NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher J. Waldschmidt, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Topeka, KS

Christopher J. Waldschmidt, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Topeka, Kansas, and NPI 1154384626, issued on Apr 7, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 429153, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; 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
1154384626
Name
Christopher J. Waldschmidt
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
429153 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 SW 7TH St, Topeka, KS 66606
Phone
(785) 295-5346
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(785) 231-5930
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050223000610); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1998
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 1700 SW 7TH St

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

  1. Oladapo AkinsipeFamily Medicine Physician1659780682
  2. Cheryl Allen, RD,LD, CDERegistered Dietitian1275779183
  3. Kevin Bamberger, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1306293071
  4. Courtney Barger, CRNA, DNAPCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1265163190
  5. Angela Becker, APRNNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1407871783
  6. Lexi Becker, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1154032811

Verify Christopher J. Waldschmidt in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
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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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41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

319 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Waldschmidt319
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
  2. Doxycycline Monohydrate41 claims
  3. Cephalexin38 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone24 claims
  5. Azithromycin20 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl18 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mep Kansas LLCOverland Park, KS

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

Christopher J. Waldschmidt among 459 emergency medicine physician records in Kansas

Christopher J. Waldschmidt, MD is one of 459 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 77% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2011 among the 270 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

47 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Topeka

They are 47 of the 4,851 NPPES records with a practice address in Topeka, and 459 emergency medicine physician records in Kansas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kevin Bamberger, M.D.Topeka, KS 666061306293071
  2. Roger Goldenberg, MDTopeka, KS 666061558345769
  3. Natalie Griego, MDTopeka, KS 666061821072075
  4. Rebecca Hierholzer, MDTopeka, KS 666061912969916
  5. Marianna Poulose, DOTopeka, KS 666061023086824
  6. Kennen Thompson, MDTopeka, KS 666061720087109
  7. David Whitmer, DOTopeka, KS 666061568789519
  8. Veronica Diedrich, DOTopeka, KS 666041679150304

Common questions

What is Christopher J. Waldschmidt, MD's NPI number?

Christopher J. Waldschmidt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154384626, issued on Apr 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher J. Waldschmidt, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 SW 7TH St, Topeka, KS, 66606. Phone: (785) 295-5346. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher J. Waldschmidt, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 429153, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher J. Waldschmidt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher J. Waldschmidt, MD had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.