Christopher Handyside
Physician Assistant · Coeur D Alene, ID
Christopher Handyside is a physician assistant with a practice address in Coeur D Alene, Idaho, and NPI 1134524044, issued on Nov 4, 2014. Check the license (Idaho PA-1226, as entered in NPPES) with the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Handyside
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA-1226 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2288 N Merritt Creek Loop Ste 200, Coeur D Alene, ID 83814
- Phone
- (208) 625-3800
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2025
- Fax
- (208) 625-3801
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150214000025); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2288 N Merritt Creek Loop Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Handyside in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Idaho board licenses this profession
Search for license PA-1226Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
118 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methocarbamol51 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen43 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): 94.9 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kootenai Health IncOrofino, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Handyside among 1,250 physician assistant records in Idaho
Christopher Handyside is one of 1,250 physician assistant records with a practice address in Idaho. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 41% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2017 among the 961 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
75 physician assistant records list a practice address in Coeur D Alene
They are 75 of the 2,341 NPPES records with a practice address in Coeur D Alene, and 1,250 physician assistant records in Idaho.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Susan Almeida, PACoeur D Alene, ID 838141518911981
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- Thomas Chambers, P.A-CCoeur D Alene, ID 838141407878234
- James Dutkiewicz, PACoeur D Alene, ID 838141114992179
- Richard Flygare, P.A.-C.Coeur D Alene, ID 838141194819748
- Laurie Gallegos, PA-CCoeur D Alene, ID 838141215926258
- Travis Headley, PACoeur D Alene, ID 838141659484483
- Joanne Huestis, PA-CCoeur D Alene, ID 838141902850449
Common questions
What is Christopher Handyside's NPI number?
Christopher Handyside's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134524044, issued on Nov 4, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Handyside located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2288 N Merritt Creek Loop Ste 200, Coeur D Alene, ID, 83814. Phone: (208) 625-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Handyside's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number PA-1226, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Handyside prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Handyside had 118 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Handyside's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.9 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.