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2026 NPPES data Neurological Surgery Physician NPI 1548286412 M.D.
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Christopher Chittum, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 8,116 in Neurological Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
444
Medicare Part D claims · 189 beneficiaries · Neurological Surgery Physician avg: 181
MIPS score
61/100
▼ 23 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$1.5K
11 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Christopher Chittum, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 61/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 444 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

61/100
MIPS score · -23 vs avg
444
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥6th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1548286412 · Neurological Surgery Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1548286412
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MID 8K Neurological Surgery
  • MIPS-LOW 61/100
  • RX-LIGHT 444
  • BOOK-THIN 122 in South Carolina
  • PHOTO-FINISH Juan Uribe · ±0.1

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Christopher Chittum, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

61 ≥ 6th percentile 6% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Christopher Chittum, M.D. sits

This provider among neurological surgery physician peers

Across the 1,591 neurological surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Christopher Chittum, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 91% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 7% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.949.974.899.8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Christopher Chittum, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 91 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one neurological surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Christopher Chittum, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Christopher Chittum, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Christopher Chittum, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/14/2006

NPI 1548286412

Primary specialty

Neurological Surgery Physician

Mid-sized

8,116 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

444 145% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 181

MIPS final score

61/100 22.5 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in South Carolina

How Neurological Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among South Carolina providers

South Carolina providers
Pharmacist6.2%Mental Health Counselor5.1%Family Nurse Practitioner4.6%Physical Therapist4.5%Behavior Technician3.8%Speech-Language Pathologist3.7%Neurological Surgery Physici…0.1%
Largest specialties in South Carolina (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Christopher Chittum, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Neurological Surgery Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
61/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%61%
MIPS final score (Neurological Surgery Physician) - 61/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

1075 BOILING SPRINGS RD
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864) 583-7265

Provider Details

NPI 1548286412
Specialty Neurological Surgery Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/14/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

60.9728
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
51.1377
Quality
25.4382
Cost
92
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Christopher Chittum, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Carolina Orthopaedic And Neurosurgical Associates
Spartanburg, SC

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Christopher Chittum, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$1.5K

Largest payer

Orthofix Medical, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

444
Total Claims
$4K
Total Drug Cost
189
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
466
Total Day Supply
9,839
Brand Drug Cost
$0
Generic Drug Cost
$4K
Opioid Claims
149 (33.6% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
12

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
70.5 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.35
Gender Split
60% female / 40% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Christopher Chittum, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Gabapentin
 64
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
64
Meloxicam
 57
Tizanidine Hcl
 40
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
 36
Oxycodone Hcl
 35
Tramadol Hcl
 30
Methocarbamol
 25
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
17
Methylprednisolone
 16

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Neurological Surgery Physician in SC → All providers in South Carolina → Compare specialties →

Neurological Surgery Physician Overview

How Christopher Chittum, M.D. fits within the Neurological Surgery Physician landscape nationally.

8,116
Neurological Surgery Physician Providers in US
53
States with Neurological Surgery Physician
181
Avg Claims per Provider

Christopher Chittum, M.D.'s 444 claims are above the specialty average of 181.

Nationwide Neurological Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Chittum, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (61 here).

Juan Uribe 61.1 AZ William Snyder 61.4 TN Macaulay Nwojo 61.8 TX Shahnawaz Qureshi 59.5 IN

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Deborah Blades Independence, OH Ann Stroink Bloomington, IL Bryan Barnes Athens, GA Troy Tippett Pensacola, FL

Nearby Neurological Surgery Physician Providers in South Carolina

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in South Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Chittum.

One of 122 Neurological Surgery Physician providers enrolled in South Carolina, 5 are shown here.

Jeremy Adkins
Spartanburg, SC
Dr. Mohammed Alshareef
M.D.
Charleston, SC
Dr. Thomas Anderson
MD
Mt Pleasant, SC
Dr. Samuel Asante
M.D
Greenville, SC
Dr. Adam Back
M.D.
Spartanburg, SC

Compare Neurological Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Christopher Chittum, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Christopher Chittum, M.D. specializes in Neurological Surgery Physician and practices in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Christopher Chittum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Christopher Chittum, M.D. wrote 444 Medicare Part D claims totaling $4K in drug costs for 189 beneficiaries.
What is Christopher Chittum, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Christopher Chittum, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 61/100 (Quality: 51.1, Cost: 25.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Christopher Chittum, M.D. located? ▼
Christopher Chittum, M.D. is located at 1075 BOILING SPRINGS RD, Spartanburg, SC, 29303. Phone: (864) 583-7265.
What is Christopher Chittum, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Christopher Chittum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548286412, issued on 07/14/2006.
Does Christopher Chittum, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Christopher Chittum, M.D. had 149 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 33.6%.
How many Neurological Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 8,116 Neurological Surgery Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Neurological Surgery Physician provider writes 181 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Christopher Chittum, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Christopher Chittum, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Meloxicam. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Christopher Chittum, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Christopher Chittum, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 444 Part D claims and 189 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Christopher Chittum, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Christopher Chittum, M.D.'s NPI is 1548286412 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.