NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Daniel Minifee

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Galveston, TX

Christopher Daniel Minifee is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1164916326, issued on Jun 20, 2018. Check the license (Texas BP10064495, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164916326
Name
Christopher Daniel Minifee
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
BP10064495 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
Phone
(409) 747-5749
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(409) 747-5715
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240710004232); accepts Medicare assignment
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 301 University Blvd

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

  1. Fnu Aakash, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1578074464
  2. Gayatri Aaluri, MDInternal Medicine Physician1821928508
  3. Asle Aarsland, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1033207113
  4. Omar Abdelaziz, MDPsychiatry Physician1962140871
  5. Ramy AbdelmaseihInterventional Cardiology Physician1922569466
  6. Randa Abdelmasih, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1003377417

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

39 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Minifee39
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam13 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: $3,921.71

46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Minifee$3,922
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLCLas Cruces, NM · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Christopher Daniel Minifee among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Christopher Daniel Minifee is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Galveston

They are 27 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sami Alaraj, MDGalveston, TX 775551134797764
  2. Oluwatofe Alimi, MDGalveston, TX 775551104573492
  3. Stanley Allen, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551932288511
  4. Katherine Ferry, MDGalveston, TX 775551487390043
  5. Blake Johnson, MDGalveston, TX 775551487220968
  6. John Kosty, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551154421477
  7. Ronald Lindsey, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551427137041
  8. Grant McChesney, MDGalveston, TX 775551477082675

Common questions

What is Christopher Daniel Minifee's NPI number?

Christopher Daniel Minifee's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164916326, issued on Jun 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Daniel Minifee located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 747-5749. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Daniel Minifee's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number BP10064495, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Daniel Minifee prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Daniel Minifee had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.