Dr. Christopher N Compton , MD
Surgery - Vascular Surgery • Tucson, AZ
6377 E Tanque Verde Rd Ste 101
Tucson, AZ 857153839
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Christopher Compton is listed in NPPES under Surgery - Vascular Surgery.
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NPI assigned on June 16, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,246 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:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 330 service units.
- 93922 — Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries: 198 service units.
- 99203 — New patient outpatient office visit: 143 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.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 16 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 231 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:
- Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) — 73 prescription fills, including refills.
- Eliquis (Apixaban) — 38 prescription fills, including refills.
- Clopidogrel (Clopidogrel Bisulfate) — 36 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 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Tucson, AZ (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 815. Middle half: 370 to 1,468.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Arizona (2024, 80 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 734. Middle half: 381 to 1,456.
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 1,265 in 2020 to 1,246 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
6377 E Tanque Verde Rd Ste 101
Tucson, AZ 857153839
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Arizona Endovascular Center Pllc; Sierra Vista Regional Health Center Medical Group Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Wayne State University School Of Medicine
1998
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery - Vascular Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
650 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 $178,484 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 $137,187 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
439 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
$123,403 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.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $20,497.21 across 43 records.
By nature of payment
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program: $15,700.00 across 5 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $3,199.87 across 3 records.
- Food and Beverage: $1,597.34 across 35 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 20)
- TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC: $18,899.87 across 8 records.
- Tactile Systems Technology Inc: $601.08 across 7 records.
- Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.: $201.04 across 3 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
28 years (graduated 1998)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1998 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
2005
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)
Dr. Compton 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 Dr. Compton 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 Tucson and Arizona
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Tucson, AZ (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 815. Middle half: 370 to 1,468.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Arizona (2024, 80 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 734. Middle half: 381 to 1,456.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Tucson, AZ (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $79,053. Middle half: $36,067 to $195,214.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Arizona (2024, 80 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $82,427. Middle half: $41,566 to $216,237.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Tucson, AZ (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $61,776. Middle half: $28,664 to $148,278.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Arizona (2024, 80 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $64,032. Middle half: $30,930 to $164,420.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Tucson, AZ (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 86. Middle half: 30 to 204.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Arizona (2024, 75 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 99. Middle half: 39 to 298.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Tucson, AZ (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,530. Middle half: $1,104 to $62,331.
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Arizona (2024, 75 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,530. Middle half: $683 to $62,472.
32 active clinicians are listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery with a practice address in Tucson, AZ (111 in Arizona).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tucson
28.1% of these 32 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
71.9% of these 32 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 stayed about the same: 1,265 in 2020 and 1,246 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,265
- 2021: 1,451
- 2022: 1,284
- 2023: 1,006
- 2024: 1,246
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $166,987 in 2020 and $178,484 in 2024.
- 2020: $166,987
- 2021: $331,371
- 2022: $164,485
- 2023: $120,846
- 2024: $178,484
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $127,678 in 2020 and $137,187 in 2024.
- 2020: $127,678
- 2021: $259,006
- 2022: $124,530
- 2023: $92,584
- 2024: $137,187
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 18% from 196 in 2020 to 231 in 2024.
- 2020: 196
- 2021: 253
- 2022: 314
- 2023: 302
- 2024: 231
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 58% from 277 in 2020 to 439 in 2024.
- 2020: 277
- 2021: 341
- 2022: 501
- 2023: 554
- 2024: 439
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 155% from $48,406 in 2020 to $123,403 in 2024.
- 2020: $48,406
- 2021: $76,651
- 2022: $131,730
- 2023: $173,319
- 2024: $123,403
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 1789% from $1,085.05 in 2021 to $20,497.21 in 2025.
- 2021: $1,085.05
- 2022: $1,283.16
- 2023: $1,499.49
- 2024: $1,164.67
- 2025: $20,497.21
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 43 records totaling $20,497.21.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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FLEXITOUCH PLUS | General | $5,800.00 |
| TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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FLEXITOUCH PLUS | General | $3,600.00 |
| TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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FLEXITOUCH PLUS | General | $3,000.00 |
| TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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FLEXITOUCH PLUS | General | $2,062.63 |
| TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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FLEXITOUCH PLUS | General | $1,900.00 |
| TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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FLEXITOUCH PLUS | General | $1,400.00 |
| TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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FLEXITOUCH PLUS | General | $900.09 |
| TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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FLEXITOUCH PLUS | General | $237.15 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FLEXITOUCH PLUS | General | $190.05 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Flexitouch Plus | General | $152.35 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Flexitouch Plus | General | $150.92 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm | General | $149.17 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC | General | $108.17 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENDURANT IIS | General | $84.68 |
| CVRx, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Barostim Neo System | General | $81.56 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Flexitouch Plus | General | $49.79 |
| Koya Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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KOYA MEDICAL | General | $47.04 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter | General | $41.72 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENDURANT IIS | General | $40.93 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo | General | $38.32 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm | General | $32.77 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Meridian | General | $29.29 |
| Imperative Care, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PRODIGY CATHETER | General | $28.56 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Flexitouch Plus | General | $26.46 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ESPRIT | General | $25.27 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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330 | 221 | $266.16 | $91.85 |
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93922
Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries
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198 | 177 | $219.56 | $68.73 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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143 | 143 | $330.15 | $112.42 |
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93971
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers
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101 | 83 | $351.51 | $117.51 |
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93880
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow
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89 | 83 | $562.77 | $189.95 |
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93926
Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts
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75 | 66 | $365.75 | $129.41 |
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93970
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers
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72 | 70 | $554.67 | $187.84 |
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93978
Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts
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65 | 63 | $531.12 | $180.50 |
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93925
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts
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33 | 33 | $706.80 | $240.63 |
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93975
Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow
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26 | 24 | $784.08 | $264.72 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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25 | 21 | $376.74 | $129.65 |
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36475
Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance
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22 | 22 | $3331.41 | $1140.42 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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19 | 19 | $490.89 | $162.17 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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18 | 15 | $384.27 | $131.32 |
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37765
Removal of varicose veins of arm or leg, 10-20 incisions
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16 | 16 | $785.70 | $341.00 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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14 | 11 | $146.58 | $49.80 |
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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| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 73 | 4,241 | $77,754.49 | 18 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 38 | 2,336 | $44,223.05 | 19 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 36 | 2,390 | $232.30 | 25 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 35 | 170 | $157.13 | 32 |
| Cilostazol | Cilostazol | 23 | 1,680 | $814.37 | — |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 14 | 128 | $117.87 | 12 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 12 | 917 | $103.53 | — |
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: 2021-09-07NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X
A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - VASCULAR SURGERY
I20050627000047
AZ
8527003979
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Arizona Endovascular Center Pllc
6377 E Tanque Verde Rd, Tucson, AZ 857153839
Phone: 5202965500
Sierra Vista Regional Health Center Medical Group Llc
75 Colonia De Salud, Sierra Vista, AZ 856352485
Phone: 5204520144
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 6377 E TANQUE VERDE RD STE 101, TUCSON, AZ 857153839 (Tel: 5202965500)
Registered at 6377 E TANQUE VERDE RD STE 101, TUCSON, AZ 857153839 (Tel: 5202965500)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 6565 E CARONDELET DR, # 235, TUCSON, AZ 857103533 (Tel: 5202965500)
Registered at 6565 E CARONDELET DR, # 235, TUCSON, AZ 857103533 (Tel: 5202965500)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER COMPTON, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: AZ 34117)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery - Vascular Surgery Specialists in Tucson
- Dr. Robert Fincher, DO
- Dr. Melissa D'andrea, MD
- Dr. Michael Gooden, MD
- Dr. Joseph Sabat, MD, PhD
- Dr. Wei Zhou, MD
- Dr. Codyjo Kraemer, MD
Mailing Address
6377 E Tanque Verde Rd Ste 101
Tucson, AZ 857153839
Phone: 5202965500