NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christine I. Bishop, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Christine I. Bishop, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1194959049, issued on May 6, 2009. Check the license (California A118677, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194959049
Name
Christine I. Bishop
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A118677 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1250 16TH St # C2304, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 319-4698
Enumerated
May 6, 2009
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 319-4908
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131209001023); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 2009
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1250 16TH St # C2304

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Farid Abdelmalak, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1912392937
  2. Rasha Ahmed, DOInternal Medicine Physician1932631793
  3. Kaye Alpasan, NPNurse Practitioner1245098821
  4. Ishan Asokan, MD, MSCInternal Medicine Physician1699204271
  5. Rose Bates, NPNurse Practitioner1194263129
  6. Wossen Belachew, MDHospitalist Physician1831532266

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

236 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christine Bishop236
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
  3. Prednisone11 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): 86.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $40.27

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Chiesi USA, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christine Bishop$40.27
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaWestlake Village, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christine I. Bishop among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Christine I. Bishop, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

96 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica

They are 96 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Spencer Adams, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041487688198
  2. Nathan Cox, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041912173378
  3. Erin Dowling, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041568645901
  4. Retha GoodglickSanta Monica, CA 904041396994034
  5. Adela Greeley, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041205968492
  6. David Kagan, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041992965768
  7. Russell KerbelSanta Monica, CA 904041164699203
  8. Mike La, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041790949535

Common questions

What is Christine I. Bishop, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christine I. Bishop, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194959049, issued on May 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christine I. Bishop, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH St # C2304, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 319-4698. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christine I. Bishop, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A118677, 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 Christine I. Bishop, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christine I. Bishop, M.D. had 236 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christine I. Bishop, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 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.

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