NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christina Council, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · North Bethesda, MD

Christina Council, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in North Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1831539451, issued on Jun 27, 2013. Check the license (Maryland D0088522, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; 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
1831539451
Name
Christina Council
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
D0088522 MD
MD044609 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
911 Meeting St, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Phone
(888) 663-6331
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2013
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161101000565); accepts Medicare assignment
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 911 Meeting St

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

  1. Tasha Akoto, PAPhysician Assistant1679334031
  2. Kharia Holmes, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265668347
  3. Sarah Knowlton, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558716852
  4. Isha Kothari, DOFamily Medicine Physician1386346310
  5. Kimberly Nieves, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1497799365

Verify Christina Council in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,716 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christina Council1,716
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium167 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate135 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium92 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium81 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium68 claims
  6. Lisinopril59 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: $383.67

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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. Christina Council$383.67
  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 4 group practices

  1. Crh MD Management LLCRockville, MD
  2. One Medstar Primary Care LLCWashington, DC
  3. Patient First Maryland Medical Group PLLCLutherville, MD
  4. Suburban/nrh Medical Rehabilitation IncBethesda, MD

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

Christina Council among 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland

Christina Council, M.D. is one of 1,912 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 1,141 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in North Bethesda

They are 3 of the 179 NPPES records with a practice address in North Bethesda, and 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Janice Beaverson, MDRockville, MD 208521306907803
  2. Sue Chen, D.O.Rockville, MD 208521285719377
  3. Yoon Cho, D.O.North Bethesda, MD 208521811094469
  4. Kamalinee DeshpandeRockville, MD 208521730277054
  5. Latoya Edwards, MDRockville, MD 208521689732638
  6. Jack Epstein, MDRockville, MD 208521063569507
  7. Steven Fong, M.D.Rockville, MD 208521346335205
  8. Zhen-Ya Gao, MDRockville, MD 208521598869885

Common questions

What is Christina Council, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christina Council, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831539451, issued on Jun 27, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christina Council, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 911 Meeting St, North Bethesda, MD, 20852. Phone: (888) 663-6331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christina Council, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0088522, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christina Council, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christina Council, M.D. had 1,716 Medicare Part D claims for 288 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.