Christopher Eugene Taggart, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Fruita, CO
Christopher Eugene Taggart, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fruita, Colorado, and NPI 1558541292, issued on Nov 9, 2007. Check the license (Colorado DR-49608, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Eugene Taggart
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- DR-49608 CO
DR.49608 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita, CO 81521
- Phone
- (970) 858-3900
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2025
- Fax
- (970) 858-2202
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151008002851); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Eugene Taggart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR-49608Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,639 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 74 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium100 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium68 claims
- Lisinopril65 claims
- Gabapentin46 claims
- Meloxicam41 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate36 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: $252.44
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Geriatric Medicine Associates, PCLakewood, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Eugene Taggart among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Christopher Eugene Taggart, MD is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fruita
They are 24 of the 192 NPPES records with a practice address in Fruita, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Eugene Taggart, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Eugene Taggart, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558541292, issued on Nov 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Eugene Taggart, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita, CO, 81521. Phone: (970) 858-3900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Eugene Taggart, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR-49608, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Eugene Taggart, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Eugene Taggart, MD had 1,639 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.