NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Lee Newman, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician · Hattiesburg, MS

Christopher Lee Newman, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and NPI 1649774993, issued on Mar 21, 2018. Check the license (Mississippi 28055, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1649774993
Name
Christopher Lee Newman
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
28055 MS
DO2868 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5001 Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Phone
(601) 296-3963
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2018
Record last updated
Feb 10, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220613001765); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
William Carey University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2018
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 5001 Hardy St

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

  1. Mohsin Ahmad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1811574494
  2. Arifa Ali, MDFamily Medicine Physician1225598899
  3. Mohammed Alkhulaifawi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114720539
  4. Eduard Arebev, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174454292
  5. Cindy Armstead, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1942427802
  6. Kizzy Bailey, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1700046414

Verify Christopher Lee Newman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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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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4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

897 Medicare Part D claims for 460 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 196 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Newman897
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen101 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen86 claims
  3. Naproxen59 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass48 claims
  5. Prednisone47 claims
  6. Buprenorphine-Naloxone45 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score67.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Mobile Emergency Physicians, LLC.Mobile, AL
  2. Vista Medical OF Alabama IncMobile, AL

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

Christopher Lee Newman among 515 emergency medicine physician records in Mississippi

Christopher Lee Newman, DO is one of 515 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 83% 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 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 69% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2011 among the 339 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 57% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

43 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hattiesburg

They are 43 of the 2,569 NPPES records with a practice address in Hattiesburg, and 515 emergency medicine physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cindy Armstead, D.O.Hattiesburg, MS 394021942427802
  2. Kizzy Bailey, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021700046414
  3. Patrick Bryant, D.O.Hattiesburg, MS 394021790130151
  4. Alexander Chang, D.O.Hattiesburg, MS 394021336688795
  5. William Entriken, DOHattiesburg, MS 394021932193505
  6. Jaclyn Hill, DOHattiesburg, MS 394021285138693
  7. Carl Johns, DOHattiesburg, MS 394021043714264
  8. Miju Kurtzweil, D.O.Hattiesburg, MS 394021033650031

Common questions

What is Christopher Lee Newman, DO's NPI number?

Christopher Lee Newman, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649774993, issued on Mar 21, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Lee Newman, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5001 Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS, 39402. Phone: (601) 296-3963. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Lee Newman, DO's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 28055, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Lee Newman, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Lee Newman, DO had 897 Medicare Part D claims for 460 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Lee Newman, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.9 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.

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