Christopher Joseph Williams , CRNP
Nurse Practitioner • Cullman, AL
320 County Road 676
Cullman, AL 350557009
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Christopher Williams is listed in NPPES under Nurse Practitioner.
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NPI assigned on July 8, 2019; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 766 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99350 — Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day: 242 service units.
- G0318 — Prolonged home or residence evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by the physician or qualif: 192 service units.
- 99497 — Advance care planning: 77 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 9 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 10,802 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 572 prescription fills, including refills.
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 458 prescription fills, including refills.
- Donepezil Hcl — 380 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 160 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Cullman, AL (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 438. Middle half: 235 to 820.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Alabama (2024, 617 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 315. Middle half: 104 to 760.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 774 in 2020 to 766 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
320 County Road 676
Cullman, AL 350557009
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2018
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
149 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $71,164 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $49,288 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
11,476 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$783,006 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $14.03 in 2022
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2022.
Years since graduation
8 years (graduated 2018)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2018 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2019
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Christopher Williams has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Christopher Williams as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Cullman and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Cullman, AL (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 438. Middle half: 235 to 820.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Alabama (2024, 617 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 315. Middle half: 104 to 760.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Cullman, AL (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $30,317. Middle half: $15,216 to $47,330.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Alabama (2024, 617 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,726. Middle half: $7,445 to $39,421.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Cullman, AL (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,406. Middle half: $12,097 to $37,712.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Alabama (2024, 617 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,101. Middle half: $5,251 to $28,358.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Cullman, AL (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 438. Middle half: 121 to 1,351.
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Alabama (2024, 717 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 408. Middle half: 124 to 1,523.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Cullman, AL (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $36,282. Middle half: $2,194 to $312,692.
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Alabama (2024, 717 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $33,147. Middle half: $2,162 to $192,667.
26 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Cullman, AL (1,442 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Cullman
3.8% of these 26 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69.2% of these 26 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services varied from year to year: 774 in 2020 and 766 in 2024.
- 2020: 774
- 2021: 1,029
- 2022: 1,141
- 2023: 746
- 2024: 766
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 33% from $105,485 in 2020 to $71,164 in 2024.
- 2020: $105,485
- 2021: $126,363
- 2022: $134,992
- 2023: $76,753
- 2024: $71,164
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 38% from $79,648 in 2020 to $49,288 in 2024.
- 2020: $79,648
- 2021: $94,263
- 2022: $95,094
- 2023: $55,386
- 2024: $49,288
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 349% from 2,406 in 2020 to 10,802 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,406
- 2021: 3,265
- 2022: 5,641
- 2023: 7,353
- 2024: 10,802
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 328% from 2,680 in 2020 to 11,476 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,680
- 2021: 3,706
- 2022: 6,564
- 2023: 8,056
- 2024: 11,476
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 985% from $72,135 in 2020 to $783,006 in 2024.
- 2020: $72,135
- 2021: $94,424
- 2022: $312,875
- 2023: $650,742
- 2024: $783,006
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2022 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2022), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2022 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2022): fewer than 11 records totaling $14.03.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| SERVIER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TIBSOVO | General | $14.03 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2022, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99350
Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes
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242 | 110 | $215.00 | $144.31 |
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G0318
Prolonged home or residence evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by the physician or qualif
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192 | 109 | $40.00 | $24.31 |
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99497
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes
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77 | 75 | $90.00 | $64.14 |
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15271
Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less
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69 | 12 | $200.00 | $113.18 |
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G0181
Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow
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66 | 53 | $160.00 | $80.93 |
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99345
Residence visit for new patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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47 | 47 | $265.00 | $157.28 |
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99349
Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
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33 | 25 | $155.00 | $98.79 |
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G0180
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and
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26 | 24 | $90.00 | $40.98 |
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G0438
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit
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14 | 14 | $250.00 | $126.18 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 572 | 16,517 | $9,349.38 | 74 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 458 | 14,105 | $5,597.60 | 68 |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 380 | 10,529 | $6,586.50 | 53 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 357 | 10,019 | $2,395.85 | 55 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 356 | 11,275 | $3,798.24 | 61 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 350 | 9,858 | $4,843.30 | 53 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 311 | 9,165 | $6,316.14 | 43 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 306 | 8,147 | $4,042.55 | 36 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 279 | 8,243 | $5,238.67 | 48 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 278 | 7,734 | $4,422.03 | 42 |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 262 | 7,346 | $11,189.81 | 37 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 247 | 7,405 | $3,431.12 | 39 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 244 | 6,347 | $4,603.73 | 40 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 232 | 6,333 | $127,142.43 | 33 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 227 | 7,001 | $2,929.12 | 44 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 176 | 4,610 | $2,896.85 | 24 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 175 | 5,379 | $3,007.20 | 20 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 167 | 5,056 | $2,344.43 | 27 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 161 | 1,661 | $5,835.75 | 99 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 146 | 4,314 | $2,977.87 | 27 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 143 | 4,673 | $2,981.96 | 27 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 140 | 3,823 | $1,983.70 | 19 |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 135 | 3,619 | $5,153.76 | 19 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 127 | 3,909 | $1,136.17 | 17 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 126 | 3,536 | $2,289.20 | 19 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-06-06NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20191122000157
AL
9739511239
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 320 COUNTY ROAD 676, CULLMAN, AL 350557009 (Tel: 2563390901)
Registered at 173 CAHABA VALLEY PKWY, PELHAM, AL 351241144 (Tel: 0592818212)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 320 COUNTY ROAD 676, CULLMAN, AL 350557009 (Tel: 2563390901)
Registered at 320 COUNTY ROAD 676, CULLMAN, AL 350557009 (Tel: 2563390901)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: AL 2019000336)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Cullman
- Stephanie Williams, CRNP
- Katie Plourd, CRNP
- Melissa Grisham, CRNP
- Desiree Washburn, NP
- James Hinson, CRNP
- Kayla Williams, NURSE PRACTITIONER
Mailing Address
320 County Road 676
Cullman, AL 350557009
Phone: 2563390901