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2026 NPPES data Surgical Physician Assistant NPI 1578647418 PA-C
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Surgical Physician Assistant in Hurricane, West Virginia.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 16,179 in Surgical Physician Assistant, 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.
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Prescribing volume
465
Medicare Part D claims · 152 beneficiaries · Surgical Physician Assistant avg: 316
Generic prescribing
92%
generic claims · 8% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
90.1/100
▲ 7 pts above national avg 83.1 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$25.69
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Christopher Santangelo, PA-C reported a CMS MIPS final score of 90.1/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 465 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 90.1/100
- MIPS score · +7 vs avg
- 465
- Part D claims, 2023
- 92%
- generic prescribing
- $25.69
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
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.
Christopher Santangelo, PA-C's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
90 Top 40% higher than 60% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored 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.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Christopher Santangelo, PA-C sits
This provider among surgical physician assistant peers
Across the 3,708 surgical physician assistant providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Christopher Santangelo, PA-C writes more Part D claims than 83% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 59% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one surgical physician assistant peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Christopher Santangelo, PA-C. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Christopher Santangelo, PA-C?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Surgical Physician Assistant
Medicare Part D claims
465 47% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
90.1/100 7 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in West Virginia
How Surgical Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among West Virginia providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Christopher Santangelo, PA-C's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgical Physician Assistant national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 90.1/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Surgical Physician Assistant) - 90.1/100 vs national avg 83.1
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.
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Christopher Santangelo, PA-C appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Surgical Physician Assistant provider holding PA-C credentials at 3703 TEAYS VALLEY RD, Hurricane, WV, 25526, with a listed phone of (304) 760-9250. NPI 1578647418 was issued on 10/25/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 465 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 152 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $10K in drug spend, split 8% brand-name and 92% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 24.3%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 90.1/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 67), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Surgical Physician Assistant is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 16,179 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 316 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1578647418 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Credentials | PA-C |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/25/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
90.1191
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
66.9698
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Christopher Santangelo, PA-C 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.
Charleston Area Medical Center Inc
Charleston, WV
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Christopher Santangelo, PA-C. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$26
Largest payer
SI-BONE, INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Christopher Santangelo, PA-C - brand share 8.0%
Surgical Physician Assistant average
8% brand-name claims vs 92% generic, on 465 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
465
Total Claims
$10K
Total Drug Cost
152
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 542
- Total Day Supply
- 10,721
- Brand vs Generic
- 8% brand / 92% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $7K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $4K
- Opioid Claims
- 113 (24.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 33
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.32
- Gender Split
- 66% female / 34% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Christopher Santangelo, PA-C prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Meloxicam
Meloxicam
174 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 69
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
69 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 38
Diclofenac Sodium
38 claims
- Xarelto 34
Xarelto
34 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin… 28
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
28 claims
- Cephalexin 24
Cephalexin
24 claims
- Ibuprofen 21
Ibuprofen
21 claims
- Nabumetone 18
Nabumetone
18 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Meloxicam | 174 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 69 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 38 |
| Xarelto Rivaroxaban | 34 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 28 |
| Cephalexin | 24 |
| Ibuprofen | 21 |
| Nabumetone | 18 |
| Methylprednisolone | 16 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 14 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Surgical Physician Assistant Overview
How Christopher Santangelo, PA-C fits within the Surgical Physician Assistant landscape nationally.
16,179
Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in US
54
States with Surgical Physician Assistant
316
Avg Claims per Provider
Christopher Santangelo, PA-C's 465 claims are above the specialty average of 316.
Nearby Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in West Virginia
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in West Virginia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Santangelo.
Dr. Josie Arlet
PA-C
Weirton, WV
Dr. Nancy Balewski
PA-C
Morgantown, WV
Dr. Kristin Bayuk
PA-C
Morgantown, WV
Dr. Kaitlyn Beeson
PA-C
Buckhannon, WV
Dr. Michael Belcher
PA-C
Beckley, WV
Compare Surgical Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the West Virginia medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Surgical Physician Assistant peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Christopher Santangelo, PA-C's specialty? ▼
Christopher Santangelo, PA-C specializes in Surgical Physician Assistant and practices in Hurricane, West Virginia. Credentials: PA-C.
How much does Christopher Santangelo, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Christopher Santangelo, PA-C wrote 465 Medicare Part D claims totaling $10K in drug costs for 152 beneficiaries.
What is Christopher Santangelo, PA-C's Medicare quality score? ▼
Christopher Santangelo, PA-C has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 90.1/100 (Quality: 67). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Christopher Santangelo, PA-C located? ▼
Christopher Santangelo, PA-C is located at 3703 TEAYS VALLEY RD, Hurricane, WV, 25526. Phone: (304) 760-9250.
What is Christopher Santangelo, PA-C's NPI number? ▼
Christopher Santangelo, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578647418, issued on 10/25/2006.
Does Christopher Santangelo, PA-C prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Christopher Santangelo, PA-C's prescribing is 8% brand-name and 92% generic drugs by claim count, with $7K in brand drug costs.
Does Christopher Santangelo, PA-C prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Christopher Santangelo, PA-C had 113 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 24.3%.
How many Surgical Physician Assistant providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 16,179 Surgical Physician Assistant providers across 54 states in the US. The average Surgical Physician Assistant provider writes 316 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Christopher Santangelo, PA-C prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Christopher Santangelo, PA-C's most frequently prescribed drugs include Meloxicam, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Diclofenac Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Christopher Santangelo, PA-C accept Medicare? ▼
Christopher Santangelo, PA-C appears in CMS Medicare data with 465 Part D claims and 152 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Christopher Santangelo, PA-C's credentials? ▼
Christopher Santangelo, PA-C's NPI is 1578647418 with credentials PA-C. 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 (2023). 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 April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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