Christian S. Heywood, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Capitola, CA
Christian S. Heywood, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Capitola, California, and NPI 1942469952, issued on Jun 4, 2008. Check the license (California A108711, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian S. Heywood
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- A108711 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4140 Jade St Ste 100, Capitola, CA 95010
- Phone
- (831) 475-4024
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2025
- Fax
- (831) 475-4344
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101105000612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4140 Jade St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Elizabeth Bradbury, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1700259181
- Kylie Denton, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1487388336
- Ekaterina Gurzhi, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1235817651
- Kenneth Mensch, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1538556576
- Michael Nuzzo, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1265583587
Verify Christian S. Heywood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A108711Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin46 claims
- Meloxicam17 claims
- Gabapentin14 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $21.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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
- Golden State Orthopedics And SpineCapitola, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christian S. Heywood among 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California
Christian S. Heywood, M.D. is one of 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 293 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California.
All 384 in California → Every provider in Capitola → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Fogel, MDCapitola, CA 950101699866467
- Peter Reynolds, MDCapitola, CA 950101457364663
- Daniel Haber, M.D.Campbell, CA 950081558427195
- Raj Kullar, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950301154583722
- Nathaniel Cohen, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321437187051
- Nicholas Colyvas, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321134148232
- Samir Sharma, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321508966508
- Eli Chen, M.D.Morgan Hill, CA 950371912220138
Common questions
What is Christian S. Heywood, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christian S. Heywood, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942469952, issued on Jun 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian S. Heywood, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4140 Jade St Ste 100, Capitola, CA, 95010. Phone: (831) 475-4024. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian S. Heywood, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A108711, 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. Heywood, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian S. Heywood, M.D. had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christian S. Heywood, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.