NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christine Costa, NP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Fullerton, CA

Christine Costa, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fullerton, California, and NPI 1407929581, issued on Nov 16, 2006. Check the license (California 14122, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407929581
Name
Christine Costa
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
14122 CA
568972 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831
Phone
(657) 278-3040
Enumerated
Nov 16, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160511001010); accepts Medicare assignment
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 800 N State College Blvd

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

  1. Isabel AlvaradoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356296149
  2. Samuel ArnoldAthletic Trainer1558860221
  3. Lizzeth BroadwayPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1972842185
  4. Alex CaballeroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477408060
  5. Patricia Catanzaro, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1104977156
  6. Kimberly CebulskiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740850213

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

59 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Christine Costa59
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Escitalopram Oxalate21 claims
  2. Aripiprazole16 claims
  3. Aristada14 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $3,923.93

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christine Costa$3,923.93
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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. Gateways Hospital And Mental Health CenterLos Angeles, CA

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

Christine Costa among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California

Christine Costa, NP is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% 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 under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lizzeth BroadwayFullerton, CA 928311972842185
  2. Ryan Gadd, PMHNPFullerton, CA 928311093632366
  3. Michael Nicolas, NPFullerton, CA 928311497284202
  4. Jeeeun Oh, DNP-PMHNPFullerton, CA 928311124796057
  5. Evelina Orozco, NPFullerton, CA 928311316213515
  6. Joshua Dieterman, PMHNPFullerton, CA 928321760234892
  7. Alice Kim, PMHNPFullerton, CA 928331770362998
  8. Yu Ri ParkFullerton, CA 928331558281972

Common questions

What is Christine Costa, NP's NPI number?

Christine Costa, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407929581, issued on Nov 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christine Costa, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA, 92831. Phone: (657) 278-3040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christine Costa, NP's license?

NPPES lists California license number 14122, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christine Costa, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christine Costa, NP had 59 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.