Dr. Christopher H. Gram, MD
Vascular Surgery (Vascular Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Massachusetts Medical School (1997)
- Years since graduation
- 29
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 497
Licensed in Illinois since 2004, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1997Medical school: University of Massachusetts Medical School
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Vascular Surgery Physician primary
IL license 036111330 (first issued 2004; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon, IL
- Decatur Memorial Hospital Decatur, IL
- St Anthonys Memorial Hospital Effingham, IL
- St Marys Hospital Decatur, IL
- Pana Community Hospital Pana, IL
Medical groups
- Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants LTD (90 clinicians)
- St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third (25 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
- 497
- Services billed
- 1,275
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 285 | 232 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 159 | 126 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 135 | 118 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 107 | 91 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 106 | 87 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 78 | 78 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 76 | 59 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 31 | 29 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 30 | 27 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 29 | 26 |
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
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Clopidogrel (clopidogrel bisulfate) Other prescribers in Decatur, IL | 207 |
| Cilostazol Other prescribers in Decatur, IL | 69 |
| Xarelto (rivaroxaban) Other prescribers in Decatur, IL | 17 |
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, 10 companies reported 29 payments worth $704 in total to this clinician.
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $169 |
|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $134 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $117 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $83.08 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $46.66 |
| Amgen Inc. | $40.70 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $36.33 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $34.27 |
| Food and Beverage | $672 |
|---|---|
| Education | $32.27 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc Jun 10, 2025 | Education Ozempic · Diabetes · in-kind | $32.27 |
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.