Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Christopher L Yarter, MD

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1508859356

Christopher L Yarter, MD is registered under Family Practice in Centralia, Washington. Graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1995, 31 years ago. Practices with Multicare Health System, a 2,302-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Washington.

Years since qualifying
31
Trained at
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Licensed in
WA
In the registry since
2005
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1740 Cooks Hill Rd
Centralia, WA 98531-9071
Phone: (360) 736-7623
Fax: (360) 736-4074
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Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence MD 00036021 (WA)

Record details

NPI number1508859356
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedAugust 26, 2005
Last updated in NPPESDecember 9, 2019
Certification dateDecember 9, 2019

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1995 (31 years in practice)
Group practice Multicare Health System — 2302 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times
Removal or shaving of skin growth 1–10 times
Skin biopsy 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients304
Services billed 1,116 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Deaconess Medical Center Hospital · Spokane, WA
  • Multicare Valley Hospital Hospital · Spokane Valley, WA
  • Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Hospital · Tacoma, WA
  • Assured Home Health Home health agency · Spokane, WA

Colleagues at Multicare Health System

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2302 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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