NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Patrick Christie, AG-ACNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Birmingham, AL

Benjamin Patrick Christie, AG-ACNP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1356012876, issued on Sep 23, 2021. Check the license (Alabama 3-000700, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356012876
Name
Benjamin Patrick Christie
Credential
AG-ACNP
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
3-000700 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1802 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 934-3411
Enumerated
Sep 23, 2021
Record last updated
Sep 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230615000935); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1802 6TH Ave S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ashlea AbercrombieCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1851930523
  2. Faten Al Khamis, AGACNPNurse Practitioner1215652516
  3. Kayla Alexander, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1831734060
  4. Ben Allen, PHARMDPharmacist1841955515
  5. Claire AlmarazRegistered Nurse1205719879
  6. Jana Amberson, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1497309124

Verify Benjamin Patrick Christie in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

179 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 57 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Christie179
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl43 claims
  2. Methocarbamol32 claims
  3. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl19 claims
  4. Gabapentin18 claims
  5. Pregabalin13 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $291.64

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Christie$291.64
  2. Specialty average$647.94

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Vidant Medical Group LLCGreenville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin Patrick Christie among 959 acute care nurse practitioner records in Alabama

Benjamin Patrick Christie, AG-ACNP is one of 959 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 73% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 659 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

452 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 452 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 959 acute care nurse practitioner records in Alabama.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brooke BartonBirmingham, AL 352331104156181
  2. Constance BowenBirmingham, AL 352331154599793
  3. Susan Camp, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331659486223
  4. Lisa Findley, DNP, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352331841456639
  5. Allison HayesBirmingham, AL 352331659602233
  6. Whitney HollandBirmingham, AL 352331679854236
  7. Kim HughesBirmingham, AL 352331457668709
  8. Vlada KentBirmingham, AL 352331366718595

Common questions

What is Benjamin Patrick Christie, AG-ACNP's NPI number?

Benjamin Patrick Christie, AG-ACNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356012876, issued on Sep 23, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Patrick Christie, AG-ACNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1802 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-3411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Patrick Christie, AG-ACNP's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 3-000700, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Benjamin Patrick Christie, AG-ACNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Patrick Christie, AG-ACNP had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Benjamin Patrick Christie, AG-ACNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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