NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christian A. Latham, MD

Surgery Physician · Hot Springs, AR

Christian A. Latham, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and NPI 1932386646, issued on Jan 24, 2008. Check the license (Arkansas E5468, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; 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
1932386646
Name
Christian A. Latham
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
E5468 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1900 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901
Phone
(501) 623-9300
Enumerated
Jan 24, 2008
Record last updated
Sep 15, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(501) 623-9305
Medicaid ID
174882001 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081006000107); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2003
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 1900 Malvern Ave

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

  1. Gordon Birk, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1134238793
  2. Robert Breving, M.D.Surgery Physician1003887217
  3. James Campbell, M.D.Surgery Physician1982675195
  4. Albert Chinn, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1801857305
  5. Kirsten Cox, ARNP, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1215331996
  6. Trent Johnson, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1588820864

Verify Christian A. Latham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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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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85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

272 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 141 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christian Latham272
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen111 claims
  2. Metoclopramide Hcl13 claims
  3. Metronidazole13 claims
  4. Naloxone Hcl13 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl13 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $174.95

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christian Latham$174.95
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Arkansas Healthcare Services LLCHot Springs National Park, AR

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

Christian A. Latham among 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas

Christian A. Latham, MD is one of 284 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 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 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 178 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Breving, M.D.Hot Springs, AR 719011003887217
  2. James Campbell, M.D.Hot Springs, AR 719011982675195
  3. Russell Gornichec, MDHot Springs, AR 719011437121860
  4. Adriane Martin, D.O.Hot Springs, AR 719011932179991
  5. Mandy Rice, D.O.Hot Springs, AR 719011083050702
  6. Gregory Walker, CSFAHot Springs, AR 719011225624364
  7. John Brunner, MDHot Springs, AR 719131346241809
  8. Patrick Dolan, MDHot Springs, AR 719131811999303

Common questions

What is Christian A. Latham, MD's NPI number?

Christian A. Latham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932386646, issued on Jan 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christian A. Latham, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR, 71901. Phone: (501) 623-9300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christian A. Latham, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E5468, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christian A. Latham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christian A. Latham, MD had 272 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christian A. Latham, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.