Christopher Forrest Gabriels, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Albany, NY
Christopher Forrest Gabriels, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1609936400, issued on Dec 11, 2006. Check the license (New York 191604, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Forrest Gabriels
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 191604 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 960 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
- Phone
- (518) 482-4459
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 482-1465
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100921000951); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Forrest Gabriels in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 191604Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
536 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost88 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth75 claims
- Restasis43 claims
- Rocklatan34 claims
- Timolol Maleate27 claims
- Cyclosporine25 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $787.91
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Christopher Forrest Gabriels among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Christopher Forrest Gabriels, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
All 1,822 in New York → Every provider in Albany → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Auringer, M.D.Albany, NY 122031184941221
- Thomas Bailey, M.D.Albany, NY 122031144262809
- Thomas Federici, MDAlbany, NY 122031427055672
- Firmin (f) Gabriels, MDAlbany, NY 122031558463802
- Shalom Kieval, M.D.Albany, NY 122031316048796
- Katina Villas, MDAlbany, NY 122031477714905
- Aida Wakil, M.D.Albany, NY 122031205878576
- Patricia Eretto, MDAlbany, NY 122041275526154
Common questions
What is Christopher Forrest Gabriels, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Forrest Gabriels, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609936400, issued on Dec 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Forrest Gabriels, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 960 Western Ave, Albany, NY, 12203. Phone: (518) 482-4459. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Forrest Gabriels, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 191604, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Forrest Gabriels, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Forrest Gabriels, M.D. had 536 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Forrest Gabriels, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.