NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician NPI 1396724159 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Christopher Price, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician in Missoula, Montana.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 545 in Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
81
Medicare Part D claims · 36 beneficiaries · Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Christopher Price, M.D. carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 81 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 81
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥0th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Christopher Price, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1396724159), first enumerated 01/11/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 81 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1396724159 · Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1396724159
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 545
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-TRACE 81
- BOOK-THIN 5 in Montana
- PHOTO-ENUM Sammy Masri · 2006
Christopher Price, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
81 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Christopher Price, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Christopher Price, M.D.?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
81 93% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in Montana
How Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Montana providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1396724159 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 01/11/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Christopher Price, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Missoula Bone And Joint LLC
Missoula, MT
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
81
Total Claims
$397
Total Drug Cost
36
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 93
- Total Day Supply
- 2,135
- Brand Drug Cost
- $0
- Generic Drug Cost
- $397
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.66
- Gender Split
- 56% female / 44% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 0, 65-74: 26, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Christopher Price, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Meloxicam
Meloxicam
23 claims
- Celecoxib
Celecoxib
20 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
16 claims
- Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone
13 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Meloxicam | 23 |
| Celecoxib | 20 |
| Gabapentin | 16 |
| Methylprednisolone | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Christopher Price, M.D. fits within the Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
545
Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
51
States with Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician
1,177
Avg Claims per Provider
Christopher Price, M.D.'s 81 claims are below the specialty average of 1,177.
Nationwide Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Price, both outside Montana so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician Providers in Montana
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Montana, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Price.
One of 5 Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Montana, 4 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Christopher Price, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Christopher Price, M.D. specializes in Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician and practices in Missoula, Montana. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Christopher Price, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Christopher Price, M.D. wrote 81 Medicare Part D claims totaling $397 in drug costs for 36 beneficiaries.
What is Christopher Price, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Christopher Price, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Christopher Price, M.D. located? ▼
Christopher Price, M.D. is located at 2360 MULLAN RD, Missoula, MT, 59808. Phone: (406) 721-4436.
What is Christopher Price, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Christopher Price, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396724159, issued on 01/11/2006.
How many Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 545 Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,177 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Christopher Price, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Christopher Price, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Meloxicam, Celecoxib, Gabapentin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Christopher Price, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Christopher Price, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 81 Part D claims and 36 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Christopher Price, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Christopher Price, M.D.'s NPI is 1396724159 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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