NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Shawn West, M.D.

Urology Physician · Gainesville, FL

Christopher Shawn West, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1588735310, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (Florida AD9470826-504670, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588735310
Name
Christopher Shawn West
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
AD9470826-504670 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone
(352) 273-6347
Enumerated
Nov 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080818000563); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2003
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 1600 SW Archer RD

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

  1. Patricia Abbitt, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1629040811
  2. Sherine AbdallaGastroenterology Physician1366862997
  3. Abdalla Abdelkader, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1942087457
  4. Mahmoud AbdelsalamMedical Oncology Physician1912844531
  5. Garrett AbernathyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215870894
  6. Emily Abernethy, MDFamily Medicine Physician1740970482

Verify Christopher Shawn West in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,716 Medicare Part D claims for 661 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 241 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher West1,716
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl508 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl184 claims
  3. Finasteride152 claims
  4. Solifenacin Succinate132 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim89 claims
  6. Myrbetriq75 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $39,939.38

60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher West$39,939
  2. Specialty average$3,800

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. Florida Physician Specialists LLCJacksonville, FL

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

Christopher Shawn West among 1,020 urology physician records in Florida

Christopher Shawn West, M.D. is one of 1,020 urology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 1999 among the 721 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,020 urology physician records in Florida.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chester Algood, MDGainesville, FL 326101578590246
  2. Michael Binder, MDGainesville, FL 326101710976030
  3. Vincent Bird, MDGainesville, FL 326101144259730
  4. Benjamin Canales, MDGainesville, FL 326101952321549
  5. Marc Cohen, MDGainesville, FL 326101629005319
  6. Romano Demarco, MDGainesville, FL 326101093802134
  7. Michael Dennis, MDGainesville, FL 326101598717175
  8. Alexander Gomelsky, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326101730105818

Common questions

What is Christopher Shawn West, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Shawn West, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588735310, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Shawn West, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL, 32610. Phone: (352) 273-6347. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Shawn West, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number AD9470826-504670, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Shawn West, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Shawn West, M.D. had 1,716 Medicare Part D claims for 661 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Shawn West, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.