Christopher Black, CRNA
Anesthesiology Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Christopher Black, CRNA is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1427219286, issued on Jun 24, 2008. Check the license (Missouri 2004007968, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Black
- Credential
- CRNA
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 2004007968 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 N New Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO 63141
- Phone
- (314) 991-0776
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080814000254); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Black in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2004007968Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.7 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: $1,164.16
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRolla, MO · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Christopher Black among 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri
Christopher Black, CRNA is one of 1,153 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2008, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2007 among the 718 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
490 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Saint Louis
They are 490 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Black, CRNA's NPI number?
Christopher Black, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427219286, issued on Jun 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Black, CRNA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 N New Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO, 63141. Phone: (314) 991-0776. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Black, CRNA's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2004007968, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Christopher Black, CRNA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.7 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.