NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chris Sterling Shin, M.D.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Sacramento, CA

Chris Sterling Shin, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1912988031, issued on Nov 7, 2005. Check the license (California A82070, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912988031
Name
Chris Sterling Shin
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
License number
A82070 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4860 Y St, Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone
(916) 734-5292
Enumerated
Nov 7, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(916) 734-7838
Medicaid ID
00A820700 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050705000829); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2001
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4860 Y St

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024

94 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chris Shin94
  2. Specialty average727

Most prescribed

  1. Baclofen35 claims
  2. Risperidone13 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: $51.03

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Checkpoint Surgical, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chris Shin$51.03
  2. Specialty average$1,237.86

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Regents OF The Univ OF CAChico, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Chris Sterling Shin among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California

Chris Sterling Shin, M.D. is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% 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, 97% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2008 among the 786 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California

There are 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.

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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carol Albanese, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171992786016
  2. Jovauna CurreySacramento, CA 958171427475797
  3. Loren Davidson, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171073594560
  4. Peter Gerritz, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171396903621
  5. Brian Joves, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171013201938
  6. Nanette Joyce, D.O.Sacramento, CA 958171124241302
  7. Bethany Lipa, MDSacramento, CA 958171366647315
  8. Franz Macedo, D.O.Sacramento, CA 958171134184203

Common questions

What is Chris Sterling Shin, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chris Sterling Shin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912988031, issued on Nov 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chris Sterling Shin, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4860 Y St, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-5292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chris Sterling Shin, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A82070, 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 Sterling Shin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chris Sterling Shin, M.D. had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.

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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.