Christopher Michael Waggoner
Hospitalist Physician · Knoxville, TN
Christopher Michael Waggoner is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1780038521, issued on Apr 18, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 3725, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Michael Waggoner
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 3725 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1924 Alcoa Hwy # U56, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 305-9081
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2024
- Fax
- (865) 305-8769
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190829000801); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1924 Alcoa Hwy # U56
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Michael Waggoner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 3725Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
418 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Nifedipine Er21 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
- Eliquis17 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate15 claims
- Furosemide15 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 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): 95.7 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: $172.82
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- University Health System, Inc.Knoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Michael Waggoner among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee
Christopher Michael Waggoner is one of 426 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 66% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.
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- Richard Bremer, MDKnoxville, TN 379201245218981
- Daniel Brewer, MDKnoxville, TN 379201013975168
- Anthony Cabrera, MDKnoxville, TN 379201316984008
- Felix Chaltry, D.O.Knoxville, TN 379201346212958
- Srilatha Chilukuri, MDKnoxville, TN 379201306939178
Common questions
What is Christopher Michael Waggoner's NPI number?
Christopher Michael Waggoner's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780038521, issued on Apr 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Michael Waggoner located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1924 Alcoa Hwy # U56, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 305-9081. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Michael Waggoner's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3725, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Michael Waggoner prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Michael Waggoner had 418 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Michael Waggoner's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.