Christopher Whitcomb
Physician Assistant โข Spokane, WA
120 W Mission Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
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Christopher Whitcomb is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on May 17, 2018; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 44 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 99349 โ Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day: 44 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2022 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2023). CPT notice
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 2,216 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Xtampza Er (Oxycodone Myristate) โ 197 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 149 prescription fills, including refills.
- Gabapentin โ 145 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 71 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Spokane, WA (2024, 187 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 280. Middle half: 115 to 1,102.
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 2,001 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 244. Middle half: 75 to 797.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 93 in 2020 to 44 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
120 W Mission Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Select Outpatient Services Inc; Select Rehabilitation, Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Aurora
2018
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $4,770 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $397 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
30-day fills
2,218 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$283,730 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2023
All general payments: $46.20 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $46.20 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Eli Lilly and Company: $46.20 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2023 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
8 years (graduated 2018)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2018 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2018
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Christopher Whitcomb has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Christopher Whitcomb as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Spokane and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Spokane, WA (2024, 187 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 280. Middle half: 115 to 1,102.
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 2,001 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 244. Middle half: 75 to 797.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Spokane, WA (2024, 187 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,032. Middle half: $1,197 to $122,373.
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 2,001 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,328. Middle half: $751 to $64,764.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Christopher Whitcomb are from 2023.
315 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Spokane, WA (3,718 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Spokane
14.3% of these 315 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
68.9% of these 315 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 53% from 93 in 2020 to 44 in 2023.
- 2020: 93
- 2021: 753
- 2022: 794
- 2023: 44
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 54% from $10,321 in 2020 to $4,770 in 2023.
- 2020: $10,321
- 2021: $66,627
- 2022: $63,282
- 2023: $4,770
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 95% from $8,016 in 2020 to $397 in 2023.
- 2020: $8,016
- 2021: $49,279
- 2022: $42,859
- 2023: $397
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 71% from 1,296 in 2020 to 2,216 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,296
- 2021: 5,485
- 2022: 6,781
- 2023: 3,602
- 2024: 2,216
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30-day fills
30-day fills varied from year to year: 2,197 in 2020 and 2,218 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,197
- 2021: 5,726
- 2022: 6,928
- 2023: 3,638
- 2024: 2,218
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 334% from $65,429 in 2020 to $283,730 in 2024.
- 2020: $65,429
- 2021: $245,704
- 2022: $426,497
- 2023: $256,536
- 2024: $283,730
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $78.87 in 2021 to $46.20 in 2023.
- 2021: $78.87
- 2022: $115.46
- 2023: $46.20
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2023 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $46.20.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRULICITY | General | $23.80 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRULICITY | General | $22.40 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99349
Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
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44 | 44 | $209.39 | $108.42 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Xtampza Er | Oxycodone Myristate | 197 | 2,766 | $76,662.58 | 17 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 149 | 1,680 | $4,256.96 | 16 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 145 | 4,327 | $4,044.09 | 19 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 111 | 2,096 | $7,122.99 | 17 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 110 | 1,764 | $1,238.82 | 13 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 80 | 2,206 | $2,014.82 | 14 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 72 | 1,008 | $22,572.01 | โ |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 56 | 630 | $1,466.42 | 12 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 54 | 1,584 | $1,601.35 | 11 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 54 | 166 | $1,378.68 | 15 |
| Morphine Sulfate | Morphine Sulfate | 45 | 321 | $1,249.65 | 21 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 44 | 931 | $434.01 | 15 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 39 | 1,145 | $803.90 | โ |
| Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Lispro | 36 | 382 | $1,457.22 | โ |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 31 | 434 | $9,995.71 | โ |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 31 | 930 | $826.72 | โ |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 29 | 604 | $925.36 | โ |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 27 | 795 | $709.40 | โ |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 27 | 810 | $894.44 | โ |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 27 | 420 | $17,119.17 | โ |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 26 | 776 | $776.72 | โ |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 25 | 332 | $7,692.43 | โ |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 25 | 749 | $670.47 | โ |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 23 | 147 | $663.40 | 17 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 23 | 618 | $832.35 | โ |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20260523000385
OR
2264782077
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Select Rehabilitation, Llc
2600 Compass Rd, Glenview, IL 600268001
Select Outpatient Services Inc
2600 Compass Rd, Glenview, IL 600268001
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Pharmacist
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Pharmacist
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
Family Medicine
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 120 W MISSION AVE, SPOKANE, WA 99201 (Tel: 5093264343)
Registered at 120 W MISSION AVE, SPOKANE, WA 992012358 (Tel: 5093264343)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER WHITCOMB
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 120 W MISSION AVE, SPOKANE, WA 992012358 (Tel: 5093264343)
Registered at 205 N SABLE BLVD UNIT 5305, AURORA, CO 800110823 (Tel: 3602029839)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER WHITCOMB, PA-C
Physician Assistant
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Spokane
- Lori Tschetter, PA-C
- John Boyd, PA-C
- Alexis Zander, PA-C
- Alexandra Trotter, PA-C
- Christina Smith, PA-C
- Marty Malone, PA-C
Mailing Address
120 W Mission Ave
Spokane, WA 992012358
Phone: 5093264343