Christopher Wallace Finnell, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Wichita Falls, TX
Christopher Wallace Finnell, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Wichita Falls, Texas, and NPI 1275752552, issued on Apr 24, 2007. Check the license (Texas M4779, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Wallace Finnell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- M4779 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2945 Southwest Pkwy, Wichita Falls, TX 76308
- Phone
- (940) 687-8000
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2024
- Fax
- (940) 687-7005
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080620000416); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2945 Southwest Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Wallace Finnell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M4779Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
203 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 119 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen73 claims
- Tramadol Hcl36 claims
- Metronidazole17 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium14 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): 66.7 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: $263.34
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- United Regional Physician GroupWichita Falls, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christopher Wallace Finnell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Wallace Finnell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275752552, issued on Apr 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Wallace Finnell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2945 Southwest Pkwy, Wichita Falls, TX, 76308. Phone: (940) 687-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Wallace Finnell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M4779, 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 Wallace Finnell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Wallace Finnell, M.D. had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Wallace Finnell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 66.7 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.