Dr. Christopher Payne, MD

Dr. Payne practices at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, New Mexico, part of San Juan Regional Medical Center.

Dr. Payne's NPI, 1477962876, was assigned on August 11, 2014. Dr. Payne holds New Mexico license MD2020-1026.

Dr. Payne's primary practice is San Juan Regional Medical Center, at 801 West Maple Street, Farmington, NM 87401 in San Juan County. The practice phone is (505) 609-2000.

Dr. Payne's primary practice is San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, New Mexico, part of San Juan Regional Medical Center. Dr. Payne is also affiliated with CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos. The medical group on file is Seton Family of Doctors. Dmand AI also links Dr. Payne to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Payne practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Payne's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Payne's licenses on file in 2 states: New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 128 Medicare services from Dr. Payne across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 115 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,708 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 115 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Payne in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 60 patients. 74% of them have arthritis, and 71% have high blood pressure. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Payne's median patient age at 70, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Payne wrote 63 Medicare Part D claims for 33 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $218 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 77 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Payne for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Payne accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Payne as offering telehealth. CMS counts 14 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Payne, more than 31% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 55 general payments to Dr. Payne from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $25,058.