NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christine C. Briones, M.D.

General Practice Physician · El Mirage, AZ

Christine C. Briones, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in El Mirage, Arizona, and NPI 1447275292, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 49886, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; 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
1447275292
Name
Christine C. Briones
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License numbers
49886 AZ
38445 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15235 N Dysart RD, El Mirage, AZ 85335
Phone
(602) 569-3999
Enumerated
Jul 13, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150224000663); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2002
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 15235 N Dysart RD

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

  1. Blair BallFamily Nurse Practitioner1891297776
  2. Drisde Cruz-Martinez, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1710920426

Verify Christine C. Briones in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona 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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59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

4,803 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christine Briones4,803
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril268 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium225 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl216 claims
  4. Alendronate Sodium151 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate151 claims
  6. Omeprazole143 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: $271.79

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christine Briones$271.79
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

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. Clinica LA Familia PCEl Mirage, AZ

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

Christine C. Briones among 228 general practice physician records in Arizona

Christine C. Briones, M.D. is one of 228 general practice physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 48% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 24% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2011 among the 55 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

General Practice Physician providers in Arizona

There are 228 general practice physician records in Arizona.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Danielle Briden, DOSan Luis, AZ 853361720329253
  2. Madison Phillips, MSWEhrenberg, AZ 853341366080475
  3. Kevin Haselhorst, MDGoodyear, AZ 853381831170935
  4. Samuel Nandin, M.D.Goodyear, AZ 853381124180054
  5. Baiywo Rop, M.D.Goodyear, AZ 853381740543339
  6. William Marsh, M.D.Cave Creek, AZ 853311659385441
  7. Marcie Wilde, D.O.Litchfield Park, AZ 853401740419365
  8. Angel Arafiles, MDParker, AZ 853441023220142

Common questions

What is Christine C. Briones, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christine C. Briones, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447275292, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christine C. Briones, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15235 N Dysart RD, El Mirage, AZ, 85335. Phone: (602) 569-3999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christine C. Briones, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 49886, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christine C. Briones, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christine C. Briones, M.D. had 4,803 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.