Christopher A. March, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Athens, GA
Christopher A. March, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1558503532, issued on Apr 6, 2009. Check the license (Georgia 90445, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher A. March
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 90445 GA
MD157631 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1199 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 475-1950
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 500645317 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211122000436); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher A. March in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 90445Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
36 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
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): 91.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $59.05
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GE Healthcare. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 2 group practices
- Piedmont Athens Hospitalist Physicians LLCAthens, GA
- Piedmont Athens Primary Care LLCAthens, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher A. March among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia
Christopher A. March, M.D. is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 41% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Athens
They are 49 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Christopher A. March, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher A. March, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558503532, issued on Apr 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher A. March, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1199 Prince Ave, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 475-1950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher A. March, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 90445, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher A. March, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher A. March, M.D. had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher A. March, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 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.