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Christopher Fisher, MD

NPI: 1306333414
Pauls Valley, OK
4 years of data
General Practice
$7.7M
Total Payments
24
Beneficiaries
643.8K
Services
2.17x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$7.7M
Specialty median$58.9K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $7.7M over 4 years
22.17x markup ratio (above median)
3Risk score: 70 โ€” flagged for review
499th percentile in General Practice by payments
5644 services/day โ€” physically implausible
6Payments surged 6426% in 2023

โš ๏ธ Flagged for Review

Risk Score: 70
  • 421x specialty median spending
  • 266x specialty median beneficiaries
  • 2286x specialty median services
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Statistical flag only โ€” not an accusation of fraud

โš ๏ธ This provider averages 644 services per working day โ€” physically unusual for an individual practitioner

Based on 643.8K total services over 4 years (250 working days/year). Learn about impossible service volumes โ†’

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $7.7M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of General Practice providers nationally.

Averaging 644 services per working day raises questions about billing patterns.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 26858% from 2020 to 2023.

97% of their billing comes from a single procedure code (K1034 โ€” Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count).

This provider has been statistically flagged with a risk score of 70/100. Statistical flags are not accusations of fraud.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Annual Medicare Payments

Annual Services Provided

Avg Payment per Service

Markup Ratio Over Time

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Notable: Payments increased 6426% in 2023

Year-over-year payment surges can indicate changes in practice volume, new services, or billing pattern shifts.

Submitted Charges vs. Medicare Payments

Average per-service amounts submitted by the provider compared to what Medicare actually paid โ€” the gap represents the markup.

YearAvg SubmittedAvg PaidMarkup RatioGap per ServiceTotal PaymentsServicesBeneficiaries
2020$738.52$97.567.57x$640.96$28.2K2895
2021$831.00$101.858.16x$729.15$4.8K472
2022$792.22$98.038.08x$694.19$116.5K1.2K10
2023$24.29$11.832.05x$12.46$7.6M642.3K7

Top Procedures (15)

K1034Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count
$7.5M
641.5K services$11.76/svc2.04x markup
99310Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 35 minutesโš  7.3x markup
$58.5K
587 services$99.65/svc7.33x markup
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision makingโš  7.7x markup
$44.8K
341 services$131.35/svc7.69x markup
99284Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision makingโš  6.1x markup
$38.8K
443 services$87.58/svc6.13x markup
99233Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutesโš  5.9x markup
$18.7K
238 services$78.41/svc5.94x markup
99223Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutesโš  6.2x markup
$15.3K
102 services$150.45/svc6.20x markup
99283Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision makingโš  6.8x markup
$7.6K
148 services$51.50/svc6.85x markup
99239Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutesโš  6.4x markup
$5.2K
65 services$80.44/svc6.39x markup
99306Initial nursing facility visit per day, typically 45 minutesโš  7.3x markup
$4.3K
35 services$123.55/svc7.33x markup
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutesโš  3.2x markup
$3.5K
37 services$94.70/svc3.22x markup
99291Critical care, first 30-74 minutesโš  7.3x markup
$2.9K
18 services$159.19/svc7.31x markup
99316Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutesโš  7.3x markup
$2.8K
36 services$77.57/svc7.35x markup
99282Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision makingโš  3.0x markup
$1.3K
48 services$27.14/svc3.03x markup
93000Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
$804.73
80 services$10.06/svc2.18x markup
93010Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report onlyโš  4.9x markup
$687.52
124 services$5.54/svc4.93x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
K1034Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count641.5K$7.5M$11.762.04x
99310Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 35 minutes587$58.5K$99.657.33x
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making341$44.8K$131.357.69x
99284Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making443$38.8K$87.586.13x
99233Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes238$18.7K$78.415.94x
99223Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes102$15.3K$150.456.20x
99283Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making148$7.6K$51.506.85x
99239Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes65$5.2K$80.446.39x
99306Initial nursing facility visit per day, typically 45 minutes35$4.3K$123.557.33x
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes37$3.5K$94.703.22x
99291Critical care, first 30-74 minutes18$2.9K$159.197.31x
99316Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes36$2.8K$77.577.35x
99282Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making48$1.3K$27.143.03x
93000Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report80$804.73$10.062.18x
93010Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only124$687.52$5.544.93x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

2.17x

This provider submits charges 2.17 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 2.17x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $217. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Pauls Valley, OK

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Data Sources

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  • โ€ข Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • โ€ข National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

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