Christian W. Mende, MD
Specialist · La Jolla, CA
Christian W. Mende, MD is a specialist with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1518983915, issued on Jul 15, 2006. Check the license (California A24366, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian W. Mende
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- A24366 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6950 Fairway RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (760) 753-1362
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christian W. Mende in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license A24366Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $344,310.86
418 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Christian W. Mende among 5,749 specialist records in California
Christian W. Mende, MD is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 19% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in California
There are 5,749 specialist records in California.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hans Anderson, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371902880396
- R Boughton, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371881699205
- Kulreet Chaudhary, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371174561021
- Ronald Harris, RONALD HARRIS, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371457461436
- Adrian Jaffer, M.DLa Jolla, CA 920371366476152
- Colleen KernahanLa Jolla, CA 920371154432409
- Janet Kim, M.DLa Jolla, CA 920371154355857
- Kevin Kolostyak, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371518062454
Common questions
What is Christian W. Mende, MD's NPI number?
Christian W. Mende, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518983915, issued on Jul 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian W. Mende, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6950 Fairway RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (760) 753-1362. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian W. Mende, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A24366, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.