Christopher Tobin Taylor, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Knoxville, TN
Christopher Tobin Taylor, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1013911791, issued on Jun 9, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 29986, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Tobin Taylor
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 29986 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1124 E Weisgarber RD, Knoxville, TN 37909
- Phone
- (865) 584-0905
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 584-3892
- Medicaid ID
- 3818880 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100512000546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Tobin Taylor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29986Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,477 Medicare Part D claims for 728 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost775 claims
- Tobramycin307 claims
- Timolol Maleate236 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate159 claims
- Erythromycin153 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol147 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): 96 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: $93.42
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight 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
- Campbell Cunningham Taylor PCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Tobin Taylor among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
Christopher Tobin Taylor, MD is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% 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, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 55% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
All 366 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Barb, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379091609137595
- Philip Campbell, MDKnoxville, TN 379091821092560
- Leslie Cunningham, MDKnoxville, TN 379091073517728
- Christopher Haggerty, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379091609883479
- John Hoskins, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379091205832615
- Andrew Johnston, MDKnoxville, TN 379091912404922
- Gary Gitschlag, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161699856567
- Allyson Schmitt, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161457402216
Common questions
What is Christopher Tobin Taylor, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Tobin Taylor, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013911791, issued on Jun 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Tobin Taylor, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1124 E Weisgarber RD, Knoxville, TN, 37909. Phone: (865) 584-0905. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Tobin Taylor, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 29986, 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 Tobin Taylor, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Tobin Taylor, MD had 2,477 Medicare Part D claims for 728 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Tobin Taylor, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96 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.