Christopher W. Sturbaum, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Spokane Valley, WA
Christopher W. Sturbaum, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Spokane Valley, Washington, and NPI 1457361560, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00034861, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher W. Sturbaum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- MD00034861 WA
025209 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16010 E Indiana Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99216
- Phone
- (509) 928-8040
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (509) 928-0784
- Medicaid IDs
- 806563800 ID
8208076 WA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110112000576); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16010 E Indiana Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Casey Claypool, ODOptometrist1447480579
- Jessica CouchOptometrist1043926124
- Jason Croskrey, MDOphthalmology Physician1609118439
- Gary Wagner, CRNARegistered Nurse1699842229
- Ashlin Zarate, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRYOptometrist1952036659
Verify Christopher W. Sturbaum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00034861Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,828 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate366 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine291 claims
- Latanoprost158 claims
- Ofloxacin125 claims
- Restasis118 claims
- Moxifloxacin98 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): 98 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: $1,532.00
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Sight Partners Physicians PCSpokane Valley, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher W. Sturbaum among 522 ophthalmology physician records in Washington
Christopher W. Sturbaum, MD is one of 522 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207W00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Washington
There are 522 ophthalmology physician records in Washington.
All 522 in Washington → Every provider in Spokane Valley → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Croskrey, MDSpokane Valley, WA 992161609118439
- Jonathan Haymore, M.D.Spokane Valley, WA 992161811191372
- Loren Seery, MDSpokane Valley, WA 992161407069123
- Donald Stone, M.D.Spokane Valley, WA 992161790744860
- Gary Fillmore, M.D.Spokane, WA 992181265413769
- Daniel Lattin, M.D.Spokane, WA 992081720085947
- Robert Hander, MDSpokane Valley, WA 992061124089966
- Rory Allar, M.D.Spokane, WA 992041326272691
Common questions
What is Christopher W. Sturbaum, MD's NPI number?
Christopher W. Sturbaum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457361560, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher W. Sturbaum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16010 E Indiana Ave, Spokane Valley, WA, 99216. Phone: (509) 928-8040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher W. Sturbaum, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00034861, 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 W. Sturbaum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher W. Sturbaum, MD had 1,828 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher W. Sturbaum, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98 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.