Christopher Ian Phelps, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Antonio, TX
Christopher Ian Phelps, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1700075637, issued on Oct 16, 2007. Check the license (Texas M7522, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Ian Phelps
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- M7522 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1139 E Sonterra Blvd Ste 500, San Antonio, TX 78258
- Phone
- (210) 545-7171
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 545-7176
- Medicaid ID
- 193287305 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080328000448); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Ian Phelps in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M7522Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
2,272 Medicare Part D claims for 703 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 773 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl385 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen354 claims
- Gabapentin346 claims
- Cephalexin332 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim186 claims
- Meloxicam182 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): 22.7 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: $1,117.22
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Bhs Physicians Network, IncSan Antonio, TX
- Orthopedic Performance InstituteSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Ian Phelps among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Christopher Ian Phelps, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Ronald Connor, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782581811939820
- Matthew Dwyer, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782581083753925
- Ralph Garza, MDSan Antonio, TX 782581275732166
- Wayne Lee, MDSan Antonio, TX 782581164406625
- Amanda Marshall, MDSan Antonio, TX 782581821077132
- Justin Robbins, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782581578547915
Common questions
What is Christopher Ian Phelps, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Ian Phelps, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700075637, issued on Oct 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Ian Phelps, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1139 E Sonterra Blvd Ste 500, San Antonio, TX, 78258. Phone: (210) 545-7171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Ian Phelps, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M7522, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Ian Phelps, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Ian Phelps, M.D. had 2,272 Medicare Part D claims for 703 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Ian Phelps, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 22.7 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.