Christopher D. Abel, MD
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician · Dallas, TX
Christopher D. Abel, MD is a public health & general preventive medicine physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1386711521, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (Texas K1744, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher D. Abel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician 2083P0901X
- License number
- K1744 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12200 Preston RD, Dallas, TX 75230
- Phone
- (972) 560-2667
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12200 Preston RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tyler Cooper, M.D.Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1003841792
Verify Christopher D. Abel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K1744Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average public health & general preventive medicine physician in 2024
473 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 820 among the 336 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium94 claims
- Losartan Potassium57 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium35 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
- Lisinopril19 claims
- Ezetimibe18 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.
Christopher D. Abel among 104 public health & general preventive medicine physician records in Texas
Christopher D. Abel, MD is one of 104 public health & general preventive medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 36% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2083P0901X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 104 public health & general preventive medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 public health & general preventive medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Clark, MDDallas, TX 752301164582383
- Jospeh Cleaver, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301396845251
- Kenneth Cooper, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301376577890
- Tyler Cooper, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301003841792
- Michele Kettles, MDDallas, TX 752301043378714
- Wendell McFarlin, MDDallas, TX 752301699842823
- Camron Nelson, MDDallas, TX 752301689741829
- Riva Rahl, MDDallas, TX 752301174690218
Common questions
What is Christopher D. Abel, MD's NPI number?
Christopher D. Abel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386711521, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher D. Abel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12200 Preston RD, Dallas, TX, 75230. Phone: (972) 560-2667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher D. Abel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K1744, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher D. Abel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher D. Abel, MD had 473 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among public health & general preventive medicine physician prescribers was 820. 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.