Christopher E. Avendano, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Sandusky, OH
Christopher E. Avendano, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Sandusky, Ohio, and NPI 1003868126, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35069636, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher E. Avendano
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 35069636 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2800 Hayes Ave, Sandusky, OH 44870
- Phone
- (419) 609-7506
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (419) 609-1826
- Medicaid ID
- 0248664 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031201000101); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher E. Avendano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35069636Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,032 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta313 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa242 claims
- Breo Ellipta120 claims
- Montelukast Sodium113 claims
- Prednisone94 claims
- Theophylline Er82 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): 87.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North Coast Professional Company, LLCSandusky, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher E. Avendano among 659 pulmonary disease physician records in Ohio
Christopher E. Avendano, M.D. is one of 659 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 87% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Ohio
There are 659 pulmonary disease physician records in Ohio.
All 659 in Ohio → Every provider in Sandusky → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sidhaiyan Aiyappasamy, MDSandusky, OH 448701497762504
- Yuhann Kenneth Lopez, M.D.Sandusky, OH 448701104093863
- Leanne Strack, DOSandusky, OH 448701982653432
- Maryam Ahmed, MDMansfield, OH 449031386297265
- Derick Asah, DOMansfield, OH 449031790178192
- Robert Denton, M.D.Mansfield, OH 449031568491439
- Ryan Kamp, M.D.Mansfield, OH 449031063686814
- Saif-Eddin Malhas, MDMansfield, OH 449031336753953
Common questions
What is Christopher E. Avendano, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher E. Avendano, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003868126, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher E. Avendano, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 Hayes Ave, Sandusky, OH, 44870. Phone: (419) 609-7506. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher E. Avendano, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35069636, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher E. Avendano, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher E. Avendano, M.D. had 2,032 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher E. Avendano, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.3 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.