Christopher W. Bristow, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Athens, TX
Christopher W. Bristow, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Texas, and NPI 1487672861, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas J5975, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher W. Bristow
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- J5975 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 S Palestine St, Athens, TX 75751
- Phone
- (903) 389-7730
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2000 S Palestine St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher W. Bristow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J5975Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
139 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro27 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.
Christopher W. Bristow among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Christopher W. Bristow, DO is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens
They are 5 of the 307 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Bywaters, MDAthens, TX 757511821016189
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- Robert Watson, MDAthens, TX 757511003834193
- Richard Thorpe, MDBullard, TX 757571730116005
- Thomas Curtis, MDJacksonville, TX 757661548203987
- Gary Smith, MDJacksonville, TX 757661861434771
- Kimberly Vogel, DOQuitman, TX 757831689691255
Common questions
What is Christopher W. Bristow, DO's NPI number?
Christopher W. Bristow, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487672861, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher W. Bristow, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 S Palestine St, Athens, TX, 75751. Phone: (903) 389-7730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher W. Bristow, DO's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J5975, 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 W. Bristow, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher W. Bristow, DO had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.