Christopher M. Allen, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Durham, NC
Christopher M. Allen, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1477812170, issued on May 15, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-00892, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher M. Allen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 2021-00892 NC
A180202 CA
2019009735 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40 Duke Medicine Cir # O584, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 668-0035
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220803003544); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher M. Allen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2021-00892Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
161 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin21 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $61.02
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Cep America - Auc PCWalnut Creek, CA
- Cep America - CaliforniaConcord, CA
- Medamerica Physician Solutions PCWalnut Creek, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher M. Allen among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Christopher M. Allen, MD is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
144 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 144 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Christopher M. Allen, MD's NPI number?
Christopher M. Allen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477812170, issued on May 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher M. Allen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 Duke Medicine Cir # O584, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 668-0035. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher M. Allen, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-00892, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher M. Allen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher M. Allen, MD had 161 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher M. Allen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.