Claiborne Ashby Christian, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Southaven, MS
Claiborne Ashby Christian, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Southaven, Mississippi, and NPI 1932121662, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 11962, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claiborne Ashby Christian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- 11962 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7580 Clarington CV, Southaven, MS 38671
- Phone
- (901) 641-3000
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (901) 259-1698
- Medicaid ID
- 00574531 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090416000272); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records → All 19 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 7580 Clarington CV
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mackenzie Brannan, PTPhysical Therapist1780318295
- James Fortune, M.D.Surgery Physician1861538951
- Melanie Hays, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1215455639
- Nancyanne Hickman, P.T.Physical Therapist1821474107
- Whitney Horner, PTPhysical Therapist1457845836
- Meredith McCormick, PTPhysical Therapist1932629805
Verify Claiborne Ashby Christian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 11962Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
580 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 166 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam210 claims
- Tramadol Hcl93 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium73 claims
- Methylprednisolone64 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Celecoxib35 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15.89
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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
- Msk Group PCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Claiborne Ashby Christian among 19 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Mississippi
Claiborne Ashby Christian, M.D. is one of 19 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 79% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2000 among the 14 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 84% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 19 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Mississippi.
All 19 in Mississippi → Every provider in Southaven → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marie Barron, PT, OCS, CMTSouthaven, MS 386711407263056
- Daniel Boyd, M.D.Oxford, MS 386551922033927
- Kurre Luber, MDOxford, MS 386551689793507
- Cooper Terry, MDOxford, MS 386551407887797
- Richard Rainey, MDTupelo, MS 388011063624948
- John Foropoulos, M.D.Corinth, MS 388341528089794
- Randall Frazier, M.D.Corinth, MS 388341851314033
- Jason Craft, M.D.Jackson, MS 392021184753485
Common questions
What is Claiborne Ashby Christian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Claiborne Ashby Christian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932121662, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claiborne Ashby Christian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7580 Clarington CV, Southaven, MS, 38671. Phone: (901) 641-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claiborne Ashby Christian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 11962, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Claiborne Ashby Christian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claiborne Ashby Christian, M.D. had 580 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Claiborne Ashby Christian, 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.