Christopher F. Payton, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Louisville, KY
Christopher F. Payton, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1679567630, issued on Sep 7, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 23689, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher F. Payton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 23689 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4000 Kresge Way, Louisville, KY 40207
- Phone
- (502) 259-5391
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (502) 259-9733
- Medicaid ID
- 64236896 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111206000772); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4000 Kresge Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Savannah Babu, APRN-CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1164340212
- Sherry Baker-Barrineau, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1477799575
- David Biddle, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1538263017
Verify Christopher F. Payton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 23689Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $16.54
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Anesthesiology Consultants Enterprises PLLCLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher F. Payton among 635 anesthesiology physician records in Kentucky
Christopher F. Payton, M.D. is one of 635 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 73% 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, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2005 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 635 anesthesiology physician records in Kentucky.
All 635 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ahmet Akaydin, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071306842349
- Charles Brohm, MDLouisville, KY 402071568462331
- Melvin Bush, MDLouisville, KY 402071649270422
- Cheryl Cowens, MDLouisville, KY 402071598765380
- John Cowley, MDLouisville, KY 402071154321958
- John Haas, MDLouisville, KY 402071336131572
- Christopher Hellman, MDLouisville, KY 402071033102033
- David Hemmer, MDLouisville, KY 402071356334304
Common questions
What is Christopher F. Payton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher F. Payton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679567630, issued on Sep 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher F. Payton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4000 Kresge Way, Louisville, KY, 40207. Phone: (502) 259-5391. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher F. Payton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 23689, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Christopher F. Payton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.3 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.