Christopher S. Champion, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA
Christopher S. Champion, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1316908437, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (Iowa DO-03394, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher S. Champion
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- DO-03394 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 840 East University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316
- Phone
- (515) 265-4211
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 309-5993
- Medicaid IDs
- 0215285 IA
1780767582 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100804000256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher S. Champion in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-03394Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,102 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium155 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium84 claims
- Lisinopril77 claims
- Gabapentin76 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate71 claims
- Losartan Potassium57 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationBettendorf, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher S. Champion among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Christopher S. Champion, DO is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
292 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 292 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Christopher S. Champion, DO's NPI number?
Christopher S. Champion, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316908437, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher S. Champion, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 840 East University Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50316. Phone: (515) 265-4211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher S. Champion, DO's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-03394, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher S. Champion, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher S. Champion, DO had 2,102 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.