Christopher James Wester
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Springfield, MO
Christopher James Wester is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1962907147, issued on Mar 28, 2018. Check the license (Missouri 2024012130, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher James Wester
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2024012130 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3555 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 65807
- Phone
- (000) 000-0000
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240816001724); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3555 S National Ave
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Verify Christopher James Wester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2024012130Check 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 orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
81 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 68 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl52 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $9,323.53
51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, 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 3 group practices
- Cherry Health Center, LLCSpringfield, MO
- Healing Arts Center L.L.C.Branson, MO
- Lester E Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher James Wester among 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri
Christopher James Wester is one of 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2018, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 302 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% 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 Missouri 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 Missouri
There are 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Bennett, M.D.Springfield, MO 658071841275559
- Ken Carpenter, M.D.Springfield, MO 658071073726964
- Douglas Duncan, MDSpringfield, MO 658071942243506
- William Duncan, MDSpringfield, MO 658071679516231
- Roy Holand, MDSpringfield, MO 658071073548228
- Heath Melugin, MDSpringfield, MO 658071447614821
- Clyde Parsons, MDSpringfield, MO 658071114907136
- James Shaeffer, M.D.Springfield, MO 658071326187188
Common questions
What is Christopher James Wester's NPI number?
Christopher James Wester's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962907147, issued on Mar 28, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher James Wester located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3555 S National Ave, Springfield, MO, 65807. Phone: (000) 000-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher James Wester's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2024012130, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher James Wester prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher James Wester had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.