Francis Gilbert Christian, M.D
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Tavares, FL
Francis Gilbert Christian, M.D is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Tavares, Florida, and NPI 1780004903, issued on Apr 27, 2014. Check the license (Florida ME148069, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francis Gilbert Christian
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- ME148069 FL
32848 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1876 Nightingale LN, Tavares, FL 32778
- Phone
- (352) 742-4447
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2024
- Fax
- (352) 742-4448
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210610002134); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1876 Nightingale LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rosemary Cirelli, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1043205552
- Alaa Iskandar, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1679773725
- Levi Marcellin, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1760097794
- Francisco Montoya, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1841285343
- Alba Rivera-Diaz, MD, LNDPulmonary Disease Physician1265667331
Verify Francis Gilbert Christian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME148069Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,008 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta142 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa77 claims
- Prednisone75 claims
- Montelukast Sodium63 claims
- Eszopiclone58 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate54 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: $8,590.58
75 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 2 group practices
- Florida Hospital Healthcare Partners, IncTavares, FL
- Florida Hospital Medical Group IncApopka, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Francis Gilbert Christian among 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida
Francis Gilbert Christian, M.D is one of 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 1999 among the 790 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida.
All 1,045 in Florida → Every provider in Tavares → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rosemary Cirelli, MDTavares, FL 327781043205552
- Alaa Iskandar, M.D.Tavares, FL 327781679773725
- Francisco Montoya, MDTavares, FL 327781841285343
- Alba Rivera-Diaz, MD, LNDTavares, FL 327781265667331
- Jenna Gibilaro, M.D.Sanford, FL 327711356609366
- Mohammed Al Azzawi, MDWinter Park, FL 327891790246817
- Sigfredo Aldarondo, MDWinter Park, FL 327891346247467
- Manuel Betancourt-Ramirez, M.D.Winter Park, FL 327891154523397
Common questions
What is Francis Gilbert Christian, M.D's NPI number?
Francis Gilbert Christian, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780004903, issued on Apr 27, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francis Gilbert Christian, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1876 Nightingale LN, Tavares, FL, 32778. Phone: (352) 742-4447. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francis Gilbert Christian, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME148069, 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 Francis Gilbert Christian, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francis Gilbert Christian, M.D had 1,008 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Francis Gilbert 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.