NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Julius Costello, PA-C

Family Medicine Physician · Mesa, AZ

Christopher Julius Costello, PA-C is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mesa, Arizona, and NPI 1477038610, issued on Oct 2, 2018. Check the license (Arizona 7505, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical 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
1477038610
Name
Christopher Julius Costello
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
7505 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2345 E Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ 85204
Phone
(480) 893-2345
Enumerated
Oct 2, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2024
Fax
(480) 926-0495
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 2345 E Southern Ave

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

  1. Nathan Cloutier, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1801214747
  2. Allen Germaine, MDFamily Medicine Physician1689658908
  3. Jay Gunnell, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1255682290

Verify Christopher Julius Costello in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical 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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19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,231 Medicare Part D claims for 346 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 92 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Costello4,231
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium304 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium140 claims
  3. Lisinopril131 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate111 claims
  5. Famotidine108 claims
  6. Omeprazole104 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: $1,953.35

108 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Costello$1,953.35
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Christopher Julius Costello among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona

Christopher Julius Costello, PA-C is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2018, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207Q00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

194 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Mesa

They are 194 of the 9,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Mesa, and 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cory Anderson, MDMesa, AZ 852041720050727
  2. Cuauhtemoc Gallardo-Prado, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852041700116605
  3. Allen Germaine, MDMesa, AZ 852041689658908
  4. Donald Griner, D.O.Mesa, AZ 852041821091497
  5. Marvin Hammond, MDMesa, AZ 852041851371876
  6. John Kuss, DOMesa, AZ 852041366412504
  7. Luz Lopez, M.DMesa, AZ 852041124081823
  8. Mariolga Mercado, D.O.Mesa, AZ 852041861452575

Common questions

What is Christopher Julius Costello, PA-C's NPI number?

Christopher Julius Costello, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477038610, issued on Oct 2, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Julius Costello, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2345 E Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ, 85204. Phone: (480) 893-2345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Julius Costello, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 7505, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Julius Costello, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Julius Costello, PA-C had 4,231 Medicare Part D claims for 346 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.