Christopher Thomas, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Mount Vernon, Washington.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 25,775 in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Christopher Thomas, D.O. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83.5/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 646 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 83.5/100
- MIPS score · 0 vs avg
- 646
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥39th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1386038164 · Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-INLINE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1386038164
- ENUM-MID 2015
- TAX-MID 26K Orthopaedic Surgery
- MIPS-INLINE 83.5/100
- RX-LIGHT 646
- BOOK-LIGHT 693 in Washington
- PHOTO-FINISH Christopher Manseau · ±0.1
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Christopher Mans…
Christopher Manseau
83.4 MIPS pts
- Samuel Ashby · n…
Samuel Ashby
83.4 MIPS pts
- Christopher Halp…
Christopher Halphen
83.4 MIPS pts
- Thomas · this pr…
Thomas · this provider
83.5 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Christopher Thomas, D.O.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
84 ≥ 39th percentile 39% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Christopher Thomas, D.O. sits
This provider among orthopaedic surgery physician peers
Across the 7,229 orthopaedic surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Christopher Thomas, D.O. writes more Part D claims than 81% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 51% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one orthopaedic surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Christopher Thomas, D.O.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
Christopher Thomas, D.O. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Christopher Thomas, D.O.?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Washington
How Orthopaedic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Washington providers
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician ranks #52 among Washington's specialties (0.3% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Washington provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Christopher Thomas, D.O.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 83.5/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 measured reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Specialty volume Orthopaedic Surgery Physician US NPIs
83.5/100 MIPS final score - 0.0 pts above the 83.5 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery Physician. Quality dim: 74.1.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1386038164 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | D.O. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/19/2015 |
Verify this provider's license
PlainDoctor pulls this profile from the CMS NPPES public registry. Confirm Christopher Thomas, D.O.'s current license status, disciplinary history, and board certifications with the Washington State Department of Health, Medical Quality Assurance Commission in Washington before relying on this page for a clinical or care decision.
How we sourced this profile
Profile fields combine the CMS NPPES monthly snapshot (provider directory, taxonomy, and address) with calendar-year 2023 Medicare Part D and MIPS public-use files when records are present. NPI 1386038164 is the unique 10-digit identifier CMS uses to link Thomas across every Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA-covered transaction. Read full methodology →
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Christopher Thomas, D.O. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Christopher Thomas, D.O.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$20
Largest payer
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Christopher Thomas, D.O.. To verify Christopher Thomas, D.O.'s current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 722
- Total Day Supply
- 11,882
- Generic Drug Cost
- $5K
- Opioid Claims
- 112 (17.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 72
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.99
- Gender Split
- 66% female / 34% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Christopher Thomas, D.O. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate
Hydroxyzine Pamoate
120 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium
Diclofenac Sodium
111 claims
- Meloxicam
Meloxicam
61 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
58 claims
- Ondansetron Odt
Ondansetron Odt
53 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
49 claims
- Amoxicillin 39
Amoxicillin
39 claims
- Naproxen 38
Naproxen
38 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate | 120 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 111 |
| Meloxicam | 61 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 58 |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 53 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 49 |
| Amoxicillin | 39 |
| Naproxen | 38 |
| Gabapentin | 34 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 15 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Overview
How Christopher Thomas, D.O. fits within the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
Christopher Thomas, D.O.'s 646 claims are above the specialty average of 324.
Nationwide Orthopaedic Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Thomas, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (83.5 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2015)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in Washington
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Thomas.
One of 693 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Washington, 5 are shown here.
Compare Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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