NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher L. Obetz, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Minneapolis, MN

Christopher L. Obetz, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1649245507, issued on Feb 22, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 44792, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649245507
Name
Christopher L. Obetz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
44792 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2925 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone
(612) 262-5000
Enumerated
Feb 22, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2022
Medicaid ID
179293800 MN
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2925 Chicago Ave

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

  1. Michael Abawkaw, MDInternal Medicine Physician1114503315
  2. Paul Abear, MDInternal Medicine Physician1841710696
  3. Maichel Abou El Makarim Gharabawy, M.DHospitalist Physician1871735936
  4. Kari Abraham, APRN, CPNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1699518944
  5. Kenneth Adams, MDSpecialist1528060886
  6. Ryann Adkins, LICSWClinical Social Worker1285264713

Verify Christopher L. Obetz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

48 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Obetz48
  2. Specialty average226

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): 90.6 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 score82.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Christopher L. Obetz among 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota

Christopher L. Obetz, MD is one of 1,348 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 45% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Minnesota

There are 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nathaniel Bowler, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071417908146
  2. Brett Germany, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071295796225
  3. Alyce Hamilton, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071487751210
  4. Thomas Horejsi, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071952345597
  5. Nicholas Johnson, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071396711446
  6. Scott Leddy, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071194839266
  7. Daniel O'Laughlin, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071851334825
  8. Sarah Paris, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071144271552

Common questions

What is Christopher L. Obetz, MD's NPI number?

Christopher L. Obetz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649245507, issued on Feb 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher L. Obetz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2925 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55407. Phone: (612) 262-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher L. Obetz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 44792, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher L. Obetz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher L. Obetz, MD had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher L. Obetz, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.6 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.