Christopher Michael Fechter, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Allentown, PA
Christopher Michael Fechter, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1821351990, issued on Jun 22, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD455518, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Michael Fechter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- MD455518 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (484) 884-0617
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2023
- Fax
- (484) 884-0628
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150925002086); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Michael Fechter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD455518Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
253 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl15 claims
- Folic Acid13 claims
- Prednisone13 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil12 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
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupGilbertsville, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Michael Fechter among 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania
Christopher Michael Fechter, MD is one of 1,424 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% 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 42% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 42% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2011 among the 1,236 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 36% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
86 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Allentown
They are 86 of the 5,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Allentown, and 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Michael Fechter, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Michael Fechter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821351990, issued on Jun 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Michael Fechter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (484) 884-0617. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Michael Fechter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD455518, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Michael Fechter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Michael Fechter, MD had 253 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.