Dr. Christopher L. Short, DO

Dr. Short practices at St Mary's Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Lewiston, Maine.

Dr. Short's NPI, 1528189958, was assigned on April 3, 2007. Dr. Short graduated from UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1995. Dr. Short holds Maine license 1595.

Dr. Short's primary practice is St Mary's Regional Medical Center - HOPD, at 93 Campus Ave, Lewiston, ME 04240.

Dr. Short's primary practice is St Mary's Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Lewiston, Maine. Dr. Short is also affiliated with St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Short to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency, 1 hospice and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account. Dr. Short's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Short practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Family medicine is Dr. Short's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Short is board certified in family practice and osteopathic manipulative medicine by the AOA Board of Family Physicians. Dr. Short is licensed in Maine.

Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, aneurysm, arthritis, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cerebrovascular disease, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension and chronic kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Short treats.

CMS data shows 198 Medicare services from Dr. Short across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 106 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,832 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 106 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Short in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 39 patients. 58% of them have high cholesterol, and 50% have high blood pressure. 38% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Short's median patient age at 63, with 63% women.

In 2024, Dr. Short wrote 5,837 Medicare Part D claims for 473 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,090 of them, across 104 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $443,914 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 797 claims across 32 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Short for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Short accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 132 general payments to Dr. Short from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $421.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Short, most recently NCQA DRP in 2013.

Dr. Short graduated from UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1995. Dr. Short is a member of AOA.

Dr. Short is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.