Christopher M. Kniese, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Indianapolis, IN
Christopher M. Kniese, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1962796102, issued on Jun 6, 2011. Check the license (Indiana 01072378A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher M. Kniese
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 01072378A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1633 N Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Phone
- (317) 962-8857
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 201103270 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140703000252); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher M. Kniese in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01072378ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
535 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta115 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa72 claims
- Prednisone59 claims
- Anoro Ellipta38 claims
- Breo Ellipta32 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol18 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: $2,601.09
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Cook Incorporated. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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 one group practice
- IU Health Medical Group LLCIndianapolis, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher M. Kniese among 163 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Indiana
Christopher M. Kniese, MD is one of 163 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 60% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 141 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 21% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Indiana
There are 163 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Indiana.
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- Mohsin Iqbal, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021750323481
- Babar Khan, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021194783944
- Stanley Nasraway, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021194834200
- Chris Naum, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021215938451
Common questions
What is Christopher M. Kniese, MD's NPI number?
Christopher M. Kniese, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962796102, issued on Jun 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher M. Kniese, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1633 N Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN, 46202. Phone: (317) 962-8857. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher M. Kniese, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01072378A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher M. Kniese, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher M. Kniese, MD had 535 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.