NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Michael O'Brien, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Philadelphia, PA

Christopher Michael O'Brien, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1275125262, issued on Feb 10, 2021. Check the license with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; 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
1275125262
Name
Christopher Michael O'Brien
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
1601 Cherry St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone
(215) 255-7700
Enumerated
Feb 10, 2021
Record last updated
Sep 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220706000939); 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 1601 Cherry St

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

  1. Hye Sung Ahn, PHARMDPharmacist1730300526
  2. Stacey Albright, PHARMDPharmacist1902007271
  3. Shereef Ali, PHARMDPharmacist1033323134
  4. David Appel, PHARM.DPharmacist1033340328
  5. Yasmine Awais, ATR-BC, ATCSCounselor1699190793
  6. Jillian Baer, PHARMDPharmacist1396960381

Verify Christopher Michael O'Brien in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this professionCheck 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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51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,255 Medicare Part D claims for 833 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher O'Brien1,255
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate215 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass126 claims
  3. Prednisone123 claims
  4. Azithromycin120 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone70 claims
  6. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro67 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): 62.8 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 score48.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%45.2
  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 one group practice

  1. Emerald Coast Urgent Care LLCDestin, FL

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

Christopher Michael O'Brien among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Christopher Michael O'Brien, PA-C is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 42% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

955 physician assistant records list a practice address in Philadelphia

They are 955 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Grace Acosta, PAPhiladelphia, PA 191021184344756
  2. Madeline Baxter, PAPhiladelphia, PA 191021669046314
  3. Audra Bishop, PA-CPhiladelphia, PA 191021881289858
  4. Michael Bogucki, PAPhiladelphia, PA 191021922699024
  5. Christopher Esworthy, PA-CPhiladelphia, PA 191021710515085
  6. Juanita Gardner, PA-CPhiladelphia, PA 191021679907802
  7. Felicia GutierrezPhiladelphia, PA 191021003408584
  8. Rachael KonigsbergPhiladelphia, PA 191021356997688

Common questions

What is Christopher Michael O'Brien, PA-C's NPI number?

Christopher Michael O'Brien, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275125262, issued on Feb 10, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Michael O'Brien, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Cherry St, Philadelphia, PA, 19102. Phone: (215) 255-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Michael O'Brien, PA-C's license?

Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Michael O'Brien, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Michael O'Brien, PA-C had 1,255 Medicare Part D claims for 833 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Michael O'Brien, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 62.8 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.

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.