NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Garner, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Bristol, TN

Christopher Garner, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bristol, Tennessee, and NPI 1083000780, issued on Apr 9, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee MD55224, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083000780
Name
Christopher Garner
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
MD55224 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
208 Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN 37620
Phone
(423) 989-4050
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2015
Record last updated
Jan 17, 2024
Fax
(423) 990-3045
Medicaid ID
Q037194 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170302001615); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 208 Medical Park Blvd

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  4. Christian BlazerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760327837
  5. Linda BoltStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639958648
  6. Larissa Bossaer, PHARMDPharmacist1619476009

Verify Christopher Garner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license MD55224    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,634 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 134 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Garner1,634
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin136 claims
  2. Lisinopril77 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen59 claims
  4. Ipratropium Bromide57 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium51 claims
  6. Prednisone38 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $33.28

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. 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.

  1. Christopher Garner$33.28
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Holston Medical Group PCKingsport, TN
  2. Medical Education Assistance CorporationBristol, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher Garner among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee

Christopher Garner, 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 2015, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

52 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bristol

They are 52 of the 1,013 NPPES records with a practice address in Bristol, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  3. Andrew Brockmyre, MDBristol, TN 376201013911890
  4. Stephen Burke, MDBristol, TN 376201851392492
  5. Gregory Clarity, MDBristol, TN 376201568451516
  6. Geoffrey Correll, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201861462426
  7. John Culp, MDBristol, TN 376201801885850
  8. Raymond Feierabend, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201477539773

Common questions

What is Christopher Garner, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Garner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083000780, issued on Apr 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Garner, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 208 Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN, 37620. Phone: (423) 989-4050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Garner, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD55224, 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 Garner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Garner, M.D. had 1,634 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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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.