Christopher Hines, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Billings, MT
Christopher Hines, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1760992929, issued on Oct 2, 2017. Check the license (Montana MED-PAC-LIC-59945, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Hines
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- MED-PAC-LIC-59945 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2900 12TH Ave N Ste 140W, Billings, MT 59101
- Phone
- (406) 237-5050
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2017
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (406) 238-6599
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171228002899); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2900 12TH Ave N Ste 140W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Hines in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license MED-PAC-LIC-59945Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
249 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 97 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydromorphone Hcl54 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl54 claims
- Meloxicam43 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl36 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl32 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): 94.3 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).
One hospital affiliation
- Billings ClinicBillings, MT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Christopher Hines among 77 surgical physician assistant records in Montana
Christopher Hines, PA-C is one of 77 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Montana. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2011 among the 62 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Montana
There are 77 surgical physician assistant records in Montana.
All 77 in Montana → Every provider in Billings → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ted Cerise, OPA-CBillings, MT 591011720278484
- Shawn Coleman, PA-CBillings, MT 591011942583703
- Kirk Kenfield, PABillings, MT 591011003070202
- Stephanie Morup, PACBillings, MT 591011952409112
- Randal Pearson, PACBillings, MT 591011649370362
- Laura Robinson, PACBillings, MT 591011619075546
- Sheila Sarmiento, PACBillings, MT 591011841207982
- Melanie Schmitz, PA-CBillings, MT 591011013219872
Common questions
What is Christopher Hines, PA-C's NPI number?
Christopher Hines, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760992929, issued on Oct 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Hines, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 12TH Ave N Ste 140W, Billings, MT, 59101. Phone: (406) 237-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Hines, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number MED-PAC-LIC-59945, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Hines, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Hines, PA-C had 249 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Hines, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.3 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.