Christine Ann Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANT
Surgical Physician Assistant · Lakewood, CO
Christine Ann Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANT is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1306155957, issued on Sep 30, 2010. Check the license (Colorado PA.0004367, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Ann Birchem
- Credential
- PHYSICAN ASSISTANT
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- PA.0004367 CO
15-01392 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11700 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO 80228
- Phone
- (720) 321-8680
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (720) 321-8681
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151028001310); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11700 W 2ND PL
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Verify Christine Ann Birchem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.0004367Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
91 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis19 claims
- Clopidogrel11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,576.60
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoLakewood, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Ann Birchem among 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado
Christine Ann Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANT is one of 699 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 33% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2015 among the 511 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Colorado
There are 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado.
All 699 in Colorado → Every provider in Lakewood → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicholas Boyce, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281205612595
- Chelsea Carruthers, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLakewood, CO 802281588148985
- Joshua CrossLakewood, CO 802281043375959
- Kathryn Davis, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281992272793
- Jonathan Degner, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281154604452
- Alexandra Hensley, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281487319364
- Laura Hower, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281699081661
- Leigh Johnson, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281063172310
Common questions
What is Christine Ann Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANT's NPI number?
Christine Ann Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306155957, issued on Sep 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Ann Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANT located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11700 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (720) 321-8680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Ann Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANT's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0004367, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christine Ann Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANT prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Ann Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANT had 91 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christine Ann Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANT's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 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.