Christopher J Bechtel , NP
Nurse Practitioner โข Acton, MA
321 Main St
Acton, MA 017203799
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
-
Christopher Bechtel is listed in NPPES under Nurse Practitioner.
-
NPI assigned on August 15, 2012; this date does not establish years in practice.
-
Published CMS data list 359 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
-
Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 77 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 76 service units.
- 99215 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 70 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ 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 8 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
-
Published CMS data list 1,180 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.
-
Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium โ 158 prescription fills, including refills.
- Levothyroxine Sodium โ 96 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amlodipine Besylate โ 90 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 31 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
-
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Massachusetts (2024, 1,536 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 293. Middle half: 113 to 625.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
-
Medicare Part B services went from 654 in 2020 to 359 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
321 Main St
Acton, MA 017203799
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: Mass General Brigham Medical Group Suburban Massachusetts Inc. 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
2012
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
206 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 โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $28,788 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $19,504 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
3,011 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
$38,036 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.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021โ2025.
Years since graduation
14 years (graduated 2012)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2012 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
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Christopher Bechtel 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 Bechtel 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 Acton and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Massachusetts (2024, 1,536 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 293. Middle half: 113 to 625.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Acton have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Massachusetts (2024, 1,536 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,187. Middle half: $9,751 to $49,233.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Acton have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Massachusetts (2024, 1,536 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,312. Middle half: $7,110 to $37,062.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Acton have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Massachusetts (2024, 1,589 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 330. Middle half: 89 to 1,072.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Acton have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Massachusetts (2024, 1,589 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $25,224. Middle half: $1,758 to $161,316.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Acton have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
4 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Acton, MA (3,483 in Massachusetts).
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.
-
Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 45% from 654 in 2020 to 359 in 2024.
- 2020: 654
- 2021: 771
- 2022: 641
- 2023: 914
- 2024: 359
-
Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $26,357 in 2020 and $28,788 in 2024.
- 2020: $26,357
- 2021: $42,191
- 2022: $39,936
- 2023: $52,660
- 2024: $28,788
-
Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $19,097 in 2020 and $19,504 in 2024.
- 2020: $19,097
- 2021: $30,815
- 2022: $30,008
- 2023: $39,883
- 2024: $19,504
-
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 95% from 604 in 2020 to 1,180 in 2024.
- 2020: 604
- 2021: 593
- 2022: 461
- 2023: 1,016
- 2024: 1,180
-
30-day fills
30-day fills increased 120% from 1,371 in 2020 to 3,011 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,371
- 2021: 1,398
- 2022: 1,052
- 2023: 2,449
- 2024: 3,011
-
Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 258% from $10,631 in 2020 to $38,036 in 2024.
- 2020: $10,631
- 2021: $9,290
- 2022: $6,906
- 2023: $22,619
- 2024: $38,036
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
Text: T-MedInfo ยท Report an error.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 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 โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
|
77 | 72 | $276.13 | $84.72 |
|
99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
|
76 | 71 | $452.04 | $119.26 |
|
99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
|
70 | 67 | $641.70 | $167.37 |
|
G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
|
40 | 37 | $35.90 | $14.75 |
|
36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
|
39 | 31 | $17.00 | $8.65 |
|
85025
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count
|
26 | 22 | $22.00 | $7.61 |
|
80053
Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
|
17 | 16 | $30.00 | $10.35 |
|
80061
Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
|
14 | 14 | $38.00 | $13.12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 158 | 13,531 | $2,115.96 | 85 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 96 | 7,204 | $900.13 | 39 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 90 | 7,280 | $881.09 | 46 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 79 | 5,631 | $607.28 | 40 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 60 | 5,230 | $594.01 | 27 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 53 | 3,899 | $555.88 | 22 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 52 | 4,570 | $220.58 | 25 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 50 | 3,377 | $495.10 | 22 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 44 | 3,690 | $1,436.54 | 25 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 42 | 3,690 | $371.55 | 21 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 39 | 3,285 | $603.52 | 21 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 38 | 2,579 | $695.56 | 14 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 37 | 2,640 | $931.35 | 16 |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 33 | 2,280 | $1,323.28 | 11 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 31 | 2,172 | $352.30 | 15 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 31 | 2,563 | $1,659.19 | 13 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 27 | 1,010 | $705.19 | 18 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 23 | 2,010 | $248.45 | 13 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 20 | 1,500 | $564.16 | โ |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 18 | 1,500 | $222.43 | โ |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 18 | 1,380 | $126.36 | โ |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 18 | 1,462 | $186.02 | 13 |
| Wixela Inhub | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 17 | 750 | $2,535.41 | โ |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 16 | 1,260 | $414.87 | โ |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 15 | 1,230 | $444.45 | 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: 2020-05-12NUCC 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.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20121108000575
MA
7517118078
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
Mass General Brigham Medical Group Suburban Massachusetts Inc
307 W Central St, Natick, MA 017603719
Phone: 5088208383
Mass General Brigham Medical Group Suburban Massachusetts Inc
2014 Washington St, Newton, MA 024621607
Phone: 6172436000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Dietitian, Registered
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Registered Nurse
Dietitian, Registered
Registered Dietitian, Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist
Nurse Practitioner - Women's Health
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: MA 2269849)
Registered at 321 MAIN ST, ACTON, MA 017203799 (Tel: 9786358700)
Registered at 321 MAIN ST, ACTON, MA 017203799 (Tel: 9786358700)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 110 LIBERTY ST, BROCKTON, MA 023015521 (Tel: 5088940400)
Registered at 110 LIBERTY ST, BROCKTON, MA 023015521 (Tel: 5088940400)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER BECHTEL, NP
Clinical Nurse Specialist (license number reported to NPPES: MA RN 2269849)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Acton
Healthcare providers in ActonMailing Address
321 Main St
Acton, MA 017203799
Phone: 9786358700