NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Adams, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · Tucson, AZ

Christopher Adams, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1699182394, issued on Jul 15, 2014. Check the license (Arizona PA9107920, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699182394
Name
Christopher Adams
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA9107920 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3838 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone
(520) 694-1014
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2014
Record last updated
Feb 17, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160822002784); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3838 N Campbell Ave

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

  1. Dima Abu Afifeh, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1144924325
  2. Frederick Ahmann, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1700857166
  3. Venkatesh Ariyamuthu, MDNephrology Physician1376708396
  4. Daniel Barnett, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487233730
  5. Christian Bime, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1952507279
  6. Kristen Bloom, CPHTPharmacy Technician1326564568

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
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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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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

181 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Adams181
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Ofloxacin24 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate21 claims
  3. Azelastine Hcl18 claims
  4. Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone15 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone13 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): 97.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.7
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Banner-University Medical GroupTucson, AZ

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

Christopher Adams among 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona

Christopher Adams, PA is one of 420 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 54% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2015 among the 270 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Arizona

There are 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alfredo Altamirano, P.A. - C, MPASTucson, AZ 857191699876862
  2. Wenli Mui, PA-CTucson, AZ 857191770050072
  3. Kristin Roth Brennan, PA-CTucson, AZ 857191982009296
  4. Matthew Radelet, PA-CTucson, AZ 857181386611192
  5. Jacob SmithTucson, AZ 857181457181968
  6. Claudia Coello-Rasoumoff, SA-CTucson, AZ 857161073901492
  7. Svetlana Mahan, PATucson, AZ 857231104278373
  8. Bassanio Martinez, PA-CTucson, AZ 857231801469333

Common questions

What is Christopher Adams, PA's NPI number?

Christopher Adams, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699182394, issued on Jul 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Adams, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3838 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85719. Phone: (520) 694-1014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Adams, PA's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number PA9107920, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Adams, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Adams, PA had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Adams, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.