NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Vare, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Columbus, NJ

Christopher Vare, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, New Jersey, and NPI 1558688986, issued on Apr 25, 2010. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08670900, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1558688986
Name
Christopher Vare
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
25MA08670900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
23659 Columbus RD Ste 4, Columbus, NJ 08022
Phone
(609) 238-3304
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2010
Record last updated
Feb 16, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101018001062); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2007
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 23659 Columbus RD Ste 4

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

  1. Courtney D'Annunzio, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1871221028
  2. Davonnie Dunn, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144302530
  3. Lydia Grebe, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1780788729
  4. David Kopsco, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659916054
  5. Toni Seibert, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1861860256

Verify Christopher Vare in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

8,338 Medicare Part D claims for 632 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 376 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Vare8,338
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium469 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium350 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate322 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium292 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium225 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate223 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: $889.33

51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, 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.

  1. Christopher Vare$889.33
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Advocare, LLCHaddonfield, NJ

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

Christopher Vare among 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey

Christopher Vare, M.D. is one of 2,770 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 1,875 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 207Q00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus

They are 10 of the 111 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eddie AkroutColumbus, NJ 080221013371632
  2. Robert Bross, MDColumbus, NJ 080221538142054
  3. Paul Devers, M.D.Columbus, NJ 080221376514968
  4. Davonnie Dunn, MDColumbus, NJ 080221144302530
  5. Renee Hickman, MDColumbus, NJ 080221619917788
  6. Maria Lugo, M.D.Columbus, NJ 080221669488375
  7. Tara Pellegrino, D.O.Columbus, NJ 080221043531247
  8. Brandi Rappaport, MDColumbus, NJ 080221609835248

Common questions

What is Christopher Vare, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Vare, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558688986, issued on Apr 25, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Vare, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23659 Columbus RD Ste 4, Columbus, NJ, 08022. Phone: (609) 238-3304. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Vare, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08670900, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Vare, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Vare, M.D. had 8,338 Medicare Part D claims for 632 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.