Charles Craig Elkins, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Oklahoma City, OK
Charles Craig Elkins, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and NPI 1790789345, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (Oklahoma 20620, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Craig Elkins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 20620 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3433 NW 56TH St, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
- Phone
- (405) 951-4345
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (405) 951-4392
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040519000021); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Craig Elkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 20620Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl17 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $11,096.91
69 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Integris Cardiovascular Physicians LLCOklahoma City, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Craig Elkins among 51 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Oklahoma
Charles Craig Elkins, MD is one of 51 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 1995 among the 37 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Oklahoma
There are 51 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Oklahoma.
All 51 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Oklahoma City → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marshall Bell, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731121861635898
- Victoria Brooks, PA-COklahoma City, OK 731121306352521
- Daniel Freno, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731121700129772
- Paul Kanaly, MDOklahoma City, OK 731121891799813
- James Long, MDOklahoma City, OK 731121518906742
- David Vanhooser, MDOklahoma City, OK 731121649279779
- Robert Archer, DOOklahoma City, OK 731091194894915
- Elias Solomon, MDOklahoma City, OK 731091770624694
Common questions
What is Charles Craig Elkins, MD's NPI number?
Charles Craig Elkins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790789345, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Craig Elkins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3433 NW 56TH St, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112. Phone: (405) 951-4345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Craig Elkins, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 20620, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles Craig Elkins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Craig Elkins, MD had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles Craig Elkins, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.