Christoffel Johannes Van Niekerk, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · La Jolla, CA
Christoffel Johannes Van Niekerk, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1831577626, issued on May 12, 2015. Check the license (California A145679, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christoffel Johannes Van Niekerk
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- A145679 CA
ME161797 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 824-5115
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170802000567); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christoffel Johannes Van Niekerk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A145679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
242 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis79 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate73 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl24 claims
- Xarelto18 claims
- Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)16 claims
- Flecainide Acetate12 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): 76.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,772.48
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christoffel Johannes Van Niekerk among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Christoffel Johannes Van Niekerk, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
54 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 54 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Christoffel Johannes Van Niekerk, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christoffel Johannes Van Niekerk, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831577626, issued on May 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christoffel Johannes Van Niekerk, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 824-5115. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christoffel Johannes Van Niekerk, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A145679, 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 Christoffel Johannes Van Niekerk, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christoffel Johannes Van Niekerk, M.D. had 242 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christoffel Johannes Van Niekerk, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 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.
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.