Christopher Todd Behr, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · San Diego, CA
Christopher Todd Behr, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1295797793, issued on Apr 3, 2006. Check the license (California G83964, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Todd Behr
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- G83964 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4060 4TH Ave Ste 700, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 299-8500
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2026
- Fax
- (619) 297-1443
- Medicaid ID
- 00G839640 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060901000357); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Todd Behr in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G83964Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
135 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Enoxaparin Sodium23 claims
- Celecoxib15 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 claims
- Ibuprofen11 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19,926.71
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Djo, LLC. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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 2 group practices
- California Orthopaedic Institute Medical Associates IncSan Diego, CA
- San Diego Orthopaedic Associates Medical Group, Inc.San Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Todd Behr among 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California
Christopher Todd Behr, M.D. is one of 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 293 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California.
All 384 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Zogby, MDSan Diego, CA 921031447788385
- Adnan Cutuk, MDSan Diego, CA 921091104081363
- Oke Anakwenze, MDSan Diego, CA 921111043418759
- William Previte, D.O.San Diego, CA 921111407904584
- Jonathan Myer, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201982607867
- James Tasto, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201124021936
- Tal David, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211629092473
- Isabella Wu, MD/MPHSan Diego, CA 921211457915662
Common questions
What is Christopher Todd Behr, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Todd Behr, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295797793, issued on Apr 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Todd Behr, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4060 4TH Ave Ste 700, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 299-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Todd Behr, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G83964, 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 Todd Behr, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Todd Behr, M.D. had 135 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Todd Behr, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.