NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Pennington, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Columbus, MS

Christopher Pennington, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbus, Mississippi, and NPI 1043670722, issued on Feb 24, 2016. Check the license (Mississippi 901341, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043670722
Name
Christopher Pennington
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
901341 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
114 N Lehmberg RD, Columbus, MS 39702
Phone
(662) 329-2955
Enumerated
Feb 24, 2016
Record last updated
Feb 24, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180807001473); 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 114 N Lehmberg RD

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

  1. Walter Campbell, MD, MSPediatrics Physician1427138098
  2. Mollie Cornelius, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1457733552
  3. Chasity Flournoy, C-PNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1851000889
  4. Sara Kain, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1881167435
  5. Lindsay Kemp, CFNPNurse Practitioner1992120158
  6. Ahmed Naffi, MDPediatrics Physician1417527847

Verify Christopher Pennington in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

59 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Pennington59
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin14 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: $16.96

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Pennington$16.96
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Friendship Medical Clinic LLCTupelo, MS

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

Christopher Pennington among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi

Christopher Pennington, FNP-C is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 45% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

104 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbus

They are 104 of the 843 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carrie Dozier, NP-CColumbus, MS 397021164906186
  2. Calvin French, CFNPColumbus, MS 397021093024614
  3. Misti Garnett, NPColumbus, MS 397021023442795
  4. Mary GillisColumbus, MS 397021285082925
  5. Sara Kain, NPColumbus, MS 397021881167435
  6. Linda Lamison, NPColumbus, MS 397021831194364
  7. Christy MasseyColumbus, MS 397021992347447
  8. Carey McCarter, NPColumbus, MS 397021568421675

Common questions

What is Christopher Pennington, FNP-C's NPI number?

Christopher Pennington, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043670722, issued on Feb 24, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Pennington, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 114 N Lehmberg RD, Columbus, MS, 39702. Phone: (662) 329-2955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Pennington, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 901341, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Pennington, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Pennington, FNP-C had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.