Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Christopher W Ives, MD

Individual provider Gastroenterology Physician · NPI 1477654010

Christopher W Ives, MD practises Gastroenterology in Fairhope, Alabama. Graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1989, 37 years ago. Practices with Fairhope Gastroenterology LLC, a 2-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Alabama.

Years since qualifying
37
Trained at
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Licensed in
AL
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

3 Medical Park Dr
Fairhope, AL 36532 Not confirmed with CMS for 19 years — call before visiting
Phone: (251) 928-8804
Fax: (251) 990-9379
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Specialties & licences

Gastroenterology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RG0100X · Licence 00017941 (AL)

Record details

NPI number1477654010
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedSeptember 26, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJuly 8, 2007

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGASTROENTEROLOGY
Medical schoolLOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN NEW ORLEANS
Graduated 1989 (37 years in practice)
Group practice Fairhope Gastroenterology Llc — 2 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 410 times · 99th percentile
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 211 times · 91st percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients504
Services billed 1,080 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $213 12 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Thomas Hospital Hospital · Fairhope, AL · listed as Gulf Health Hospitals, Inc
  • Mobile Infirmary Medical Center Hospital · Mobile, AL
  • North Baldwin Infirmary Hospital · Bay Minette, AL

Colleagues at Fairhope Gastroenterology LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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