NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gretchen Marie Christian, D.O.

Hospitalist Physician · Joplin, MO

Gretchen Marie Christian, D.O. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1124275904, issued on Aug 22, 2008. Check the license (Missouri 2015007364, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124275904
Name
Gretchen Marie Christian
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
2015007364 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1102 W 32ND St, Joplin, MO 64804
Phone
(417) 347-4570
Enumerated
Aug 22, 2008
Record last updated
Feb 29, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150709003032); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1102 W 32ND St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Stephanie (smith) Bradshaw, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1013172394
  2. Esther Adams, LPTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1215366927
  3. Amenyedu Adovor, D.O.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1740521327
  4. Ayaz AhmedEmergency Medicine Physician1306541529
  5. Farhan Ahmed, MDHospitalist Physician1144895814
  6. Oluwafemi Ajibola, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1790245835

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

270 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gretchen Christian270
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir19 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
  3. Midodrine Hcl14 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate11 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): 64.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score58.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Freeman-Oak Hill Health SystemJoplin, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

45 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Joplin

They are 45 of the 2,443 NPPES records with a practice address in Joplin, and 930 hospitalist physician records in Missouri.

Other hospitalist physician records in Missouri

  1. Ali Abdelhay, MDSaint Louis, MO1619540606
  2. Philip Abraham, MDSaint Louis, MO1720309016
  3. Bader Abuhazeem, MDSaint Joseph, MO1467098624
  4. Timothy Ackerman, MDSaint Louis, MO1245762921
  5. Yaseen Adam, MDSaint Louis, MO1932278587
  6. Oloruntosin Adeyanju, MDSaint Louis, MO1568738177
  7. Arjab Adhikari, MDSaint Louis, MO1689288904
  8. Florence Adimora-Nweke, M.D.Columbia, MO1184042038
  9. Rodney Adkison, D.O.Jefferson City, MO1164538229
  10. Jacob Adney, MDSaint Louis, MO1679199764

Common questions

What is Gretchen Marie Christian, D.O.'s NPI number?

Gretchen Marie Christian, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124275904, issued on Aug 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gretchen Marie Christian, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1102 W 32ND St, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 347-4570. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gretchen Marie Christian, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2015007364, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gretchen Marie Christian, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gretchen Marie Christian, D.O. had 270 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gretchen Marie Christian, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.7 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.