Christine Gearen Kelso, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine Physician · Carlsbad, CA
Christine Gearen Kelso, MD, MPH is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Carlsbad, California, and NPI 1821019753, issued on Jul 23, 2006. Check the license (California A99718, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Gearen Kelso
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- A99718 CA
17120 HI
MD26717 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6860 Avenida Encinas, Carlsbad, CA 92011
- Phone
- (800) 290-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150908000367); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Gearen Kelso in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A99718Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,473 Medicare Part D claims for 656 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 298 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium338 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium326 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium326 claims
- Losartan Potassium283 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate227 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er219 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Gearen Kelso among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Christine Gearen Kelso, MD, MPH is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christine Gearen Kelso, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Christine Gearen Kelso, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821019753, issued on Jul 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Gearen Kelso, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6860 Avenida Encinas, Carlsbad, CA, 92011. Phone: (800) 290-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Gearen Kelso, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number A99718, 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 Gearen Kelso, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Gearen Kelso, MD, MPH had 6,473 Medicare Part D claims for 656 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.