Christopher Charles Downs, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Columbia, SC
Christopher Charles Downs, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1528527074, issued on Mar 14, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 3199, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Charles Downs
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 3199 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Palmetto Health Pkwy Ste 400, Columbia, SC 29212
- Phone
- (803) 434-3800
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 744-2759
- Medicaid ID
- 3170PA SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 300 Palmetto Health Pkwy Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Charles Downs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 3199Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $16.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
247 physician assistant records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 247 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 247 in Columbia → All 2,294 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia →
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Common questions
What is Christopher Charles Downs, PA-C's NPI number?
Christopher Charles Downs, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528527074, issued on Mar 14, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Charles Downs, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Palmetto Health Pkwy Ste 400, Columbia, SC, 29212. Phone: (803) 434-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Charles Downs, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 3199, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Charles Downs, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Charles Downs, PA-C had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Charles Downs, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. 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.