NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Michael Gooch, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician · Wheeling, WV

Christopher Michael Gooch, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Wheeling, West Virginia, and NPI 1538333505, issued on Apr 21, 2008. Check the license (West Virginia 2196, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; 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
1538333505
Name
Christopher Michael Gooch
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
2196 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2000 Eoff St, Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone
(304) 234-8177
Enumerated
Apr 21, 2008
Record last updated
Apr 21, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(304) 234-8554
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100312000690); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2005
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 2000 Eoff St

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

  1. Jeremy Adams, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1437500188
  2. Jennifer Adkins, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1962644377
  3. Vicente Almario, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1215937818
  4. Timothy Barr, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1871829515
  5. Justin Barry, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1720168313
  6. Aimee Blagovich, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1730486309

Verify Christopher Michael Gooch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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  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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25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

283 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Gooch283
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen63 claims
  2. Cephalexin27 claims
  3. Prednisone17 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt15 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl15 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Columbiana Emergency Physicians LLCSteubenville, OH

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

Christopher Michael Gooch among 492 emergency medicine physician records in West Virginia

Christopher Michael Gooch, DO is one of 492 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 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 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2010 among the 304 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

49 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Wheeling

They are 49 of the 1,774 NPPES records with a practice address in Wheeling, and 492 emergency medicine physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ernest Bonitatibus, MDWheeling, WV 260031407809049
  2. Frederick Brautigan, MDWheeling, WV 260031710931068
  3. William Brocklehurst, M.D.Wheeling, WV 260031073762399
  4. Carl Burkland, M.D.Wheeling, WV 260031255382180
  5. Robert Chrest, D.O.Wheeling, WV 260031568611903
  6. Gerald Dague, MDWheeling, WV 260031346292356
  7. Matthew Fox, M.D.Wheeling, WV 260031932153806
  8. Frank Gaudio, MDWheeling, WV 260031659339380

Common questions

What is Christopher Michael Gooch, DO's NPI number?

Christopher Michael Gooch, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538333505, issued on Apr 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Michael Gooch, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Eoff St, Wheeling, WV, 26003. Phone: (304) 234-8177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Michael Gooch, DO's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 2196, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Michael Gooch, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Michael Gooch, DO had 283 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.