Christopher Thomas Stark, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Franklin, TN
Christopher Thomas Stark, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Franklin, Tennessee, and NPI 1316934813, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD25956, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Thomas Stark
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD25956 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3000 Edward Curd LN, Franklin, TN 37067
- Phone
- (615) 791-2657
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2026
- Fax
- (615) 791-2639
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090723000715); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3000 Edward Curd LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Hayley Anderson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1740860949
- Matthew Anderson, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1689105538
- Scott Arthur, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1396713715
- Braden Askvig, DPTPhysical Therapist1417574096
- Michael Bell, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1114034675
- Roger Blandford, PA-C, ATCPhysician Assistant1740373117
Verify Christopher Thomas Stark in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD25956Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
330 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam190 claims
- Cephalexin52 claims
- Methylprednisolone36 claims
- Nabumetone27 claims
- Mupirocin11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $341.67
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sirtex Medical Inc. 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 2 group practices
- Bone And Joint Institute OF Tennessee IncFranklin, TN
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncSmyrna, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Thomas Stark among 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee
Christopher Thomas Stark, MD is one of 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 306 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 47% 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee
There are 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 467 in Tennessee → Every provider in Franklin → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Anderson, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671689105538
- George Buckner, MDFranklin, TN 370671376703298
- Cory Calendine, MDFranklin, TN 370671417973249
- Jeffrey Cook, MDFranklin, TN 370671194744920
- Casey Davidson, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671639519903
- Pradyumna Gurusamy, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671831540335
- Ethan Kellum, MDFranklin, TN 370671396907705
- Saurabh Mehta, MDFranklin, TN 370671992268189
Common questions
What is Christopher Thomas Stark, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Thomas Stark, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316934813, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Thomas Stark, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 Edward Curd LN, Franklin, TN, 37067. Phone: (615) 791-2657. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Thomas Stark, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD25956, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Thomas Stark, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Thomas Stark, MD had 330 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Thomas Stark, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 of 100. 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.