NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Mark Vaughn, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Toccoa, GA

Christopher Mark Vaughn, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Toccoa, Georgia, and NPI 1861404295, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 45999, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1861404295
Name
Christopher Mark Vaughn
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
45999 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
58 Big A RD, Toccoa, GA 30577
Phone
(706) 886-9693
Enumerated
Aug 13, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(706) 886-7843
Medicaid IDs
000871978A GA
000871978B GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050331000533); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1989
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 58 Big A RD

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

  1. Muhammad Ali, M.D.Nephrology Physician1730355850
  2. Siobhan BrennanFamily Nurse Practitioner1437672714
  3. Misty Bryant, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1073232047
  4. Morgan Carter, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972127173
  5. Shannon Chatman, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1538151253
  6. Charles Cosby, DOFamily Medicine Physician1750957361

Verify Christopher Mark Vaughn in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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90% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

657 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 416 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Vaughn657
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl124 claims
  2. Acetaminophen-Codeine91 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen81 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen64 claims
  5. Celecoxib60 claims
  6. Hydromorphone Hcl55 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: $54.06

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Vaughn$54
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Stephens County Hospital Physician Group LLCToccoa, GA

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

Christopher Mark Vaughn among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia

Christopher Mark Vaughn, M.D. is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Burke, DOAthens, GA 306011659809846
  2. Charles Ogburn, MDAthens, GA 306011306059613
  3. David Bacastow, MDAthens, GA 306051770541617
  4. John Dorris, MDAthens, GA 306061104807429
  5. Mason Florence, MDAthens, GA 306061720285398
  6. Leon Hubrich, M.D.Athens, GA 306061427016351
  7. Ormonde Mahoney, MDAthens, GA 306061518948835
  8. Fayette McElhannon, M.D.Athens, GA 306061437107513

Common questions

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

Christopher Mark Vaughn, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861404295, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Mark Vaughn, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 58 Big A RD, Toccoa, GA, 30577. Phone: (706) 886-9693. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Georgia license number 45999, 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 Mark Vaughn, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Mark Vaughn, M.D. had 657 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.