NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Looze, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL

Christopher Looze, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1902198955, issued on May 10, 2011. Check the license (Alabama MD.35066, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902198955
Name
Christopher Looze
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
MD.35066 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
805 Saint Vincents Dr, Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone
(205) 939-3699
Enumerated
May 10, 2011
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 581-7155
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171009003202); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York University School Of Medicine, 2011
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 805 Saint Vincents Dr

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

  1. Kelli AndersonOccupational Therapist1295748945
  2. Emily Bell Casey, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1831132083
  3. Melissa BentleyContractor1609168335
  4. Emily Bernstein Tidwell, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124311899
  5. Stephen Blair, MDPediatrics Physician1164434353
  6. Zachary Boylan, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1356670509

Verify Christopher Looze in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Christopher Looze23
  2. Specialty average346

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): 80.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Medstar Medical Group II LLCBel Air, MD

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

Christopher Looze among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama

Christopher Looze, M.D. is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% 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 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 55% 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 Alabama 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 Alabama

There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Buggay, MDBirmingham, AL 352051134197171
  2. Andrew Cordover, MDBirmingham, AL 352051487622429
  3. Jeffrey Cusmariu, MDBirmingham, AL 352051104894021
  4. Jeffrey Davis, M. D.Birmingham, AL 352051538198189
  5. Jeffrey Dugas, MDBirmingham, AL 352051912974734
  6. Ashley Estes, MDBirmingham, AL 352051457560245
  7. Thomas Johnson, MDBirmingham, AL 352051265430557
  8. Michael Johnson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051275748428

Common questions

What is Christopher Looze, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Looze, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902198955, issued on May 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Looze, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 805 Saint Vincents Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 939-3699. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Looze, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.35066, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Looze, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Looze, M.D. had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Looze, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 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.