Christopher Scott Kuppler, MD

NPI 1679866552ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Temple, TX

Surgery (MD) in Temple, Texas, trained at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (class of 2011). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $24,101 for 113 patients in 2024, with only 13 Part D claims. Atricure, Inc. reported $27.02 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1679866552
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	May 25, 2011
Last updated in NPPES	Jun 10, 2025
Certified by provider	Jun 10, 2025

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Surgery Primary	208600000X	V3631	TX
Surgery, Surgical Critical Care	2086S0102X	V3631	TX

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (NC); Practitioner - General Surgery (TX)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	113
Services billed	215 across 23 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$24,101

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	13 · 17 30-day fills
Total drug cost	$1,880
Generic share	92% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Graduation year	2011
Medicare specialty	General Surgery
Secondary specialties	Critical Care (Intensivists)