Christopher Scott Kuppler, MD

Primary specialty

Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X

License

V3631 Issued in TX

Practice address

2401 S 31St St
Temple, TX 76508-2134

Phone

(254) 724-2111

NPI assigned

May 25, 2011

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 3

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC, TX2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

General SurgeryAlso: Critical Care (Intensivists)

Education

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2011

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Scott and White ClinicGroup PAC ID 8123923604, 2,426 clinicians

Arlington Physician Services PAGroup PAC ID 8224256961, 43 clinicians

Texas Acute Care Surgery LLCGroup PAC ID 8729462981, 10 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• St David'S South Austin Medical Center Hospital, Austin, TX, CCN 450713
• Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Hospital, Temple, TX, CCN 450054
• Hendrick Medical Center Hospital, Abilene, TX, CCN 450229
• Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Hospital, Round Rock, TX, CCN 670034
• Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Hospital, Marble Falls, TX, CCN 670108

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

100 of 100Reported as group

Promoting interoperability

99

Improvement activities

40

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

94 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

81.63

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

94 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

81.63

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: ckuppler631683@carolinashealthcaresystem.direct-ci.com
• Direct secure messaging: ckuppler1426176@direct.sw.org
• Direct secure messaging: christopher.kuppler.1@27482.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Arlington Physician Services PA

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Mansfield, TX
  • NPI 1093144610

  Surgery

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Scott & White Clinic

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Temple, TX
  • NPI 1093779704

  Surgery

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Texas Acute Care Surgery LLC

  • Surgery Physician
  • Austin, TX
  • NPI 1699430298
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Carolinas Medical Center

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1275774333
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Carolinas Physicians Network Inc

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1437607686
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

  • Medical Oncology Physician
  • Indian Land, SC
  • NPI 1669738829

  NC

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Urgent Specialty Associates of Texas, PLLC

  • Surgical Critical Care Physician
  • Kingwood, TX
  • NPI 1790350445
  Medicare reassignment
• Scott & White Clinic

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Dallas, TX
  • NPI 1649820796

  Surgery

  NPD
• Carolinas Medical Center

  • Surgical Critical Care Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1699979732
  NPD
• Carolinas Medical Center

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1982710554
  NPD
• Carolinas Pathology Group, PA

  • Specialist
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1689628158
  NPD
• Carolinas Physicians Network Inc

  • Surgical Critical Care Physician
  • Concord, NC
  • NPI 1356700132

  Surgery

  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Hendrick Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Abilene, TX
  • NPI 1528064649
  Care Compare affiliation
• Scott & White Hospital - Marble Falls

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Marble Falls, TX
  • NPI 1396138970
  Care Compare affiliation
• Scott & White Hospital - Round Rock

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Round Rock, TX
  • NPI 1265568638
  Care Compare affiliation
• Scott & White Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Temple, TX
  • NPI 1477516466
  Care Compare affiliation
• Scott & White Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Temple, TX
  • NPI 1578502613
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. David'S Healthcare Partnership, L.P., LLP

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Austin, TX
  • NPI 1679528889
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "affiliationName": "ABILITY Network",
            "use": "OTHER",
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            "address_1": "100 N 6th St Ste 900A",
            "city": "Minneapolis",
            "state": "MN",
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• Slade Kuckenbaker, DO
• Candace Kuhl
• Pruthali Kulkarni
• Jordan Jay Kuns, CTRS
• Tiffany Kuo, PHARMD
• Ali Kareem Kurady, M.D.
• Raymond William Kurtz Jr., MSW
• Steven Leroy Kurtz, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
• Kael Kuster, M.D.
• Sydney Nicole Kutter, PHARM.D.

• Surgery Physician in Temple, TX
• Providers in Temple, TX by specialty
• Surgery Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 10, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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