Christopher Branden Vincent, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Des Moines, IA
Christopher Branden Vincent, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1497916589, issued on Jun 20, 2008. Check the license (Iowa 40074, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Branden Vincent
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 40074 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 Laurel St Ste A, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 247-8400
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2025
- Fax
- (515) 248-8888
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120621000585); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 450 Laurel St Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Branden Vincent in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 40074Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
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): 97.6 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: $78.65
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, 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.
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
- Iowa Orthopaedic Center PCDes Moines, IA
- Mercy Medical Center-NewtonNewton, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Branden Vincent among 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Iowa
Christopher Branden Vincent, M.D. is one of 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 151 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 42% 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 Iowa 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 Iowa
There are 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Iowa.
All 257 in Iowa → Every provider in Des Moines → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Ash, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141295796670
- Steven Aviles, MDDes Moines, IA 503141902913676
- Jeffrey Farber, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141700847134
- Kyle Galles, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141467413781
- Joseph Galles, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141457312837
- Todd Harbach, MDDes Moines, IA 503141407923758
- Timothy Kenney, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141639130081
- Joshua Kimelman, D.O.Des Moines, IA 503141063472942
Common questions
What is Christopher Branden Vincent, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Branden Vincent, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497916589, issued on Jun 20, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Branden Vincent, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Laurel St Ste A, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 247-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Branden Vincent, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 40074, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Branden Vincent, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Branden Vincent, M.D. had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Branden Vincent, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.