NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Alfonzo

Psychiatry Physician · Encino, CA

Christopher Alfonzo is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1437120433, issued on Jan 28, 2006. Check the license (California C146907, 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
1437120433
Name
Christopher Alfonzo
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
C146907 CA
31708 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17412 Ventura Blvd Ste 1000, Encino, CA 91316
Phone
(844) 672-4863
Enumerated
Jan 28, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190523000659); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  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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29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,294 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Alfonzo1,294
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl79 claims
  2. Risperidone69 claims
  3. Clonazepam65 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl58 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl57 claims
  6. Venlafaxine Hcl Er53 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: $890.48

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Alfonzo$890.48
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. North Platte Nebraska Hospital CorporationNorth Platte, NE

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

Christopher Alfonzo among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Christopher Alfonzo is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

38 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Encino

They are 38 of the 3,136 NPPES records with a practice address in Encino, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan Chun, MDEncino, CA 913161679695506
  2. Jennifer Cohenmehr, MDEncino, CA 913161710515689
  3. Christina Friar, M.D.Encino, CA 913161104976588
  4. Victoria Huang, MDEncino, CA 913161285861542
  5. Conny Huthsteiner, M.D.Encino, CA 913161548207152
  6. Bernard Kirzner, M.D.Encino, CA 913161770521189
  7. Sungeun Lee, M.D.Encino, CA 913161083000277
  8. Karen MendezEncino, CA 913161992266332

Common questions

What is Christopher Alfonzo's NPI number?

Christopher Alfonzo's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437120433, issued on Jan 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Alfonzo located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17412 Ventura Blvd Ste 1000, Encino, CA, 91316. Phone: (844) 672-4863. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Alfonzo's license?

NPPES lists California license number C146907, 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 Christopher Alfonzo prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Alfonzo had 1,294 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.