Christopher Skeehan, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Newport, RI
Christopher Skeehan, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Newport, Rhode Island, and NPI 1306152632, issued on Aug 24, 2010. Check the license (Rhode Island MD16107, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Skeehan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- MD16107 RI
0101250199 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11 Friendship St, Newport, RI 02840
- Phone
- (401) 845-1473
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 25, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (401) 846-4874
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180612001536); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Skeehan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license MD16107Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
697 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 93 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam277 claims
- Celecoxib99 claims
- Methylprednisolone70 claims
- Tramadol Hcl60 claims
- Amoxicillin52 claims
- Oxycodone 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,265.66
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Southcoast Physicians Group IncProvidence, RI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Skeehan among 138 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Rhode Island
Christopher Skeehan, MD is one of 138 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 46% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2013 among the 84 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Rhode Island
There are 138 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Rhode Island.
All 138 in Rhode Island → Every provider in Newport → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nathaniel Alexander, M.D.Newport, RI 028411205369857
- Colin CampbellNewport, RI 028411639708746
- Gwynne Bragdon, M.D.Middletown, RI 028421164430856
- Ross Budacki, M.DMiddletown, RI 028421568724797
- Lawrence Luppi, MDFoster, RI 028251952519019
- Richard Anderson, M.D.Pawtucket, RI 028601821088287
- Steven Blazar, MDPawtucket, RI 028601700825908
- Geret Dubois, MDPawtucket, RI 028601952406332
Common questions
What is Christopher Skeehan, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Skeehan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306152632, issued on Aug 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Skeehan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Friendship St, Newport, RI, 02840. Phone: (401) 845-1473. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Skeehan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD16107, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Skeehan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Skeehan, MD had 697 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.