Christopher Athon, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Dallas, TX
Christopher Athon, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1588285951, issued on Apr 27, 2020. Check the license (Texas U0961, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Athon
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- U0961 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3500 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246
- Phone
- (214) 820-2361
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250711003948); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Athon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U0961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Athon among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Christopher Athon, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
956 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Dallas
They are 956 of the 36,304 NPPES records with a practice address in Dallas, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Athon, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Athon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588285951, issued on Apr 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Athon, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3500 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX, 75246. Phone: (214) 820-2361. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Athon, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U0961, 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 Athon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Athon, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.