Dr. Christopher C Worthen , MD
General Practice • Clay Center, KS
609 Liberty St
Clay Center, KS 674321564
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 Worthen is listed in NPPES under General Practice.
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NPI assigned on July 6, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 164 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:
- 99232 — Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 33 service units.
- 99308 — Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day: 31 service units.
- 99238 — Hospital discharge day management: 27 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 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 5,175 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:
- Furosemide — 261 prescription fills, including refills.
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 254 prescription fills, including refills.
- Meloxicam — 193 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 114 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Kansas (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 429. Middle half: 67 to 2,096.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 258 in 2020 to 164 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
609 Liberty St
Clay Center, KS 674321564
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: Clay County Medical Center. 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
2006
What Public CMS Data Show
General Practice: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
51 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 $11,403 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 $9,086 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
7,796 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
$191,197 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: $34.19 across 3 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $34.19 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.: $16.32 across 1 record.
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $13.75 across 1 record.
- Reprise Biomedical, Inc.: $4.12 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
20 years (graduated 2006)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2006 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
2007
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. Worthen 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. Worthen 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 Clay Center and Kansas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Not enough clinicians listed under General Practice in Kansas have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to make a comparison.
Medicare-allowed amount
Not enough clinicians listed under General Practice in Kansas have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to make a comparison.
Paid by Medicare
Not enough clinicians listed under General Practice in Kansas have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to make a comparison.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Kansas (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 429. Middle half: 67 to 2,096.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Clay Center have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Kansas (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $25,558. Middle half: $1,280 to $194,647.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Clay Center have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
1 active clinicians are listed under General Practice with a practice address in Clay Center, KS (60 in Kansas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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 decreased 36% from 258 in 2020 to 164 in 2024.
- 2020: 258
- 2021: 255
- 2022: 427
- 2023: 234
- 2024: 164
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 20% from $14,273 in 2020 to $11,403 in 2024.
- 2020: $14,273
- 2021: $19,197
- 2022: $29,667
- 2023: $14,794
- 2024: $11,403
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 23% from $11,760 in 2020 to $9,086 in 2024.
- 2020: $11,760
- 2021: $15,235
- 2022: $23,261
- 2023: $11,564
- 2024: $9,086
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions stayed about the same: 5,693 in 2020 and 5,175 in 2024.
- 2020: 5,693
- 2021: 6,198
- 2022: 5,939
- 2023: 5,166
- 2024: 5,175
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30-day fills
30-day fills stayed about the same: 7,932 in 2020 and 7,796 in 2024.
- 2020: 7,932
- 2021: 8,830
- 2022: 8,820
- 2023: 7,802
- 2024: 7,796
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 40% from $320,363 in 2020 to $191,197 in 2024.
- 2020: $320,363
- 2021: $354,323
- 2022: $289,815
- 2023: $227,889
- 2024: $191,197
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $16.57 in 2021 to $34.19 in 2025.
- 2021: $16.57
- 2023: $44.54
- 2024: $29.66
- 2025: $34.19
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): fewer than 11 records totaling $34.19.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REXULTI | General | $16.32 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AIRSUPRA | General | $13.75 |
| Reprise Biomedical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Miro3D | General | $4.12 |
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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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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33 | 20 | $133.35 | $72.71 |
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99308
Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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31 | 11 | $101.85 | $68.62 |
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99238
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less
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27 | 25 | $153.30 | $74.68 |
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99307
Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes
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25 | 11 | $75.60 | $37.07 |
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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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19 | 17 | $282.45 | $120.18 |
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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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18 | 11 | $94.50 | $45.38 |
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99221
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
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11 | 11 | $205.80 | $75.76 |
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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| Furosemide | Furosemide | 261 | 9,631 | $909.47 | 46 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 254 | 9,241 | $2,055.31 | 31 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 193 | 6,207 | $731.33 | 29 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 170 | 9,724 | $909.40 | 33 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 155 | 8,386 | $1,029.14 | 28 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 152 | 6,986 | $1,355.96 | 28 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 146 | 4,640 | $1,581.10 | 20 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 137 | 8,137 | $1,173.95 | 25 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 121 | 4,954 | $476.27 | 19 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 120 | 5,886 | $907.37 | 21 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 117 | 4,720 | $397.34 | 16 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 104 | 6,033 | $349.55 | 19 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 102 | 4,510 | $825.82 | 16 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 102 | 5,219 | $894.52 | 17 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 88 | 4,966 | $453.25 | 18 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 75 | 4,975 | $343.71 | 17 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 75 | 1,521 | $304.93 | 12 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 75 | 5,550 | $676.04 | 19 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 74 | 1,744 | $1,231.19 | 29 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 71 | 2,432 | $357.17 | — |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 68 | 2,914 | $393.66 | — |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 66 | 4,817 | $341.43 | 15 |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 62 | 1,923 | $615.38 | — |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 61 | 3,594 | $442.11 | 14 |
| Ramipril | Ramipril | 60 | 2,998 | $376.28 | 15 |
(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
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL PRACTICE
I20100804000878
KS
7012055817
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
Clay County Medical Center
706 3rd St, Linn, KS 669539029
Phone: 7853485503
Clay County Medical Center
609 Liberty St, Clay Center, KS 674321564
Phone: 7856322181
Clay County Medical Center
617 Liberty St, Clay Center, KS 674321564
Phone: 7856322144
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
APRNC
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated July 06, 2007.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to November 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
609 Liberty St
Clay Center, KS 674321564
Phone: 7856322181