NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Distel

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Charleston, WV

Christopher Distel is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1831658715, issued on Mar 19, 2019. Check the license (West Virginia 4583, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; 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
1831658715
Name
Christopher Distel
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
4583 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3100 Maccorkle Ave SE Ste 205, Charleston, WV 25304
Phone
(304) 388-2303
Enumerated
Mar 19, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 11, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260120000622); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Campbell Univ School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2019
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3100 Maccorkle Ave SE Ste 205

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

  1. David Adkins, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1285623108
  2. Tarake Aljarod, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1225476161
  3. Francis Atemnkeng, MDInternal Medicine Physician1528621893
  4. Denisse Bishara, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1336017417
  5. Amanda Campbell, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1962801340
  6. Adam Fannin, MSN, MHA, APRN-CNPCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1275415580

Verify Christopher Distel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

46 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 80% of claims.

  1. Christopher Distel46
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher Distel among 107 pulmonary disease physician records in West Virginia

Christopher Distel is one of 107 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 92% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2007 among the 76 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 107 pulmonary disease physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Adkins, MDCharleston, WV 253041285623108
  2. Lo'Ay Al-Asadi, MDCharleston, WV 253041629061973
  3. Tarake Aljarod, M.D.Charleston, WV 253041225476161
  4. Emily Fridenmaker, M.D.Charleston, WV 253041164872180
  5. Shireen Rachel GeorgeCharleston, WV 253041992201792
  6. Lucas Hamrick, DOCharleston, WV 253041285122051
  7. Rayan Ihle, M.D.Charleston, WV 253041285844159
  8. Muhammad Iqbal, M.D.Charleston, WV 253041619319498

Common questions

What is Christopher Distel's NPI number?

Christopher Distel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831658715, issued on Mar 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Distel located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3100 Maccorkle Ave SE Ste 205, Charleston, WV, 25304. Phone: (304) 388-2303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Distel's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 4583, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Distel prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Distel had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.