NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christian C. Knutsen, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Christian C. Knutsen, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1578686788, issued on Apr 10, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD429979, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578686788
Name
Christian C. Knutsen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD429979 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9100 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone
(412) 647-3087
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(412) 647-4486
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9100 Babcock Blvd

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

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  2. Joshua AdlerPhysical Therapist1689041774
  3. Navid Ajabshir, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1982053773
  4. Kathryn Alexander, MS RD LDN CNSCRegistered Dietitian1841561016
  5. Danessa Allison, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1437099165
  6. Rajnikant AminSpecialist1780656967

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

94 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christian Knutsen94
  2. Specialty average226

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): 92 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score97.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.1
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Christian C. Knutsen among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Christian C. Knutsen, MD is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2007, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 31% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

424 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 424 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Terrence Anderson, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371760566277
  2. Shawn ConradPittsburgh, PA 152371336109669
  3. John Cremin, DOPittsburgh, PA 152371174901730
  4. Joshua Fenton, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371497965974
  5. Shawn Files, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371932169026
  6. Heather HuntPittsburgh, PA 152371801139373
  7. Michael LynchPittsburgh, PA 152371255539011
  8. Jeanine Miller, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371699864975

Common questions

What is Christian C. Knutsen, MD's NPI number?

Christian C. Knutsen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578686788, issued on Apr 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christian C. Knutsen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9100 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15237. Phone: (412) 647-3087. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christian C. Knutsen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD429979, 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 Christian C. Knutsen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christian C. Knutsen, MD had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christian C. Knutsen, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92 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.