Christopher Kumar Sinha, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Gaithersburg, MD
Christopher Kumar Sinha, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and NPI 1407850837, issued on Jun 13, 2005. Check the license (Maryland D54929, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Kumar Sinha
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- D54929 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 818 W Diamond Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
- Phone
- (301) 963-6334
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 869-7204
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081222000346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest otolaryngology physician records → All 257 in Maryland → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 818 W Diamond Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Arenstein, MDOtolaryngology Physician1922091792
- Lindsay Golden, MDOtolaryngology Physician1255324026
- Samantha Newbegin-Fraction, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1881886257
Verify Christopher Kumar Sinha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D54929Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
696 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate173 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide116 claims
- Meloxicam58 claims
- Azelastine Hcl44 claims
- Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil41 claims
- Tramadol Hcl28 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $103.93
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Centers For Advanced Ent Care LLCGaithersburg, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Kumar Sinha among 257 otolaryngology physician records in Maryland
Christopher Kumar Sinha, M.D. is one of 257 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 166 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Maryland
There are 257 otolaryngology physician records in Maryland.
All 257 in Maryland → Every provider in Gaithersburg → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Arenstein, MDGaithersburg, MD 208781922091792
- Lindsay Golden, MDGaithersburg, MD 208781255324026
- Anjum Khan, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208891558420232
- James Markwell, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208891629172309
- Jagatkumar Patel, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208891386146587
- Isaac Schwartz, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208891073959649
- David Thompson, MDBethesda, MD 208891134123912
- Paul Wistermayer, MDBethesda, MD 208891457710394
Common questions
What is Christopher Kumar Sinha, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Kumar Sinha, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407850837, issued on Jun 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Kumar Sinha, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 818 W Diamond Ave, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878. Phone: (301) 963-6334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Kumar Sinha, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D54929, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Kumar Sinha, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Kumar Sinha, M.D. had 696 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Kumar Sinha, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.