Michael J. Christie, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN
Michael J. Christie, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1841255346, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 15691, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael J. Christie
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 15691 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Patterson St, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 342-0038
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (615) 329-4469
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040612000179); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael J. Christie in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15691Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
431 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam151 claims
- Amoxicillin60 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl51 claims
- Cephalexin23 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl20 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium19 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): 100 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: $4,392.57
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncClarksville, TN
- Tristar Joint Replacement Institute LLCBrentwood, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael J. Christie among 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee
Michael J. Christie, MD is one of 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2003 among the 306 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 467 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Bruno, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031154321883
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- David Deboer, MDNashville, TN 372031942265400
- William Gavigan, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031336149087
- Stanley Hopp, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031225038979
- David Jones, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031174523476
- Robert Lowe, MDNashville, TN 372031669445813
- Jefferson Morrison, MDNashville, TN 372031609831916
Common questions
What is Michael J. Christie, MD's NPI number?
Michael J. Christie, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841255346, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael J. Christie, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Patterson St, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 342-0038. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael J. Christie, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 15691, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael J. Christie, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael J. Christie, MD had 431 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael J. Christie, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.