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Dr. Christopher M. Allen, MD

Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
14
In the NPI registry since
2012
Medicare patients seen, 2024
623

Licensed in California since 2022, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2012Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  • 2012Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency Medicine Physician primary
    CA license A180202 (first issued 2022; current) · MO license 2019009735 · NC license 2021-00892
  • Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician
    NC license 2021-00892

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Emergency Medicine per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
623
Services billed
1,487
Patients’ average age
78
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making265258
Management of oxygen chamber therapy23250
Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less12673
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making120119
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes8978
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only8376
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes5744
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes5454
Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less4712
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes2222

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Medicare prescriptions

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Cephalexin
Other prescribers in Durham, NC
21
Ondansetron Odt (ondansetron)
Other prescribers in Durham, NC
13

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 3 companies reported 4 payments worth $439 in total to this clinician.

By company
Heartflow, Inc.$306
Shockwave Medical, Inc$106
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC$27.19
By type
Food and Beverage$439

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in North Carolina →

Other Emergency Medicine clinicians in Durham

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated July 11, 2022), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1477812170. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.