Christopher J. Paa, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Sioux Falls, SD
Christopher J. Paa, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1265486138, issued on May 22, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 4868, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Paa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 4868 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4520 W 69TH St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
- Phone
- (605) 977-5000
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 977-5377
- Medicaid IDs
- 6004210 SD
543157 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100901000867); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher J. Paa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 4868Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,298 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis203 claims
- Carvedilol201 claims
- Furosemide198 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate146 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium117 claims
- Clopidogrel116 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: $935.82
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Heart Hospital OF South Dakota LLCSpencer, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher J. Paa among 45 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Dakota
Christopher J. Paa, MD is one of 45 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1996 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 45 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Dakota.
All 45 in South Dakota → Every provider in Sioux Falls → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- J Bacharach, MDSioux Falls, SD 571081972566172
- Anurag Bajaj, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571081093955148
- Sherrie Brooks, D.O.,FACC,FACOISioux Falls, SD 571081720060858
- Paul Carpenter, MDSioux Falls, SD 571081598723603
- Mark Fausch, MDSioux Falls, SD 571081154388676
- C Gaeckle, MDSioux Falls, SD 571081528025103
- Michael Hibbard, MDSioux Falls, SD 571081629026422
- Jerry Moench, MDSioux Falls, SD 571081619920311
Common questions
What is Christopher J. Paa, MD's NPI number?
Christopher J. Paa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265486138, issued on May 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Paa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4520 W 69TH St, Sioux Falls, SD, 57108. Phone: (605) 977-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Paa, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 4868, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher J. Paa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Paa, MD had 2,298 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.