What is C. Chris Collins's specialty?

C. Chris Collins (NPI 1679682835) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Vicksburg, MS.

Where does C. Chris Collins practice?

C. Chris Collins practices in Vicksburg, MS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679682835.

How much does Medicare pay C. Chris Collins?

C. Chris Collins (NPI 1679682835) received approximately $17K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 205 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679682835

C. Chris CollinsO. D.

PRACTICECOLLINS EYE CLINIC INCSee all providers at this practice →

OptometryVicksburg, MSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

265

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

344

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$16K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 294 Optometry providers in MS — below median (cohort median 449).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

473

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$44K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost172 claims

Timolol Maleate51 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat47 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate39 claims

Latanoprostene Bunod35 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where C. Chris Collins's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VICKSBURG HEALTHCARE LLC	131	246
ST DOMINIC-JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	42	53
Robert Mallette Ophthalmology · Jackson, MS	33	175
Mark Combs Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Vicksburg, MS	22	35
John Barnes Family Practice · Vicksburg, MS	21	41
George Abraham Family Practice · Vicksburg, MS	19	70
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	16	21
Murray Whitaker Internal Medicine · Vicksburg, MS	16	24
Robert Giffin Family Practice · Vicksburg, MS	15	46
FORD, JOHN	12	33
Alfred Windham Otolaryngology · Vicksburg, MS	12	20

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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