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2026 NPPES data MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician NPI 1053398446 MD
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Christopher Claudel, MD

MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician in Estero, Florida.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,143 in MOHS-Micrographic 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
183
Medicare Part D claims · 112 beneficiaries · MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician avg: 657
MIPS score
77.5/100
▼ 6 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$46.87
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Christopher Claudel, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.5/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 183 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

77.5/100
MIPS score · -6 vs avg
183
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥20th
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.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Christopher Claudel, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1053398446), first enumerated 12/27/2005.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 183 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)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.5/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    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.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • 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

    $46.87 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Florida statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Christopher Claudel, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: FLDOH annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1053398446 · MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-BELOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1053398446
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2005
  • TAX-NARROW 1,143
  • MIPS-BELOW 77.5/100
  • RX-LIGHT 183
  • BOOK-THIN 138 in Florida
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ji Won Ahn, MD · ±0.0

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 Claudel, MD'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.

78 ≥ 20th percentile 20% 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%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 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 Claudel, MD sits

This provider among mohs-micrographic surgery physician peers

Across the 582 mohs-micrographic surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Christopher Claudel, MD writes more Part D claims than 20% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 18% - placing this provider in the lower-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 quality0255075100022.344.666.989.3Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim 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specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Christopher Claudel, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

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

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Christopher Claudel, 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 Claudel, MD?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 12/27/2005

NPI 1053398446

Primary specialty

MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician

Niche

1,143 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

183 72% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 657

MIPS final score

77.5/100 6 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Florida

How MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Florida providers

Florida providers
Behavior Technician16.3%Mental Health Counselor4.8%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Pharmacist4.1%Student in an Organized Heal…4.1%Physical Therapist3%MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Ph…0%
Largest specialties in Florida (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Christopher Claudel, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
77.5/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%77.5%
MIPS final score (MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician) - 77.5/100 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

19527 HIGHLAND OAKS DRIVE
Estero, FL 33928
(813) 514-8985

Provider Details

NPI 1053398446
Specialty MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 12/27/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

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

77.4506
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
82.2948
Quality

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Christopher Claudel, 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.

Skin Solutions Dermatology And Skin Cancer Surgery, P.C.
Franklin, TN

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 Claudel, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$47

Largest payer

Kerecis Limited

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.

License & disciplinary context - Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Christopher Claudel, MD. To verify Christopher Claudel, MD's current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

480
Total board actions, Florida 2023
Across 467 cases
6.40
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Florida statewide rate
monetary fine
Most common action type
138 cases

FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

183
Total Claims
$2K
Total Drug Cost
112
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
192.9
Total Day Supply
2,391
Brand Drug Cost
$0
Generic Drug Cost
$2K
Antibiotic Claims
101

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
74.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.44
Gender Split
54% female / 46% male
Age Distribution
<65: 12, 65-74: 42, 75-84: 45, 85+: 13

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Christopher Claudel, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Cephalexin
 90
Mupirocin
 47
Fluorouracil
 12

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

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MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician Overview

How Christopher Claudel, MD fits within the MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.

1,143
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician Providers in US
52
States with MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician
657
Avg Claims per Provider

Christopher Claudel, MD's 183 claims are below the specialty average of 657.

Nationwide MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Claudel, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (77.5 here).

Julie Pena 77.5 TN Gregory Fulchiero 77.5 PA Ji Won Ahn 77.5 CA Melissa Pugliano-Mauro 77.5 PA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)

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

Dan Rowe Minden, NV Brian Sandler Shelby Twp, MI Lee Portnoff Saint Louis, MO Valerie Laing Knightdale, NC

Nearby MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician Providers in Florida

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Claudel.

One of 138 MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Florida, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Divya Aickara
MD
Tampa, FL
Dr. Adam Aldahan
MD
Boca Raton, FL
Dr. Roger Altman
M.D.
Palm Harbor, FL
Dr. Sergey Arutyunyan
D.O.
South Miami, FL
Dr. Anthony Aulisio
M.D.
Gainesville, FL

Compare MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Christopher Claudel, MD's specialty? ▼
Christopher Claudel, MD specializes in MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician and practices in Estero, Florida. Credentials: MD.
How much does Christopher Claudel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Christopher Claudel, MD wrote 183 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2K in drug costs for 112 beneficiaries.
What is Christopher Claudel, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Christopher Claudel, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 77.5/100 (Quality: 82.3). 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 Claudel, MD located? ▼
Christopher Claudel, MD is located at 19527 HIGHLAND OAKS DRIVE, Estero, FL, 33928. Phone: (813) 514-8985.
What is Christopher Claudel, MD's NPI number? ▼
Christopher Claudel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053398446, issued on 12/27/2005.
How many MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,143 MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician provider writes 657 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Christopher Claudel, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Christopher Claudel, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Cephalexin, Mupirocin, Fluorouracil. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Christopher Claudel, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Christopher Claudel, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 183 Part D claims and 112 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Christopher Claudel, MD's credentials? ▼
Christopher Claudel, MD's NPI is 1053398446 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).

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 August 2026.