NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher C. Lorentz, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Towson, MD

Christopher C. Lorentz, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Towson, Maryland, and NPI 1902865892, issued on Mar 21, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D29931, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902865892
Name
Christopher C. Lorentz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
D29931 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7601 Osler Dr, Towson, MD 21204
Phone
(410) 337-1226
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(410) 337-1118
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111027000458); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Un Of California, Irvine, College Of Medicine, 1976
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 7601 Osler Dr

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

  1. Linda Adler, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1942225263
  2. Anirudh Annadata, MDAnesthesiology Physician1902482573
  3. John Anong, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1417223744
  4. Jennifer Ashley, MDHospitalist Physician1700983095
  5. Hannah Aucoin, DOHospitalist Physician1316502115
  6. Steven Axe, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1528131497

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

143 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Lorentz143
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone14 claims
  2. Cephalexin11 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: $49.77

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Lorentz$49.77
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

  1. Chester River Hospital CenterChestertown, MD

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

Christopher C. Lorentz among 1,190 emergency medicine physician records in Maryland

Christopher C. Lorentz, M.D. is one of 1,190 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • Graduated1976 · median 2010 among the 571 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 58% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Maryland

There are 1,190 emergency medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Barwick, MDBaltimore, MD 212041588664593
  2. Eric Beauvois, MDTowson, MD 212041730142654
  3. Carl Bessent, M.D.Towson, MD 212041780643890
  4. David Bishai, MDTowson, MD 212041487618252
  5. Robert Brannan, M.D.Towson, MD 212041649233586
  6. Gail Cunningham, M.D.Towson, MD 212041316906316
  7. Fabrice Czarnecki, M.D.Towson, MD 212041497758056
  8. Marcus Dana, CRNPTowson, MD 212041558319228

Common questions

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

Christopher C. Lorentz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902865892, issued on Mar 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher C. Lorentz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7601 Osler Dr, Towson, MD, 21204. Phone: (410) 337-1226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Maryland license number D29931, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Christopher C. Lorentz, M.D. had 143 Medicare Part D claims for 90 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.