Chris S. Pallia, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Coronado, CA
Chris S. Pallia, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Coronado, California, and NPI 1497751457, issued on Jun 24, 2005. Check the license (California A74481, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris S. Pallia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A74481 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 230 Prospect PL, Coronado, CA 92118
- Phone
- (619) 435-7282
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 435-3723
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050824000415); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chris S. Pallia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A74481Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
412 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 139 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam82 claims
- Tramadol Hcl52 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl39 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Ibuprofen30 claims
- Methylprednisolone27 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $87.28
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationCoronado, CA
- Ortho 1 Medical GroupCoronado, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chris S. Pallia among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Chris S. Pallia, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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- Keith Alfieri, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201922260512
- Steven Allsing, MDSan Diego, CA 921201538274709
- James Bates, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201174692206
- John Brady, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201760654685
- David Burnikel, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201457541369
Common questions
What is Chris S. Pallia, MD's NPI number?
Chris S. Pallia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497751457, issued on Jun 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris S. Pallia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 230 Prospect PL, Coronado, CA, 92118. Phone: (619) 435-7282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris S. Pallia, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A74481, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chris S. Pallia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris S. Pallia, MD had 412 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.