Dr. Christopher Vivas , MD
Internal Medicine โข Vero Beach, FL
3730 7th Ter Ste 302
Vero Beach, FL 329607330
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Dr. Christopher Vivas is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on August 7, 2012; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 16 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 16 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2022 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2023). CPT notice
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 864 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Rosuvastatin Calcium โ 122 prescription fills, including refills.
- Atorvastatin Calcium โ 97 prescription fills, including refills.
- Metformin Hcl Er (Metformin Hcl) โ 91 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 26 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Vero Beach, FL (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 416. Middle half: 183 to 2,899.
Close to the middle for Part D prescriptions among clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 6,545 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,318. Middle half: 158 to 5,882.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 11 in 2018 to 16 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2018โ2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3730 7th Ter Ste 302
Vero Beach, FL 329607330
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 1 group name: Vivas-Pichardo Group. 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
National Medical University
2009
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,082 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,659 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
30-day fills
2,443 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
$122,934 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $203.15 across 9 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $203.15 across 9 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Eli Lilly and Company: $82.46 across 4 records.
- Amgen Inc.: $51.46 across 2 records.
- Alkermes, Inc.: $29.32 across 1 record.
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
17 years (graduated 2009)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2009 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
2012
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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. Vivas 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. Vivas 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 Vero Beach and Florida
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Vero Beach, FL (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 416. Middle half: 183 to 2,899.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 6,545 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,318. Middle half: 158 to 5,882.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Vero Beach, FL (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $34,869. Middle half: $5,144 to $359,181.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Florida (2024, 6,545 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $86,865. Middle half: $8,159 to $434,445.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Vivas are from 2023.
88 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Vero Beach, FL (10,165 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Vero Beach
27.3% of these 88 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
71.6% of these 88 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 went from 11 in 2018 to 16 in 2023.
- 2018: 11
- 2019: 752
- 2021: 171
- 2023: 16
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 84% from $1,133 in 2018 to $2,082 in 2023.
- 2018: $1,133
- 2019: $79,167
- 2021: $22,057
- 2023: $2,082
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare went from $903 in 2018 to $1,659 in 2023.
- 2018: $903
- 2019: $62,980
- 2021: $15,744
- 2023: $1,659
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2020 to 864 in 2024.
- 2020: 11
- 2021: 1,075
- 2022: 1,871
- 2023: 3,032
- 2024: 864
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 12 in 2020 to 2,443 in 2024.
- 2020: 12
- 2021: 1,907
- 2022: 4,528
- 2023: 7,939
- 2024: 2,443
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 3441% from $3,472 in 2020 to $122,934 in 2024.
- 2020: $3,472
- 2021: $44,069
- 2022: $191,667
- 2023: $477,183
- 2024: $122,934
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $73.29 in 2021 to $203.15 in 2025.
- 2021: $73.29
- 2022: $522.40
- 2023: $393.25
- 2024: $50.57
- 2025: $203.15
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), 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 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $203.15.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Alkermes, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VIVITROL | General | $29.32 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OTEZLA | General | $27.42 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OTEZLA | General | $24.04 |
| Corcept Therapeutics |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Korlym | General | $23.87 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $23.11 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZEPBOUND | General | $20.25 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $20.23 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $18.87 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRELEGY ELLIPTA | General | $16.04 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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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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16 | 12 | $215.00 | $130.12 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; 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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| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 122 | 10,920 | $1,675.55 | 62 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 97 | 8,411 | $1,762.43 | 56 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 91 | 8,010 | $1,044.07 | 46 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 54 | 4,800 | $441.66 | 31 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 50 | 4,344 | $937.28 | 25 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 47 | 4,200 | $322.19 | 27 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 43 | 2,344 | $72,927.15 | 18 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 42 | 3,491 | $313.46 | 25 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 30 | 2,640 | $598.10 | 18 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 27 | 1,650 | $31,241.83 | โ |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 25 | 2,250 | $376.76 | 14 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 23 | 2,070 | $356.04 | โ |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 22 | 1,905 | $371.02 | 11 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 22 | 1,895 | $306.74 | 16 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 19 | 1,590 | $232.86 | 11 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 17 | 1,530 | $220.09 | โ |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 16 | 1,230 | $152.82 | โ |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 16 | 1,260 | $209.53 | โ |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 15 | 1,290 | $569.86 | โ |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 15 | 1,290 | $240.93 | โ |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 13 | 1,170 | $121.52 | โ |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 12 | 1,080 | $227.72 | โ |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 12 | 930 | $32.46 | โ |
| Felodipine Er | Felodipine | 12 | 1,080 | $1,000.18 | โ |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 11 | 900 | $276.11 | โ |
(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: 2025-03-26NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 284300000X
A designation by the AHA of a hospital whose primary function of the institution is to provide diagnostic and treatment services for patients who have specified medical conditions, both surgical and nonsurgical.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20200727001710
FL
2163776204
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
Vivas-Pichardo Group
3730 7th Ter, Vero Beach, FL 329607330
Phone: 7722684414
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 3730 7TH TER STE 302, VERO BEACH, FL 329607330 (Tel: 7277365317)
Registered at 3730 7TH TER STE 302, VERO BEACH, FL 329607330 (Tel: 7277365317)
Registered at 1600 36TH ST, VERO BEACH, FL 329604875 (Tel: 7722174422)
Registered at 1485 37TH ST STE 102, VERO BEACH, FL 329606518 (Tel: 7725674336)
Registered at 200 CORPORATE BLVD, LAFAYETTE, LA 705083870 (Tel: 8008939698)
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: MO 2018039387)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1575 AVE MUNOZ RIVERA, PMB 194, PONCE, PR 007170211 (Tel: 7873497573)
Registered at 1575 AV MUNOZ RIVERA, PMB 194, PONCE, PR 00717 (Tel: 7873497573)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER VIVAS, M.D.
Special Hospital (license number reported to NPPES: PR 29,093-R)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Vero Beach
- Dr. Kevin Kinyanjui, MD
- Dr. Deep Amin, MD
- Dr. Richard Franco, MD
- Dr. Evan Botti, MD
- Dr. Latia Ilyadis, DO
- Dr. Ramanuj Chakravarty, MD
Mailing Address
3730 7th Ter Ste 302
Vero Beach, FL 329607330
Phone: 7277365317