Physician

Christian J Rhea, D.O.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christian Rhea, D.O. (NPI: 1982668976) practices rheumatology in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Davidson, TN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is HERITAGE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PC (NPI: 1548284060; TIN: 621483206) and primary practice location at 37203-1852. Rhea is affiliated with the Ascension Care Management (ACO ID: A1061), participating under the MSSP model.

Rhea's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 976 traditional Medicare patients, billed 167,006 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,669,032 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 2,637 prescription claims across 499 beneficiaries totaling $1,081,103 in drug costs, led by Skyrizi Pen (Risankizumab-Rzaa). 2017 DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 237 records totaling $4,824. 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 moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $756,069 to $1,669,032. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. 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$897K$1.8M2015 Medicare payment: $756,069 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $815,787 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $1,107,886 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $1,338,044 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,510,758 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,678,249 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,794,978 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,687,172 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,552,130 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,669,032 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201590535,805$756,069
201693649,551$815,787
20171,04169,899$1,107,886
201899181,104$1,338,044
20191,075103,414$1,510,758
2020906121,034$1,678,249
2021945135,359$1,794,978
2022980136,356$1,687,172
2023958149,569$1,552,130
2024976167,006$1,669,032

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$541K$1.1M2015 Drug cost: $764,759 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $926,775 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $973,474 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $889,666 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $886,464 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $848,035 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $607,209 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $662,390 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,055,784 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,081,103 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20154052,511$764,759
20163872,463$926,775
20173852,474$973,474
20184062,425$889,666
20194012,348$886,464
20203962,235$848,035
20213892,029$607,209
20224292,123$662,390
20234432,470$1,055,784
20244992,637$1,081,103

DME Billing Trend

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

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$679$1.4K2015 Medicare payment: $1,358 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $574 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $536 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
20152324$1,358
20161111$574
2017N/R11$536
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = 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 more444805$81
77080Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine480480$15
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's259412$11
96372Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle198633$9
36415Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample273449$8

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Skyrizi PenRisankizumab-Rzaa11868$251,094
Enbrel SureclickEtanercept30840$223,282
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab15420$104,798
Taltz AutoinjectorIxekizumab11308$74,852
OlumiantBaricitinib15630$55,235

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.237$4,824ABBVIE 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 Christian J. Rhea, D.O.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christian J. Rhea, D.O. (NPI 1982668976), 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 Christian J. Rhea, D.O. have ACO affiliation data?

Christian J. Rhea, D.O. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Ascension Care Management (MSSP, ACO ID A1061).

What billing organization is linked to Christian J. Rhea, D.O.?

Christian J. Rhea, D.O. is linked to HERITAGE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PC (billing NPI 1548284060) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christian J. Rhea, D.O. have Open Payments data?

Christian J. Rhea, D.O. has 237 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.