Christopher Paul Mertes, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Blacksburg, VA
Christopher Paul Mertes, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Blacksburg, Virginia, and NPI 1215928585, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101238380, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Paul Mertes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0101238380 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 Plantation RD, Blacksburg, VA 24060
- Phone
- (540) 951-0352
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (540) 951-7724
- Medicaid ID
- 010176476 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050831000828); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Womans Medical School, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Paul Mertes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101238380Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,258 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium297 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium175 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate153 claims
- Omeprazole142 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate125 claims
- Chlorthalidone121 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carilion Healthcare CorporationRoanoke, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Paul Mertes among 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia
Christopher Paul Mertes, M.D. is one of 4,137 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 2,426 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Blacksburg
They are 44 of the 861 NPPES records with a practice address in Blacksburg, and 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Paul Mertes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Paul Mertes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215928585, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Paul Mertes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 Plantation RD, Blacksburg, VA, 24060. Phone: (540) 951-0352. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Paul Mertes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101238380, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Paul Mertes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Paul Mertes, M.D. had 4,258 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.