Christopher R. Schmelzer, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Yakima, WA
Christopher R. Schmelzer, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Yakima, Washington, and NPI 1700960549, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00047848, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher R. Schmelzer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD00047848 WA
33861 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98902
- Phone
- (509) 575-8100
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (509) 575-8745
- Medicaid IDs
- 8486854 WA
936982 AZ - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070801000697); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2811 Tieton Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kathaleen Briggs Early, RD CD CDERegistered Dietitian1417003146
- Jonah Christian, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1861611246
- Michael Hauke, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1922049444
- John Maxwell, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265731988
- Jolene Safford, RD CDRegistered Dietitian1396899860
- Angela Stewart, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1245326719
Verify Christopher R. Schmelzer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00047848Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
340 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate40 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
- Cephalexin34 claims
- Ondansetron Odt27 claims
- Dexamethasone23 claims
- Ibuprofen20 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): 77.5 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: $139.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 one group practice
- Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1Ellensburg, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher R. Schmelzer among 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington
Christopher R. Schmelzer, MD is one of 1,459 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2010 among the 851 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Washington
There are 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Avery, MD00012757Yakima, WA 989021578646634
- Bruce Ball, MD00017625Yakima, WA 989021629151790
- David Brown, MDYakima, WA 989021013090190
- Anne Ciccarelli, MDYakima, WA 989021649373655
- Douglas Coon, MDYakima, WA 989021356386478
- David Dempsey, MDYakima, WA 989021700822681
- Thomas Eglin, MD00029164Yakima, WA 989021437232410
- Raul Garcia Rodriguez, D.O.Yakima, WA 989021548207830
Common questions
What is Christopher R. Schmelzer, MD's NPI number?
Christopher R. Schmelzer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700960549, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher R. Schmelzer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA, 98902. Phone: (509) 575-8100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher R. Schmelzer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00047848, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher R. Schmelzer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher R. Schmelzer, MD had 340 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher R. Schmelzer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.