Christopher L. Yarter, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Centralia, WA
Christopher L. Yarter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Centralia, Washington, and NPI 1508859356, issued on Aug 26, 2005. Check the license (Washington MD 00036021, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher L. Yarter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD 00036021 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1740 Cooks Hill RD, Centralia, WA 98531
- Phone
- (360) 736-7623
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 736-4074
- Medicaid ID
- 8227647 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100105000322); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1740 Cooks Hill RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joel Deming, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285814129
- Eric Demun, MDFamily Medicine Physician1275526014
- Robin Hoeniges, ARNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1578556320
- Kathrynn Jensen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1922617489
- Kenneth Perko, MDFamily Medicine Physician1265425011
Verify Christopher L. Yarter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD 00036021Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,025 Medicare Part D claims for 554 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 233 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium507 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium303 claims
- Losartan Potassium284 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate282 claims
- Lisinopril251 claims
- Omeprazole225 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
- Multicare Health SystemSpokane, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
18 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Centralia
They are 18 of the 1,049 NPPES records with a practice address in Centralia, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Christopher L. Yarter, MD's NPI number?
Christopher L. Yarter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508859356, issued on Aug 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher L. Yarter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 Cooks Hill RD, Centralia, WA, 98531. Phone: (360) 736-7623. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher L. Yarter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD 00036021, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher L. Yarter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher L. Yarter, MD had 7,025 Medicare Part D claims for 554 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.