Christopher Costa, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Towson, MD
Christopher Costa, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Towson, Maryland, and NPI 1710950134, issued on Feb 8, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D075058, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Costa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- D075058 MD
2004-01191 NC
27672 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7601 Osler Dr, Towson, MD 21204
- Phone
- (410) 427-2574
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (410) 427-2054
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130515000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Costa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D075058Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
1,231 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis57 claims
- Clopidogrel51 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium51 claims
- Furosemide49 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate46 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium43 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $78.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- University OF Maryland St Joseph Medical Group LLCTowson, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Costa among 397 hospitalist physician records in Maryland
Christopher Costa, MD is one of 397 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2010 among the 330 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Maryland
There are 397 hospitalist physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Linda Adler, M.D.Towson, MD 212041942225263
- Jennifer Ashley, MDTowson, MD 212041700983095
- Rhett Dimaano, MDBaltimore, MD 212041922206200
- Roluardo Falcon-Melendez, MDBaltimore, MD 212041437131091
- Sapna Kuehl, MDBaltimore, MD 212041487615993
- Irina Mikityanskaya, M.D.Towson, MD 212041265578454
- Rekha Motagi, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212041679653901
- Joseph Nogueira, M.D.Towson, MD 212041104881788
Common questions
What is Christopher Costa, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Costa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710950134, issued on Feb 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Costa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7601 Osler Dr, Towson, MD, 21204. Phone: (410) 427-2574. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Costa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D075058, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Costa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Costa, MD had 1,231 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Costa, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.