NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christine McCarthy

Family Medicine Physician · Wayzata, MN

Christine McCarthy is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Wayzata, Minnesota, and NPI 1518943117, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 39830, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; 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
1518943117
Name
Christine McCarthy
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
39830 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
250 Central Ave N, Wayzata, MN 55391
Phone
(952) 993-8250
Enumerated
Dec 16, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 5, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100130000088); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1996
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 250 Central Ave N

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

  1. William Anderson, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1457338006
  2. Casey Behnke, MDInternal Medicine Physician1821772260
  3. Stephen Bjorklund, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1093743312
  4. Terry Boksberger, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1689867129
  5. Robert Cavender, MDPediatrics Physician1053383588
  6. Emily Chapman, MDPediatrics Physician1730151242

Verify Christine McCarthy in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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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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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,125 Medicare Part D claims for 410 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christine McCarthy4,125
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium463 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate360 claims
  3. Lisinopril261 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium255 claims
  5. Simvastatin236 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate133 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: $22.25

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. 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. Christine McCarthy$22.25
  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 one group practice

  1. Park Nicollet ClinicMaple Grove, MN

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

Christine McCarthy among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota

Christine McCarthy is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 63% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Wayzata

They are 9 of the 301 NPPES records with a practice address in Wayzata, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Terry Boksberger, D.O.Wayzata, MN 553911689867129
  2. Ashley ForstromWayzata, MN 553911639732837
  3. Kelsey Lien, MDWayzata, MN 553911699395707
  4. Laura OlsonWayzata, MN 553911780661629
  5. Laura PadhyeWayzata, MN 553911104323781
  6. David Ross, MDWayzata, MN 553911538135843
  7. Dennis ShowalterWayzata, MN 553911477530996
  8. Patricia Sorensen, M.D.Wayzata, MN 553911275786105

Common questions

What is Christine McCarthy's NPI number?

Christine McCarthy's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518943117, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christine McCarthy located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 Central Ave N, Wayzata, MN, 55391. Phone: (952) 993-8250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christine McCarthy's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 39830, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christine McCarthy prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christine McCarthy had 4,125 Medicare Part D claims for 410 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.