Christopher Lee Mertz, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Tacoma, WA
Christopher Lee Mertz, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1073062808, issued on Sep 21, 2016. Check the license (Washington 60678965, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Lee Mertz
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 60678965 WA
0010-12016 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 209 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 596-3300
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 25, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170113001160); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Lee Mertz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license 60678965Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
203 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone23 claims
- Cephalexin14 claims
- Naproxen13 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF WashingtonSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Lee Mertz among 3,718 physician assistant records in Washington
Christopher Lee Mertz, PA-C is one of 3,718 physician assistant records with a practice address in Washington. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2017 among the 2,460 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
324 physician assistant records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 324 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 3,718 physician assistant records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Lee Mertz, PA-C's NPI number?
Christopher Lee Mertz, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073062808, issued on Sep 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Lee Mertz, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 596-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Lee Mertz, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 60678965, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Lee Mertz, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Lee Mertz, PA-C had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.