Christopher Eric Sward, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Cartersville, GA
Christopher Eric Sward, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cartersville, Georgia, and NPI 1164587267, issued on Dec 27, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 045638, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Eric Sward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 045638 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 Gentilly Blvd, Cartersville, GA 30120
- Phone
- (770) 382-2580
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 386-7910
- Medicaid ID
- 000790765A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060111000876); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 150 Gentilly Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jamie Adams, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1811306947
- Anna Anello, DPTPhysical Therapist1043796634
- Caitlin Balawender, AGACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1356887426
- Mary Barfield, MDFamily Medicine Physician1184647984
- Sarah Bell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1366089823
- Digant Bhatt, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1902045495
Verify Christopher Eric Sward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 045638Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,427 Medicare Part D claims for 1,054 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 461 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium947 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate654 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium483 claims
- Telmisartan400 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium385 claims
- Lisinopril382 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): 77.5 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: $936.65
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Harbin Clinic LLCCartersville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Eric Sward among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Christopher Eric Sward, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cartersville
They are 35 of the 938 NPPES records with a practice address in Cartersville, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Eric Sward, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Eric Sward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164587267, issued on Dec 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Eric Sward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Gentilly Blvd, Cartersville, GA, 30120. Phone: (770) 382-2580. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Eric Sward, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 045638, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Eric Sward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Eric Sward, MD had 14,427 Medicare Part D claims for 1,054 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Eric Sward, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.