Christian S. Head, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Christian S. Head, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1790700094, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (California A54096, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian S. Head
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- A54096 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Medical Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 206-6688
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A540960 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091006000136); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christian S. Head in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A54096Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
583 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 68 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate126 claims
- Omeprazole101 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
- Methylprednisolone43 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide39 claims
- Ofloxacin35 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $112.27
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Orohealth Corporation A Non Profit Healthcare SystemOroville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christian S. Head among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California
Christian S. Head, MD is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 818 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in California
There are 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Christian S. Head, MD's NPI number?
Christian S. Head, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790700094, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian S. Head, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Medical Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 206-6688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian S. Head, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A54096, 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 S. Head, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian S. Head, MD had 583 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christian S. Head, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.