NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christine Huo, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Palo Alto, CA

Christine Huo, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1972679041, issued on Nov 28, 2006. Check the license (California A73618, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972679041
Name
Christine Huo
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A73618 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone
(650) 321-4121
Enumerated
Nov 28, 2006
Record last updated
May 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080818000564); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 1999
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 795 EL Camino Real

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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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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,385 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christine Huo2,385
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium171 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate148 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium113 claims
  4. Hydrochlorothiazide89 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium65 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium61 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sutter Bay Medical FoundationPalo Alto, CA

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

Christine Huo among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Christine Huo, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

85 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto

They are 85 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eileen Byrne, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011124030341
  2. Manjushree Deshpande, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011588621668
  3. Jennifer Falk, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011245203116
  4. Elizabeth Finigan, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011780610048
  5. Steven Hansen, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011912910076
  6. Mary Hufty, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011053324145
  7. Steve Lane, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011831178250
  8. Richard Lee, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011285625236

Common questions

What is Christine Huo, MD's NPI number?

Christine Huo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972679041, issued on Nov 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christine Huo, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 321-4121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christine Huo, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A73618, 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 Huo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christine Huo, MD had 2,385 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.