Christopher Charles, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Sparks, NV
Christopher Charles, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Sparks, Nevada, and NPI 1114241965, issued on Mar 23, 2010. Check the license (Nevada 15180, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Charles
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 15180 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 480 Galletti Way, Sparks, NV 89431
- Phone
- (775) 688-2001
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (775) 688-2192
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141218000864); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 480 Galletti Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Karen AbelMental Health Counselor1679969687
- Jeffrey Acosta, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1518365592
- Vasudha Ahuja, MDPsychiatry Physician1538310362
- Frank Akpati, FNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1821410804
- Bernadette Allen, PSY.D.Psychologist1548271703
- Jemima Asiama-KisieduRegistered Nurse1043658479
Verify Christopher Charles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15180Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
490 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine34 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate28 claims
- Lorazepam26 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl24 claims
- Auvelity22 claims
- Lamotrigine22 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: $444.71
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Reno Psychiatric Associates PLLCReno, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Nevada
There are 316 psychiatry physician records in Nevada.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Charles, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Charles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114241965, issued on Mar 23, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Charles, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 480 Galletti Way, Sparks, NV, 89431. Phone: (775) 688-2001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Charles, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 15180, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Charles, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Charles, MD had 490 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.