NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chris George Pappas, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Destin, FL

Chris George Pappas, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Destin, Florida, and NPI 1245273267, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME113635, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245273267
Name
Chris George Pappas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
ME113635 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4608 Opa Locka LN Ste 300, Destin, FL 32541
Phone
(850) 270-7141
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2026
Fax
(448) 203-3818
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120829000637); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 1996
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 4608 Opa Locka LN Ste 300

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

  1. John Loudermilk, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780996918

Verify Chris George Pappas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,372 Medicare Part D claims for 422 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chris Pappas6,372
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium748 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium315 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate215 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium211 claims
  5. Lisinopril207 claims
  6. Omeprazole204 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: $1,218.15

69 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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.

  1. Chris Pappas$1,218.15
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Magnolia Medical Clinic P.A.Fort Walton Beach, FL

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

Chris George Pappas among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida

Chris George Pappas, MD is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 51% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Destin

They are 15 of the 385 NPPES records with a practice address in Destin, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Barniv, M.D.Destin, FL 325411932309937
  2. Calvin Blount, M.D.Destin, FL 325411164404588
  3. Kyle Chavers, MDDestin, FL 325411902957582
  4. Stacey Farrell, CNPDestin, FL 325411154763514
  5. Lloyd Gauvin, D.ODestin, FL 325411497887079
  6. John Hollimon, M.D.Destin, FL 325411760832539
  7. Margaret Lamkin, DODestin, FL 325411215128376
  8. John Lentz, M.D.Destin, FL 325411356395693

Common questions

What is Chris George Pappas, MD's NPI number?

Chris George Pappas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245273267, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chris George Pappas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4608 Opa Locka LN Ste 300, Destin, FL, 32541. Phone: (850) 270-7141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chris George Pappas, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME113635, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chris George Pappas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chris George Pappas, MD had 6,372 Medicare Part D claims for 422 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.