NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Lee Collins Brown, MD

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Seattle, WA

Christopher Lee Collins Brown, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1922418789, issued on May 2, 2014. Check the license (Washington MD61262198, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922418789
Name
Christopher Lee Collins Brown
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
MD61262198 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
550 17TH Ave Ste 680, Seattle, WA 98122
Phone
(206) 215-4545
Enumerated
May 2, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 8, 2022
Fax
(206) 215-4550
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220824000829); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2014
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 550 17TH Ave Ste 680

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

  1. Suzanne Astley, ARNPNurse Practitioner1306219365
  2. Lorena Barajas, ARNP MSNNurse Practitioner1073064077
  3. Santanu Biswas, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1639138944
  4. Richard Garibaldi, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689763666
  5. Prelon Katschman-Colipano, PA-CPhysician Assistant1194494443
  6. Nadia Krishnan, RNRegistered Nurse1558293241

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  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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

851 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Christopher Brown851
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel264 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium72 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate50 claims
  4. Prasugrel Hcl47 claims
  5. Brilinta39 claims
  6. Eliquis39 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $60,761.01

58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Brown$60,761
  2. Specialty average$7,062

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Swedish Health ServicesSeattle, WA

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

Christopher Lee Collins Brown among 131 interventional cardiology physician records in Washington

Christopher Lee Collins Brown, MD is one of 131 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 109 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Washington

There are 131 interventional cardiology physician records in Washington.

The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sameer Gafoor, MDSeattle, WA 981221003933987
  2. Sidakpal Panaich, MDSeattle, WA 981221194955641
  3. Patrick Ters, MDSeattle, WA 981221801141767
  4. Roger Westcott, M. D.Seattle, WA 981221487768875
  5. Ming Zhang, MD, PHDSeattle, WA 981221164614731
  6. Timothy Dewhurst, M.D.Seattle, WA 981121790752624
  7. Alaa Ayyoub, M.D.Seattle, WA 981331659688810
  8. John Edward Blair, MDSeattle, WA 981331023042744

Common questions

What is Christopher Lee Collins Brown, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Lee Collins Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922418789, issued on May 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Lee Collins Brown, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 17TH Ave Ste 680, Seattle, WA, 98122. Phone: (206) 215-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Lee Collins Brown, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD61262198, 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 Lee Collins Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Lee Collins Brown, MD had 851 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.