Christian Edmond Awah, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Orange, CA
Christian Edmond Awah, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1013470707, issued on Apr 9, 2019. Check the license (California A193572, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian Edmond Awah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- A193572 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 W LA Veta Ave Ste 300, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (714) 598-1745
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2025
- Fax
- (714) 941-9539
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250915002724); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 288 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1120 W LA Veta Ave Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Megan FurryPhysician Assistant1750129557
- Adriana GarciaMedical Physician Assistant1437936895
- Navid Ghalambor, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1619920667
- Duke Hasson, M.DOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1831489939
- Eric Heyer, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1619903887
- Dasol Hwang, FNPFamily Medicine Physician1861120172
Verify Christian Edmond Awah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A193572Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
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: $2,026.26
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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 one group practice
- Spine And Sports Specialities Medical GroupOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christian Edmond Awah among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Christian Edmond Awah, MD is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 93% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in Orange → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Dinh, M.D.Orange, CA 928681518159961
- Navid Ghalambor, M.D.Orange, CA 928681619920667
- Daniel GittingsOrange, CA 928681205256229
- Ranjan Gupta, MDOrange, CA 928681285714337
- Mark Halikis, MDOrange, CA 928681114914397
- Jesse Kaplan, M.D.Orange, CA 928681538579107
- Timothy Lancaster, MDOrange, CA 928681215427034
- Gregory Rafijah, M.D.Orange, CA 928681740379809
Common questions
What is Christian Edmond Awah, MD's NPI number?
Christian Edmond Awah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013470707, issued on Apr 9, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian Edmond Awah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 W LA Veta Ave Ste 300, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 598-1745. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian Edmond Awah, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A193572, 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 Christian Edmond Awah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian Edmond Awah, MD had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.