Christine Handanos, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Biddeford, ME
Christine Handanos, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Biddeford, Maine, and NPI 1962511980, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Maine 017791, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Handanos
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 017791 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 30 W Cole RD, Biddeford, ME 04005
- Phone
- (207) 282-3349
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 432943499 ME
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080614000090); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 30 W Cole RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christine Handanos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Search for license 017791Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,363 Medicare Part D claims for 844 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 139 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium640 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium539 claims
- Lisinopril421 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate315 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate282 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium271 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 one group practice
- MainehealthPortland, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Handanos among 597 internal medicine physician records in Maine
Christine Handanos, MD is one of 597 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maine. 77% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 369 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207R00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Biddeford
They are 34 of the 905 NPPES records with a practice address in Biddeford, and 597 internal medicine physician records in Maine.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Albaum, M.D.Biddeford, ME 040051386606333
- Nadeem Ali, M.D.Biddeford, ME 040051053351528
- Jennifer Cutone, M.D.Biddeford, ME 040051003879909
- Steven Cutone, D.O.Biddeford, ME 040051831152743
- Stephen Doane, M.D.Biddeford, ME 040051326001264
- Nicholas Handanos, MDBiddeford, ME 040051619914025
- Peter Kachavos, MDBiddeford, ME 040051003866633
- Paul Laprise, M.D.Biddeford, ME 040051427012889
Common questions
What is Christine Handanos, MD's NPI number?
Christine Handanos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962511980, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Handanos, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 W Cole RD, Biddeford, ME, 04005. Phone: (207) 282-3349. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Handanos, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number 017791, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christine Handanos, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Handanos, MD had 9,363 Medicare Part D claims for 844 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.