Dr. Christopher E. Acker, MD
Family Medicine (Family Medicine Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 10
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 222
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Family Medicine Physician primary
TN license 61358 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN
- Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN
Medical groups
- Summit Medical Group, PLLC (652 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 222
- Services billed
- 2,613
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 368 | 32 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 269 | 151 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 180 | 132 |
| Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | 151 | 121 |
| Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | 143 | 122 |
| Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) | 125 | 111 |
| Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 122 | 110 |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | 108 | 108 |
| Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 108 | 108 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 82 | 63 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 14 companies reported 71 payments worth $919 in total to this clinician.
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $185 |
|---|---|
| Pfizer Inc. | $158 |
| Amgen Inc. | $139 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $135 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $115 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $46.44 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $23.70 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | $21.74 |
| Food and Beverage | $900 |
|---|---|
| Education | $18.85 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Feb 6, 2025 | Education JARDIANCE · DIABETES · in-kind | $18.85 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.