NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher E. Mullins, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician · Spruce Pine, NC

Christopher E. Mullins, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, and NPI 1538157789, issued on Oct 12, 2005. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538157789
Name
Christopher E. Mullins
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
0102201106 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
125 Hospital Dr, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
Phone
(828) 765-4201
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
010204747 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121026000068); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 1995
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 125 Hospital Dr

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

  1. Michael DamicoPhysician Assistant1073805032
  2. Lucia Derks, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1285976456
  3. James DrakeSurgery Physician1427582378
  4. Annabelle GreeneFamily Nurse Practitioner1518762624
  5. Kaitlyn Hobbs, MA CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1881204048
  6. Deborah Holcomb, DOInternal Medicine Physician1407801632

Verify Christopher E. Mullins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

247 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Mullins247
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt22 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone18 claims
  4. Gabapentin14 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
  6. Donepezil Hcl12 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Coastal Carolina Health Care PANew Bern, NC
  2. Vidant Medical Group LLCAhoskie, NC

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

Christopher E. Mullins among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina

Christopher E. Mullins, DO is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 55% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Spruce Pine

They are 6 of the 132 NPPES records with a practice address in Spruce Pine, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Cort, MDSpruce Pine, NC 287771154339067
  2. Lucia Derks, M.D.Spruce Pine, NC 287771285976456
  3. Richard Fireman, MDSpruce Pine, NC 287771376651208
  4. David Mullins, DOSpruce Pine, NC 287771841600939
  5. Douglas Shields, M.D.Spruce Pine, NC 287771891717815
  6. Jorge Carreras, M.D.Sylva, NC 287791487761425
  7. Heather Lloyd, M.D.Sylva, NC 287791659421865
  8. Mark Grenkoski, M.D.Robbinsville, NC 287711174567754

Common questions

What is Christopher E. Mullins, DO's NPI number?

Christopher E. Mullins, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538157789, issued on Oct 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher E. Mullins, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Hospital Dr, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777. Phone: (828) 765-4201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher E. Mullins, DO's license?

Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher E. Mullins, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher E. Mullins, DO had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher E. Mullins, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. 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.