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Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (2005)

101 Fitness Way Suite 1200
Athens, AL 35611

(256) 232-0636

Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Athens, AL specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 2005 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD is affiliated with NORTHWEST EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN GROUP.

Office Locations

101 Fitness Way Suite 1200
Athens, AL 35611

(256) 232-0636

(256) 232-1281

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

emergency room care

In 2023, Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD performed more emergency room (ER) care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

emergency care

emergency room care

In 2012, Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD had a list price for emergency care, and emergency room (ER) care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, AL during 2012 were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	1930
emergency care	448
gastrointestinal procedures	41
hospital care	426
injections	14
inpatient care	363
lab tests	181
minimally invasive procedures	41
outpatient care	63
preventive care	260
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
vaccines	240

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1659
emergency care	267
gastrointestinal procedures	27
hospital care	468
inpatient care	398
lab tests	163
minimally invasive procedures	27
outpatient care	70
preventive care	204
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
vaccines	190

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	524

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	845
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	302
85 and over	119
Less than 65	173

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	1745
emergency care	302
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	427
injections	16
inpatient care	337
lab tests	187
minimally invasive procedures	11
outpatient care	75
preventive care	218
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
vaccines	218

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	408
Female	534

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	847
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	291
85 and over	127
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, AL during 2015 were emergency care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1903
emergency care	447
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
lab tests	126
minimally invasive procedures	15
preventive care	220
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
vaccines	220

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	820
Female	1168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1810
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	762
From 75 to 84	618
85 and over	244
Less than 65	364

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, AL during 2016 were emergency care, lab tests, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
blood draw	126
breathing treatment	19
cardiac procedures	68
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	2415
emergency care	613
gastrointestinal procedures	21
injections	14
lab tests	180
minimally invasive procedures	21
nuclear scan	13
preventive care	105
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
stress testing	43
ultrasound (sonogram)	38
vaccines	105
vascular procedures	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	503
Female	660

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1051
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	393
From 75 to 84	371
85 and over	176
Less than 65	223

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, AL during 2017 were emergency care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
blood draw	57
breathing treatment	29
cardiac procedures	58
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	2122
emergency care	658
gastrointestinal procedures	19
injections	16
lab tests	170
minimally invasive procedures	19
preventive care	213
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
stress testing	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	69
urologic procedures	33
vaccines	213
vascular procedures	39

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	500
Female	608

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	947
Black	134
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	153
Less than 65	259

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, AL during 2018 were emergency care, chronic care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	22
chronic care	636
doctor visit	1868
emergency care	694
lab tests	133
preventive care	229
urologic procedures	19
vaccines	229

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	663

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	952
Black	154
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	389
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	177
Less than 65	219

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, AL during 2019 were emergency care and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	436
doctor visit	980
emergency care	985

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	544
Female	751

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1096
Black	169
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	421
From 75 to 84	383
85 and over	227
Less than 65	264

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, AL during 2020 were emergency care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	885
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	509

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	763
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	172
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, AL during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	869

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	384
Female	488

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	724
Black	119
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	158
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, AL during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	673

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	587
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	163
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, AL were emergency care, chronic care, hospital care and inpatient care.

aspiration	15
blood draw	91
cardiac procedures	63
chronic care	536
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	1827
emergency care	621
gastrointestinal procedures	22
hospital care	356
injections	15
inpatient care	300
lab tests	162
minimally invasive procedures	22
nuclear scan	13
outpatient care	69
preventive care	207
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
stress testing	35
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	53
urologic procedures	26
vaccines	202
vascular procedures	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	429
Female	573

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	93
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	874
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	306
85 and over	156
Less than 65	194
65 to 74	346

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	10
Dementia	15

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 2005. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (2005)

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NORTHWEST EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN GROUP

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,043 FARXIGA $538	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $184	FASENRA $125	BYDUREON $71	CRESTOR $25	Other $101
Lilly USA, LLC	$243 TRULICITY $112	EMGALITY $39	BASAGLAR $25	TRADJENTA $22	MOUNJARO $20	Other $25
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$233 XIFAXAN $233
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$187 TOUJEO $112	PRALUENT $58	SOLIQUA $17
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$154 XARELTO $91	INVOKANA $51	$12
Other	$886 Rebif $100	ELIQUIS $95	Repatha $93	Prolia $48	Perforomist $47	Other $503

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,741
Education	$5

Research Payments

Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD has received 760 research payments totaling $679,270.

Biography

Dr. Christopher Edwards is a physician who specializes in family medicine. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher E. Edwards, MD From 2012 - 2022

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