Caress Christian, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Brodheadsville, PA
Caress Christian, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1285806729, issued on Mar 25, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD437986, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caress Christian
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD437986 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 Burrus Blvd Ste 200, Brodheadsville, PA 18322
- Phone
- (570) 992-7620
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (570) 992-9884
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091002000474); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caress Christian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD437986Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,045 Medicare Part D claims for 676 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 96 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium789 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate384 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium300 claims
- Losartan Potassium274 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium272 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium271 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $18.92
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caress Christian among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Caress Christian, MD is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Brodheadsville
They are 11 of the 100 NPPES records with a practice address in Brodheadsville, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Joseph David, MDBrodheadsville, PA 183221205416823
- Jose Guzman, MDBrodheadsvlle, PA 183221033472857
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- Kirit Kothari, M.D.Broheadsville, PA 183221538331723
- Margaret Mintus, D.O.Brodheadsville, PA 183221346692811
Common questions
What is Caress Christian, MD's NPI number?
Caress Christian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285806729, issued on Mar 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caress Christian, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 Burrus Blvd Ste 200, Brodheadsville, PA, 18322. Phone: (570) 992-7620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caress Christian, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD437986, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Caress Christian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caress Christian, MD had 10,045 Medicare Part D claims for 676 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.