Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Christopher Bristow, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician · Athens, TX

Christopher 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.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1487672861
Name
Christopher 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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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.

  1. Logan Boldwill, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1912352675
  2. Daniel Bywaters, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1821016189
  3. Carl Caroe, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1083721401
  4. Jonathan Chrest, MDAnesthesiology Physician1326019498
  5. Sean Clair, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1689404493
  6. Marjorie Cox, CSFASurgical Assistant1174362453

Verify Christopher Bristow in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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61% 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 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Christopher Bristow139
  2. Specialty average355

Most prescribed

  1. 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.

6 emergency medicine physician records list a Athens practice address

They are 6 of the 307 NPPES records with a Athens practice address, and 4,494 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

Other emergency medicine physician records in Texas

  1. Gordon Aalund, MDDallas, TX1740265263
  2. George Abatso, MDArlington, TX1265417786
  3. Lailah Abawi, D.O.Frisco, TX1023274164
  4. Sulaiman Abawi, D.O.Frisco, TX1780845255
  5. Agha Abbas, MDSunnyvale, TX1326001843
  6. Tazeen AbbasCollege Station, TX1700346962
  7. Abraham Abbott, MDBellaire, TX1023197175
  8. Mira Abdel Sattar, DOIrving, TX1417586728
  9. Mohammed Abdel-Al, M.D., M.S., M.SCHouston, TX1568810679
  10. Yousef Abdel-Raziq, MDTyler, TX1215432695

Common questions

What is Christopher Bristow, DO's NPI number?

Christopher 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 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 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 Bristow, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Bristow, DO had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.