NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher W. Ching, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Salt Lake City, UT

Christopher W. Ching, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1659909802, issued on Mar 31, 2020. Check the license (Utah 12419688-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; 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
1659909802
Name
Christopher W. Ching
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
12419688-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
30 N 1900 E RM 4C104, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone
(801) 581-7606
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2020
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 30 N 1900 E RM 4C104

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

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  2. Faisal Aljehani, M.B.B.SInternal Medicine Physician1659747210
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  4. Ensi Bejto, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245179886
  5. Nicole Birrer, MDInternal Medicine Physician1124657259
  6. Alexander Brauer, MDInternal Medicine Physician1447888672

Verify Christopher W. Ching in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

102 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Ching102
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate15 claims
  2. Methotrexate13 claims
  3. Alendronate Sodium11 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: $125.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Ching$125.00
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Christopher W. Ching among 664 internal medicine physician records in Utah

Christopher W. Ching, MD is one of 664 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Utah. 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 2020, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

329 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Salt Lake City

They are 329 of the 21,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Salt Lake City, and 664 internal medicine physician records in Utah.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kurt Bernhisel, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321205926839
  2. Philip Bossart, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321497845077
  3. Lei Chen, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841321396760724
  4. Margaret Conroy, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321871565424
  5. John Doane, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321871683466
  6. Gerald Gleich, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841321174545800
  7. Helen HongSalt Lake City, UT 841321760593214
  8. William Howell, M.B.B.CH.Salt Lake City, UT 841321528011327

Common questions

What is Christopher W. Ching, MD's NPI number?

Christopher W. Ching, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659909802, issued on Mar 31, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher W. Ching, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 N 1900 E RM 4C104, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132. Phone: (801) 581-7606. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher W. Ching, MD's license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 12419688-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher W. Ching, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher W. Ching, MD had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.