Christine Montesa, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · San Diego, CA
Christine Montesa, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1467616581, issued on Jul 17, 2008. Check the license (California A110356, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Montesa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- A110356 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3020 Childrens Way, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (858) 966-8030
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 966-8032
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181214001006); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Montesa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A110356Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
- Furosemide11 claims
- Mupirocin11 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11 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: $629.50
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Chaparral Medical Group IncPomona, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Montesa among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Christine Montesa, MD is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Adamson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231043292584
- John Artrip, MDSan Diego, CA 921231831141084
- Joseph Chammas, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231902888522
- Walter Dembitsky, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231891777421
- Eric Devaney, MDSan Diego, CA 921231790877173
- Tara Karamlou, MDSan Diego, CA 921231053512186
- Ara Klijian, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231831134162
- Craig LarsonSan Diego, CA 921231528183928
Common questions
What is Christine Montesa, MD's NPI number?
Christine Montesa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467616581, issued on Jul 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Montesa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3020 Childrens Way, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 966-8030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Montesa, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A110356, 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 Montesa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Montesa, MD had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.