Physician

Christopher Richard Morris, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher Morris, MD (NPI: 1295831733) practices rheumatology in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Sullivan, TN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ARTHRITIS ASSOCIATES OF KINGSPORT, PLLC (NPI: 1750434619; TIN: 621523356) and primary practice location at 37660-7390.

Morris' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 711 traditional Medicare patients, billed 138,172 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,899,247 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99215 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more). Part D data shows 4,308 prescription claims across 858 beneficiaries totaling $3,359,369 in drug costs, led by Humira(Cf) Pen (Adalimumab). Open Payments data shows 174 records totaling $3,760. 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 did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $1,766,319 to $3,359,369. 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$1.6M$3.2M2015 Medicare payment: $2,172,712 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $2,502,594 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $2,827,060 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $2,964,066 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $3,158,491 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $3,225,917 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $2,842,259 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $2,311,830 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $2,076,147 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,899,247 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015799141,487$2,172,712
2016885185,683$2,502,594
2017950179,339$2,827,060
20181,002169,636$2,964,066
2019947194,649$3,158,491
2020929170,507$3,225,917
2021891159,221$2,842,259
2022817158,425$2,311,830
2023730145,803$2,076,147
2024711138,172$1,899,247

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$1.8M$3.7M2015 Drug cost: $1,766,319 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $2,380,749 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $2,474,719 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $3,008,935 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $3,027,904 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $3,505,540 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $3,092,706 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $3,671,976 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $3,538,500 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $3,359,369 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20157824,750$1,766,319
20168515,039$2,380,749
20179255,521$2,474,719
20188745,248$3,008,935
20198104,299$3,027,904
20208414,653$3,505,540
20218404,642$3,092,706
20228895,012$3,671,976
20238684,869$3,538,500
20248584,308$3,359,369

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
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more113130$130
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more5971,797$81
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more160253$58
76881Complete ultrasound scan of joint112218$12
36415Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample129652$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab922,576$868,348
RinvoqUpadacitinib792,370$511,489
Enbrel SureclickEtanercept551,540$435,127
Orencia ClickjectAbatacept361,008$202,282
Xeljanz XrTofacitinib Citrate26780$165,576

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.174$3,760Amgen 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 Christopher Richard Morris, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher Richard Morris, MD (NPI 1295831733), 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 Christopher Richard Morris, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Christopher Richard Morris, MD?

Christopher Richard Morris, MD is linked to ARTHRITIS ASSOCIATES OF KINGSPORT, PLLC (billing NPI 1750434619) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher Richard Morris, MD have Open Payments data?

Christopher Richard Morris, MD has 174 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.