Christopher D. Vije, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Austin, TX
Christopher D. Vije, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1316009525, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (Texas N6088, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher D. Vije
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- N6088 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14425 Falconhead Blvd, Austin, TX 78738
- Phone
- (512) 534-5039
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2022
- Fax
- (512) 609-8537
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100823000472); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher D. Vije in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N6088Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
527 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 304 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen86 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl80 claims
- Cephalexin52 claims
- Xtampza Er45 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
- Gabapentin38 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,342.51
139 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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 one group practice
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncCedar Park, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher D. Vije among 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas
Christopher D. Vije, MD is one of 301 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 250 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas.
All 301 in Texas → Every provider in Austin → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eldor Brish, M.D.Austin, TX 787451265692214
- Daniel Frederick, MDAustin, TX 787451801973581
- Genaro Gutierrez, M.D.Austin, TX 787451396971826
- Hector Miranda-Grajales, M.D.West Lake Hills, TX 787461942484100
- Arthur Boyd, MDAustin, TX 787481124689195
- Brannon Frank, M.D.Austin, TX 787481568465763
- Vivek Mahendru, MDAustin, TX 787481316989023
- Bruce Metcalf, MDAustin, TX 787481477173938
Common questions
What is Christopher D. Vije, MD's NPI number?
Christopher D. Vije, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316009525, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher D. Vije, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14425 Falconhead Blvd, Austin, TX, 78738. Phone: (512) 534-5039. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher D. Vije, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N6088, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher D. Vije, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher D. Vije, MD had 527 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher D. Vije, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.