Physician Profile
Unclaimed ProfileAbout UPTON
Christopher Upton, MD practises family practice in Hendersonville, NC. Christopher is a 2012 graduate of University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver. Christopher is also listed as specialising in family medicine and student in an organized health care education program.
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Common questions
What is Dr. Upton's specialty?
Dr. Upton is a family practice in Hendersonville, NC. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “FAMILY PRACTICE”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Upton?
Dr. Upton is listed at 709 N JUSTICE ST STE B, Hendersonville, NC 28791. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Upton?
The number on file is (828) 696-1234. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Upton's NPI number?
Dr. Upton's National Provider Identifier is 1336403328. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Upton's medical education?
Dr. Upton attended University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, graduating in 2012. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Upton been practising?
Dr. Upton has 14 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2012, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Upton known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Upton performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Has Dr. Upton confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Upton. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (828) 696-1234
- Email not available
Practice Locations
709 N JUSTICE ST STE B
Hendersonville, NC 28791
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
251 services · 212 patients · 7 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
46 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
64 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
40 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
35 |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Billing code | G0439 |
33 |
| 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' | Billing code | G2211 |
18 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Office visit | 99238 |
15 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other family practices at this location 7
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other family practices in Hendersonville 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2012 at University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
Providers in NC who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.