NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Schwarz

Emergency Medicine Physician · Buffalo, NY

Christopher Schwarz is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1124481395, issued on Apr 4, 2016. Check the license (New York 298385, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124481395
Name
Christopher Schwarz
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
298385 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 High St, Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone
(716) 859-1499
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2016
Record last updated
Dec 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(716) 859-1555
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190626000593); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 100 High St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jamie Abbott, PHD, MSGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1093411522
  2. Amr Abd El-Radi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1124681614
  3. Mohamed Abdel-Aal Ahmed, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1164834776
  4. Jonah Abdo-Suarez, PHARMACISTPharmacist1164259826
  5. Samira Abdulkadir, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376344721
  6. Omar Abialmouna, MDRheumatology Physician1518527092

Verify Christopher Schwarz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

198 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Schwarz198
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone23 claims
  2. Meloxicam21 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
  5. Methocarbamol13 claims
  6. Cefpodoxime Proxetil12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University Emergency Medical Services Inc.Buffalo, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher Schwarz among 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York

Christopher Schwarz is one of 5,025 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2013 among the 3,232 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 55% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

156 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Buffalo

They are 156 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cristine Adams, MDBuffalo, NY 142031134161193
  2. Jeanne Basior, MDBuffalo, NY 142031982610994
  3. Mary Bennett, MDBuffalo, NY 142031457368094
  4. Dawn Bingeman, MDBuffalo, NY 142031144237785
  5. Jason Borton, MDBuffalo, NY 142031932137429
  6. Andrew Covey, MDBuffalo, NY 142031235169871
  7. Christian Defazio, MDBuffalo, NY 142031689627465
  8. Michael Klein, DOBuffalo, NY 142031912940446

Common questions

What is Christopher Schwarz's NPI number?

Christopher Schwarz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124481395, issued on Apr 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Schwarz located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 High St, Buffalo, NY, 14203. Phone: (716) 859-1499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Schwarz's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 298385, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Schwarz prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Schwarz had 198 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.