Christopher E. Gafford, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Fayetteville, TN
Christopher E. Gafford, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fayetteville, Tennessee, and NPI 1982618096, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 26019, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher E. Gafford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 26019 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2320 Thornton Taylor Pkwy, Fayetteville, TN 37334
- Phone
- (931) 433-7778
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2025
- Fax
- (931) 433-0671
- Medicaid ID
- 3807558 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090805000806); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher E. Gafford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26019Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,707 Medicare Part D claims for 488 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium495 claims
- Losartan Potassium306 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate287 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium287 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide280 claims
- Lisinopril243 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): 71.6 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: $280.44
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 E. Gafford among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Christopher E. Gafford, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fayetteville
They are 15 of the 220 NPPES records with a practice address in Fayetteville, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Christopher E. Gafford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher E. Gafford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982618096, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher E. Gafford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2320 Thornton Taylor Pkwy, Fayetteville, TN, 37334. Phone: (931) 433-7778. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher E. Gafford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 26019, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher E. Gafford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher E. Gafford, M.D. had 8,707 Medicare Part D claims for 488 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher E. Gafford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.6 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.