NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christian Paul Schmidt, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Charleston, SC

Christian Paul Schmidt, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1790369494, issued on May 9, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina 85855, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1790369494
Name
Christian Paul Schmidt
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
85855 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 792-1414
Enumerated
May 9, 2021
Record last updated
Aug 10, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250919002653); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Christian Paul Schmidt in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

119 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christian Schmidt119
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Mirtazapine33 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl14 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl14 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl12 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Musc Community PhysiciansOrangeburg, SC
  2. University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC

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

Christian Paul Schmidt among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina

Christian Paul Schmidt, MD is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

293 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Charleston

They are 293 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Arana, MDCharleston, SC 294251558479592
  2. Olga Brawman-Mintzer, MDCharleston, SC 294251760590715
  3. Jessica Broadway, MDCharleston, SC 294251164473708
  4. Deborah Deas, MDCharleston, SC 294251205944253
  5. Mark George, MDCharleston, SC 294251205944154
  6. Kevin Gray, MDCharleston, SC 294251013025980
  7. Edward Holscher, MDCharleston, SC 294251609895796
  8. Christine Pelic, MDCharleston, SC 294251659489524

Common questions

What is Christian Paul Schmidt, MD's NPI number?

Christian Paul Schmidt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790369494, issued on May 9, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christian Paul Schmidt, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christian Paul Schmidt, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 85855, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christian Paul Schmidt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christian Paul Schmidt, MD had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.