Christian A. Swanson, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Sacramento, CA
Christian A. Swanson, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1659485274, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (California G74379, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian A. Swanson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G74379 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3000 Q St, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Phone
- (916) 733-3333
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G743790 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040812001544); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3000 Q St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christian A. Swanson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G74379Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
103 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 73 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen64 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,625.15
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christian A. Swanson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christian A. Swanson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659485274, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian A. Swanson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 Q St, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 733-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian A. Swanson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G74379, 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 A. Swanson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian A. Swanson, M.D. had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christian A. Swanson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.