Christopher Paul Downing, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Houston, TX
Christopher Paul Downing, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1780939405, issued on Jul 18, 2012. Check the license (Texas P7102, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Paul Downing
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- P7102 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13114 FM 1960 RD W Ste 119, Houston, TX 77065
- Phone
- (713) 487-8233
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2022
- Fax
- (713) 583-9004
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180611002069); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Paul Downing in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P7102Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,459 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate506 claims
- Ketoconazole115 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide107 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate95 claims
- Minoxidil89 claims
- Fluocinonide57 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): 100 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: $421.07
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Christopher P Downing Dermatology MDHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Paul Downing among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
Christopher Paul Downing, M.D. is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 60% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
All 1,172 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Solomon Brickman, M.D.Houston, TX 770651013973163
- Joel ByrneHouston, TX 770651851928147
- Audra Clos, MDJersey Village, TX 770651952601122
- Wei NiuJersey Village, TX 770651306333778
- Pauline Scott, M.D.Houston, TX 770651407116437
- Ashley Baldree, MDHouston, TX 770631225667066
- Iona Chapman, M.D.Houston, TX 770631720320385
- Jeannette Greer-Brumbaugh, M.D.Houston, TX 770631255481693
Common questions
What is Christopher Paul Downing, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Paul Downing, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780939405, issued on Jul 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Paul Downing, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13114 FM 1960 RD W Ste 119, Houston, TX, 77065. Phone: (713) 487-8233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Paul Downing, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P7102, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Paul Downing, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Paul Downing, M.D. had 1,459 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Paul Downing, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.