NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher P. Tower, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Eugene, OR

Christopher P. Tower, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Eugene, Oregon, and NPI 1922355411, issued on Aug 14, 2012. Check the license (Oregon 201502356NP-PP, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922355411
Name
Christopher P. Tower
Credential
PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
201502356NP-PP OR
201502355RN OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
66 Club RD Ste 160, Eugene, OR 97401
Phone
(541) 345-1722
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2012
Record last updated
May 16, 2023
Fax
(541) 485-7049
Medicaid ID
500716446 OR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170125002400); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 66 Club RD Ste 160

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amber Benson, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1487638201
  2. Allison Eckert, ARNP-NP, DNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1174119895
  3. Cory Hoover, MSN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1528610177
  4. Kaitlyn JenkinsPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1427936244
  5. Susan Keller, LPC, M.S. ED.Professional Counselor1124144340
  6. Jill Loy, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1255641205

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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

235 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Tower235
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine59 claims
  2. Clonazepam25 claims
  3. Zolpidem Tartrate17 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl15 claims
  5. Benztropine Mesylate14 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Amber Benson Pmhnp PCEugene, OR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher P. Tower among 1,217 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Oregon

Christopher P. Tower, PMHNP-BC is one of 1,217 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Oregon. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 35% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2019 among the 527 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

104 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Eugene

They are 104 of the 8,239 NPPES records with a practice address in Eugene, and 1,217 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Oregon.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Akins, PMHNPEugene, OR 974011366478166
  2. Bonny Barr, PMHNPEugene, OR 974011144261207
  3. Amber Benson, PMHNPEugene, OR 974011487638201
  4. Cara Chapman, ARNPEugene, OR 974011922101807
  5. Elizabeth Churchill, PMHNPEugene, OR 974011831168756
  6. Linda Donelson, PMHNPEugene, OR 974011700855699
  7. Cindy Kaufman, PMHNPEugene, OR 974011225069073
  8. Christine Menager, PMHNPEugene, OR 974011255490645

Common questions

What is Christopher P. Tower, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Christopher P. Tower, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922355411, issued on Aug 14, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher P. Tower, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 66 Club RD Ste 160, Eugene, OR, 97401. Phone: (541) 345-1722. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher P. Tower, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number 201502356NP-PP, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher P. Tower, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher P. Tower, PMHNP-BC had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.