Christopher L. Willingham, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Panama City, FL
Christopher L. Willingham, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Panama City, Florida, and NPI 1225096183, issued on May 2, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME90865, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher L. Willingham
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- ME90865 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2577 Huntcliff LN, Panama City, FL 32405
- Phone
- (850) 763-7007
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (850) 763-7002
- Medicaid ID
- 270088300 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041228000472); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher L. Willingham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME90865Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
649 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate133 claims
- Latanoprost56 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim55 claims
- Timolol Maleate50 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol43 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate37 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $524.77
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Southern Vitreoretinal Associates, PLTallahassee, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher L. Willingham among 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida
Christopher L. Willingham, M.D. is one of 1,581 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 81% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1999 among the 1,039 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida.
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- Benjamin Hasty, M.D.Panama City, FL 324051831137595
- Richard Mauer, MDPanama City, FL 324051417939067
- Darren Payne, M.D.Panama City, FL 324051871505412
- Jeffrey Pyne, D.O.Panama City, FL 324051649204355
- Seymour Rosen, MDMarianna, FL 324461932151859
Common questions
What is Christopher L. Willingham, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher L. Willingham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225096183, issued on May 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher L. Willingham, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2577 Huntcliff LN, Panama City, FL, 32405. Phone: (850) 763-7007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher L. Willingham, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME90865, 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 L. Willingham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher L. Willingham, M.D. had 649 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher L. Willingham, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.