NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher J. Garrison, M.D.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Austin, TX

Christopher J. Garrison, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1427066117, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (Texas J4143, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1427066117
Name
Christopher J. Garrison
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
License number
J4143 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1400 N IH 35 Ste 2.230, Austin, TX 78701
Phone
(512) 324-8235
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 17, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
106328108 TX
106328107 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081006000600); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1992
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 1400 N IH 35 Ste 2.230

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Zachary Cope, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1205579042
  2. Matteo Garofalo, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1093459828
  3. Angela Guerra, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1144885104
  4. Faith Noah, MD, MPHEmergency Medicine Physician1134864598
  5. Christine PackEmergency Medicine Physician1639734064

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024

427 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 113 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Garrison427
  2. Specialty average727

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen45 claims
  2. Gabapentin39 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl37 claims
  4. Methocarbamol36 claims
  5. Pregabalin24 claims
  6. Baclofen21 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: $449.20

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Averitas Pharma Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Garrison$449.20
  2. Specialty average$1,237.86

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

  1. Healthtexas Provider NetworkDallas, TX

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

Christopher J. Garrison among 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Texas

Christopher J. Garrison, M.D. is one of 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Texas. 55% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 512 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Texas.

The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Albert Molnar, M.D.Austin, TX 787011134190366
  2. Sheila Patel, DOAustin, TX 787011972553303
  3. Neha Shah, DOAustin, TX 787011639599244
  4. Kristin WongAustin, TX 787011275850497
  5. Mark Bogar, M.D.Austin, TX 787041235100462
  6. Anand Joshi, M.D.Austin, TX 787041992716237
  7. Kaycee McElwee, PT, DPTAustin, TX 787041003329764
  8. Jon-Michael Ong, M.D.Austin, TX 787041659686947

Common questions

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

Christopher J. Garrison, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427066117, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher J. Garrison, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 N IH 35 Ste 2.230, Austin, TX, 78701. Phone: (512) 324-8235. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Texas license number J4143, 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 J. Garrison, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher J. Garrison, M.D. had 427 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.