Christopher James Wester
NPI 1962907147ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Springfield, MO
Orthopaedic Surgery with Lester E Cox Medical Centers and 3 other groups, practicing in Springfield, Missouri. 280 Medicare patients in 2024, $69,734 paid; nearly all of their 81 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Titan Surgical Group, LLC was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $182.29 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Cox Medical Center Branson and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1962907147 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 28, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 4, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 4, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic Surgery Primary | 207X00000X | 2024012130 | MO |
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 - Orthopedic Surgery (MA); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (MO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 280 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 474 across 53 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $69,734 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 81 · 81 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 53 |
| Total drug cost | $1,004 |
| Generic share | 99% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Orthopedic Surgery |
Medical groups
- Lester E Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · 345 clinicians
- Lester E Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · 232 clinicians
- Cherry Health Center, LLCSpringfield, MO · 90 clinicians
- Healing Arts Center L.L.C.Branson, MO · 65 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO
- Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO
- Cox Monett HospitalMonett, MO
Other facilities
- Amedisys Home Health of MissouriHome health agency · Springfield, MO
- Coxhealth at HomeHome health agency · Springfield, MO
- Phoenix Home Care and HospiceHome health agency · Springfield, MO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$182.29 · 6 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$9,324 · 51 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Titan Surgical Group, LLC | $96.05 | 3 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $42.67 | 1 |
| Stryker Corporation | $24.09 | 1 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $19.48 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$182.29 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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