Christine Elizabeth Townsend, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · New York, NY
Christine Elizabeth Townsend, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1013302199, issued on Apr 5, 2015. Check the license (New York 302899, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Elizabeth Townsend
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 302899 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 180 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032
- Phone
- (212) 305-3535
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200918000850); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Elizabeth Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 302899Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
342 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium Er91 claims
- Gabapentin66 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium37 claims
- Lidocaine-Prilocaine30 claims
- Pregabalin20 claims
- Doxepin Hcl18 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Trustees OF Columbia University IN The City OF New YorkNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Elizabeth Townsend among 1,366 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in New York
Christine Elizabeth Townsend, M.D. is one of 1,366 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in New York. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 710 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 208100000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in New York
There are 1,366 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in New York.
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- George Christolias, M.D.New York, NY 100321629232129
- Farah Hameed, MDNew York, NY 100321679747182
- Jesus Hernandez, MDNew York, NY 100321083750913
- Heakyung Kim, M.D.New York, NY 100321316960560
- Stanley Myers, M.D.New York, NY 100321407837768
Common questions
What is Christine Elizabeth Townsend, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christine Elizabeth Townsend, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013302199, issued on Apr 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Elizabeth Townsend, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 180 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY, 10032. Phone: (212) 305-3535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Elizabeth Townsend, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 302899, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christine Elizabeth Townsend, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Elizabeth Townsend, M.D. had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christine Elizabeth Townsend, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.