Cristi Nicole Vaughn, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Tuscaloosa, AL
Cristi Nicole Vaughn, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1396949020, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 30048, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristi Nicole Vaughn
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 30048 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 809 University Blvd E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
- Phone
- (205) 759-7122
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100726000486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cristi Nicole Vaughn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 30048Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin22 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 34.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $26.55
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Baldwin Emergency Physicians, P.C..Fairhope, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristi Nicole Vaughn among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama
Cristi Nicole Vaughn, M.D. is one of 678 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Alabama
There are 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 678 in Alabama → Every provider in Tuscaloosa → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paige BellTuscaloosa, AL 354011629565528
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- Eric Curley, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354011144667627
- Nathan Hadley, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354011992188890
- Alan Heins, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354011093727174
- Robert Jones, DOTuscaloosa, AL 354011790487304
- Jeremey Lindley, DOTuscaloosa, AL 354011285724104
- Christopher Mann, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354011699092486
Common questions
What is Cristi Nicole Vaughn, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cristi Nicole Vaughn, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396949020, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristi Nicole Vaughn, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 809 University Blvd E, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401. Phone: (205) 759-7122. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristi Nicole Vaughn, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 30048, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cristi Nicole Vaughn, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristi Nicole Vaughn, M.D. had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cristi Nicole Vaughn, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 34.1 of 100. 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.