PlainDoctor

2026 NPPES data School Counselor NPI 1861935926
Verify on CMS →

Christopher Salzer

School Counselor in Lakewood, Ohio.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,530 in School Counselor, 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.
MIPS score
77.3/100
▼ 6 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Verify NPI on CMS Methodology
Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Christopher Salzer reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.3/100 - below the 83.5 national average.

77.3/100
MIPS score · -6 vs avg
≥20th
pct among measured MIPS (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 Salzer

Federal records show an active NPI with a CMS quality score on file — objective federal reporting, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1861935926), first enumerated 11/22/2016.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Not in federal data

    Medicare Part D participation

    No 2023 Medicare Part D prescribing volume appears in the CMS public file for this NPI (may reflect specialty, new enrollment, or non-prescribing role).

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.3/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Ohio statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Christopher Salzer's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: OMB annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1861935926 · School Counselor

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-BELOW · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1861935926
  • ENUM-MID 2016
  • TAX-MID 7K School Counselor
  • MIPS-BELOW 77.3/100
  • BOOK-THIN 120 in Ohio
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gabrielle Kennard · ±1.6

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Christopher Salzer's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

77 ≥ 20th percentile 20% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. 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 whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

What does the federal data show about Christopher Salzer?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 11/22/2016

NPI 1861935926

Primary specialty

School Counselor

Mid-sized

6,530 US NPIs in this specialty

MIPS final score

77.3/100 6.2 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Ohio

How School Counselor compares to other specialties among Ohio providers

Ohio providers
Case Manager/Care Coordinator11.2%Student in an Organized Heal…4.8%Licensed Practical Nurse3.9%Registered Nurse3.5%Addiction (Substance Use Dis…3.4%Pharmacist3.3%School Counselor0%
Largest specialties in Ohio (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Christopher Salzer's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the School Counselor national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
77.3/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%77.3%
MIPS final score (School Counselor) - 77.3/100 vs national avg 83.5
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

1234 GLADYS AVE
Lakewood, OH 44107
(440) 650-6519

Provider Details

NPI 1861935926
Specialty School Counselor
Gender Male
NPI Issued 11/22/2016

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

77.3233
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
60.9152
Quality
63.4958
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Christopher Salzer 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.

Southwest General Medical Group Inc
Middlebrg Hts, OH

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - Ohio OMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~48K Ohio medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Christopher Salzer. To verify Christopher Salzer's current license status, search the OMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

158
Total board actions, Ohio 2023
Across 154 cases
3.29
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Ohio statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
56 cases

OMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Ohio disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

More School Counselor in OH → All providers in Ohio → Compare specialties →

School Counselor Overview

How Christopher Salzer fits within the School Counselor landscape nationally.

6,530
School Counselor Providers in US
52
States with School Counselor
344
Avg Claims per Provider

Nationwide School Counselor peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Salzer, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (77.3 here).

Gabrielle Kennard 78.9 MD Kevin Johnson 92.9 GA Esther Pineda 98.3 AZ

Same NPPES enumeration year (2016)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Shannon Best Culver, IN Marisa Davis Mount Pleasant, SC Melissa Chisholm Worcester, MA Shautera Clofer New Orleans, LA

Nearby School Counselor Providers in Ohio

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Ohio, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Salzer.

One of 120 School Counselor providers enrolled in Ohio, 5 are shown here.

Matthew Abramczyk
Mentor, OH
Julie Armstrong
Cambridge, OH
Jennifer Arnold
Chardon, OH
Sherri Ashby
Akron, OH
Brianne Avsec
MA
Ashtabula, OH

Compare School Counselor nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Christopher Salzer's specialty? ▼
Christopher Salzer specializes in School Counselor and practices in Lakewood, Ohio.
What is Christopher Salzer's Medicare quality score? ▼
Christopher Salzer has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 77.3/100 (Quality: 60.9, Cost: 63.5). 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 Salzer located? ▼
Christopher Salzer is located at 1234 GLADYS AVE, Lakewood, OH, 44107. Phone: (440) 650-6519.
What is Christopher Salzer's NPI number? ▼
Christopher Salzer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861935926, issued on 11/22/2016.
How many School Counselor providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,530 School Counselor providers across 52 states in the US. The average School Counselor provider writes 344 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Christopher Salzer accept Medicare? ▼
Christopher Salzer appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Christopher Salzer's credentials? ▼
Christopher Salzer's NPI is 1861935926. 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.
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).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.