NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Rheumatology Physician NPI 1831329978 MD
Verify on CMS → Christopher Chong, MD
Rheumatology Physician in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,377 in Rheumatology 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
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 245 beneficiaries · Rheumatology Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
75%
generic claims · 25% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$1.8K
98 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Christopher Chong, MD carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 1,298 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 75%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
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.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Christopher Chong, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1831329978), first enumerated 07/23/2009.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,298 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.8K in reported industry payments (98 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1831329978 · Rheumatology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1831329978
- ENUM-MID 2009
- TAX-MID 6K Rheumatology Physician
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-MID 1,298
- BOOK-THIN 120 in Colorado
- PHOTO-ENUM Maosong Qi · 2009
Christopher Chong, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,298 ≥ 78th percentile 78% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. 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 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Christopher Chong, MD 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 Chong, MD?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Rheumatology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,298 37% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in Colorado
How Rheumatology Physician compares to other specialties among Colorado providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
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
Provider Details
| NPI | 1831329978 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Rheumatology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/23/2009 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Christopher Chong, MD 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.
Select Physical Therapy OF Colorado Springs LP
Colorado Springs, CO
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 Chong, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.8K
Largest payer
ABBVIE 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.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
Christopher Chong, MD - brand share 25.0%
Rheumatology Physician average
25% brand-name claims vs 75% generic, on 1,298 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,298
Total Claims
$2.0M
Total Drug Cost
245
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,745.767
- Total Day Supply
- 80,111
- Brand vs Generic
- 25% brand / 75% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $2.0M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $27K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.40
- Gender Split
- 64% female / 36% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 27, 65-74: 116, 75-84: 91, 85+: 11
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Christopher Chong, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Methotrexate
Methotrexate
260 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
206 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine…
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
168 claims
- Allopurinol
Allopurinol
105 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen 69
Humira(Cf) Pen
69 claims
- Enbrel 50
Enbrel
50 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick 33
Enbrel Sureclick
33 claims
- Humira 33
Humira
33 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Methotrexate Methotrexate Sodium | 260 |
| Prednisone | 206 |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 168 |
| Allopurinol | 105 |
| Humira(Cf) Pen Adalimumab | 69 |
| Enbrel Etanercept | 50 |
| Enbrel Sureclick Etanercept | 33 |
| Humira Adalimumab | 33 |
| Colchicine | 30 |
| Rinvoq Upadacitinib | 29 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Rheumatology Physician Overview
How Christopher Chong, MD fits within the Rheumatology Physician landscape nationally.
6,377
Rheumatology Physician Providers in US
52
States with Rheumatology Physician
2,058
Avg Claims per Provider
Christopher Chong, MD's 1,298 claims are below the specialty average of 2,058.
Nationwide Rheumatology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Chong, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2009)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Rheumatology Physician Providers in Colorado
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Colorado, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Chong.
One of 120 Rheumatology Physician providers enrolled in Colorado, 5 are shown here.
Phyllis Acker
RN
Lafayette, CO
Dr. Vivianne Allsop
MD
Denver, CO
Dr. Bjorn Anderson
MD
Denver, CO
Dr. Christopher Antolini
MD
Denver, CO
Dr. Elizabeth Arena
DO, MPH
Grand Junction, CO
Compare Rheumatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Christopher Chong, MD's specialty? ▼
Christopher Chong, MD specializes in Rheumatology Physician and practices in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Credentials: MD.
How much does Christopher Chong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Christopher Chong, MD wrote 1,298 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2.0M in drug costs for 245 beneficiaries.
What is Christopher Chong, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Christopher Chong, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. 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 Chong, MD located? ▼
Christopher Chong, MD is located at 595 CHAPEL HILLS DRIVE, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920. Phone: (719) 475-9613.
What is Christopher Chong, MD's NPI number? ▼
Christopher Chong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831329978, issued on 07/23/2009.
Does Christopher Chong, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Christopher Chong, MD's prescribing is 25% brand-name and 75% generic drugs by claim count, with $2.0M in brand drug costs.
How many Rheumatology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,377 Rheumatology Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Rheumatology Physician provider writes 2,058 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Christopher Chong, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Christopher Chong, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Methotrexate, Prednisone, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Christopher Chong, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Christopher Chong, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,298 Part D claims and 245 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Christopher Chong, MD's credentials? ▼
Christopher Chong, MD's NPI is 1831329978 with credentials MD. 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 (2024). 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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