NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Brian Behrens

Family Medicine Physician · Seattle, WA

Christopher Brian Behrens is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1982780789, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00038671, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; 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
1982780789
Name
Christopher Brian Behrens
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
MD00038671 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
325 9TH Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
Phone
(206) 744-3000
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 18, 2023
Medicaid ID
8263220 WA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100629000749); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1996
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 325 9TH Ave

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

  1. Noor Aaf, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1558394171
  2. Sheida Aalami, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1730573296
  3. Collette AbbottHospitalist Physician1306208293
  4. Akrm Abdalrahman, MD, MSCritical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1801374905
  5. Martin Abdo, COUNSELORCounselor1821202904
  6. Nauzley Abedini, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1043637408

Verify Christopher Brian Behrens in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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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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76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,245 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims. 143 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Behrens6,245
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy428 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium412 claims
  3. Tivicay299 claims
  4. Descovy222 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium183 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa147 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): 93.1 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 score74.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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. The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA

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

Christopher Brian Behrens among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington

Christopher Brian Behrens is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

871 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Seattle

They are 871 of the 41,956 NPPES records with a practice address in Seattle, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Badolato, DOSeattle, WA 981041407873227
  2. Holly Christoferson, MDSeattle, WA 981041639280191
  3. Alan Chun, M.D.Seattle, WA 981041326156084
  4. Polly Fabian, M.D.Seattle, WA 981041174626568
  5. Camille Fleming, M.D.Seattle, WA 981041902845522
  6. Kevin Hatfield, M.D.Seattle, WA 981041588631154
  7. Amanda Kost, MDSeattle, WA 981041306958418
  8. Mei Lu, M.D.Seattle, WA 981041538277108

Common questions

What is Christopher Brian Behrens's NPI number?

Christopher Brian Behrens's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982780789, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Brian Behrens located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 325 9TH Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104. Phone: (206) 744-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Brian Behrens's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD00038671, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Brian Behrens prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Brian Behrens had 6,245 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Brian Behrens's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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.