Christopher S. Valentine, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Buford, GA
Christopher S. Valentine, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Buford, Georgia, and NPI 1679913628, issued on Jul 3, 2013. Check the license (Georgia 72840, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher S. Valentine
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License numbers
- 72840 GA
006442 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4225 S Lee St, Buford, GA 30518
- Phone
- (470) 326-3885
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240429000978); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher S. Valentine in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 72840Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
128 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $85.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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 2 group practices
- American Current Care PATucker, GA
- Grupo Medico DE Georgia, LLCNorcross, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher S. Valentine among 316 general practice physician records in Georgia
Christopher S. Valentine, M.D. is one of 316 general practice physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 49% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 49% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2000 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in Georgia
There are 316 general practice physician records in Georgia.
All 316 in Georgia → Every provider in Buford → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hazim Farisi, M.D.Buford, GA 305181700938123
- Linda Jo Saunders, M.DBuford, GA 305181124062229
- Opal White, NPSugar Hill, GA 305181720395056
- Calixto Cornavaca Diaz, M.D.Buford, GA 305191326381625
- Hoyt Gazaway, M.D.Buford, GA 305191710088505
- Ellis Mossaded, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305071790195261
- Jason Burch, MDGainesville, GA 305061306106349
- A Westmoreland, MDDahlonega, GA 305331992771661
Common questions
What is Christopher S. Valentine, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher S. Valentine, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679913628, issued on Jul 3, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher S. Valentine, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4225 S Lee St, Buford, GA, 30518. Phone: (470) 326-3885. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher S. Valentine, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 72840, 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 S. Valentine, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher S. Valentine, M.D. had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.