Christopher Lepage Gaunder, M.D
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Athens, GA
Christopher Lepage Gaunder, M.D is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1811133101, issued on Dec 17, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 082109, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Lepage Gaunder
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 082109 GA
0101256205 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Oglethorpe Ave Ste 500B, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (067) 613-5880
- Enumerated
- Dec 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220606000551); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1500 Oglethorpe Ave Ste 500B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Lepage Gaunder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 082109Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,584 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 222 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen199 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl196 claims
- Ondansetron Odt172 claims
- Prednisone170 claims
- Cefadroxil167 claims
- Gabapentin165 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): 91.7 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: $1,109.62
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was restor3d, inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 3 group practices
- Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLCAugusta, GA
- Piedmont Athens Specialty Care LLCAthens, GA
- Restorathens, LLCAthens, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Lepage Gaunder among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia
Christopher Lepage Gaunder, M.D is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 753 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Logan Fields, MDAthens, GA 306061073774402
- Mason Florence, MDAthens, GA 306061720285398
- Leon Hubrich, M.D.Athens, GA 306061427016351
- Randy Lavender, MDAthens, GA 306061841637378
- Ormonde Mahoney, MDAthens, GA 306061518948835
- Fayette McElhannon, M.D.Athens, GA 306061437107513
- Jonathan Payne, M.D.Athens, GA 306061649512039
Common questions
What is Christopher Lepage Gaunder, M.D's NPI number?
Christopher Lepage Gaunder, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811133101, issued on Dec 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Lepage Gaunder, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Oglethorpe Ave Ste 500B, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (067) 613-5880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Lepage Gaunder, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 082109, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Lepage Gaunder, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Lepage Gaunder, M.D had 1,584 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Lepage Gaunder, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 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.