Christopher S. Cardwell, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Mesa, AZ
Christopher S. Cardwell, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Mesa, Arizona, and NPI 1538537782, issued on Sep 4, 2015. Check the license (Arizona 6651, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher S. Cardwell
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 6651 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2550 N Thunderbird Cir Ste 303, Mesa, AZ 85215
- Phone
- (888) 381-4858
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180109001152); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher S. Cardwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 6651Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
404 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate60 claims
- Prednisone51 claims
- Cefdinir46 claims
- Ketoconazole46 claims
- Clindamycin Phosphate32 claims
- Cephalexin25 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): 89.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $102.88
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northwest Urgent Care LLCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher S. Cardwell among 996 medical physician assistant records in Arizona
Christopher S. Cardwell, PA-C is one of 996 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 541 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Arizona
There are 996 medical physician assistant records in Arizona.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Johnson, PACMesa, AZ 852151932124435
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- Dana Pizarek, PA-CMesa, AZ 852151255003984
- Clark Bingham, PA-CMesa, AZ 852131730775396
- Ryan Bingham, PAMesa, AZ 852131548779713
- Mara GardnerMesa, AZ 852131740579622
- Brittany Wheeler, P.A.Mesa, AZ 852131639353808
- Steven Araya, PAMesa, AZ 852121528439809
Common questions
What is Christopher S. Cardwell, PA-C's NPI number?
Christopher S. Cardwell, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538537782, issued on Sep 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher S. Cardwell, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2550 N Thunderbird Cir Ste 303, Mesa, AZ, 85215. Phone: (888) 381-4858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher S. Cardwell, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 6651, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher S. Cardwell, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher S. Cardwell, PA-C had 404 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher S. Cardwell, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 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.