Payal Mecwan Christian, CRNP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, MD
Payal Mecwan Christian, CRNP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, Maryland, and NPI 1871992933, issued on Aug 14, 2014. Check the license (Maryland R173075, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Payal Mecwan Christian
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- R173075 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5755 Cedar LN, Columbia, MD 21044
- Phone
- (410) 740-7890
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151110000928); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Payal Mecwan Christian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license R173075Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
156 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
- Eliquis11 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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): 86.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, IncColumbia, MD
- Lifebridge Community Gastroenterology LLCPikesville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Payal Mecwan Christian among 755 acute care nurse practitioner records in Maryland
Payal Mecwan Christian, CRNP is one of 755 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2014, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 37% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2017 among the 494 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 363LA2100X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Maryland
There are 755 acute care nurse practitioner records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Payal Mecwan Christian, CRNP's NPI number?
Payal Mecwan Christian, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871992933, issued on Aug 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Payal Mecwan Christian, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5755 Cedar LN, Columbia, MD, 21044. Phone: (410) 740-7890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Payal Mecwan Christian, CRNP's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number R173075, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Payal Mecwan Christian, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Payal Mecwan Christian, CRNP had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Payal Mecwan Christian, CRNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.8 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.