,537 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $2,037,779 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $2,015,154 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151851,363$417,588
20161981,439$684,926
20172421,362$892,787
20182171,359$1,108,481
20192181,451$1,332,870
20202591,638$1,581,293
20212351,575$1,767,975
20222801,798$1,699,537
20233132,142$2,037,779
20243352,253$2,015,154

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more4641,243$85
82306Vitamin d-3 level396547$29
80053Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals393880$10
36415Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample378658$8
85025Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count455931$8

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab772,410$878,040
Enbrel SureclickEtanercept541,820$484,698
Orencia ClickjectAbatacept28784$158,689
OtezlaApremilast22660$107,166
RinvoqUpadacitinib15450$100,602

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.127$2,243ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christie Susan Thomas, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christie Susan Thomas, MD (NPI 1073725875), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Christie Susan Thomas, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Christie Susan Thomas, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Huntsville ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A3579).

What billing organization is linked to Christie Susan Thomas, MD?

Christie Susan Thomas, MD is linked to RHEUMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF NORTH ALABAMA, PC (billing NPI 1639103666) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christie Susan Thomas, MD have Open Payments data?

Christie Susan Thomas, MD has 127 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.