Christopher Bickford, MD
Occupational Medicine Physician · La Jolla, CA
Christopher Bickford, MD is an occupational medicine physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1962599225, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (California G38813, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Bickford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Occupational Medicine Physician 2083X0100X
- License number
- G38813 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6515 LA Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 454-7171
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 454-0587
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6515 LA Jolla Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Bickford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G38813Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average occupational medicine physician in 2024
74 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 794 among the 463 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of 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.
Christopher Bickford among 415 occupational medicine physician records in California
Christopher Bickford, MD is one of 415 occupational medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 30% 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, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 12% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2083X0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Occupational Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 415 occupational medicine physician records in California.
All 415 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Occupational Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 occupational medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Dinenberg, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371841436706
- Monte Bible, D.O.Escondido, CA 920271053385146
- James Caviness, M.D.Camp Pendleton, CA 920551619917234
- Michael Fitch, D.O.Camp Pendleton, CA 920551750630117
- Laurie Pierce, MDCarlsbad, CA 920081295728442
- Gordon Booth, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920691972628071
- Stephen Guffanti, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920691790800936
- Julia Rodriguez, MD, MPHVista, CA 920811972853190
Common questions
What is Christopher Bickford, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Bickford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962599225, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Bickford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6515 LA Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 454-7171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Bickford, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G38813, 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 Bickford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Bickford, MD had 74 Medicare Part D claims; the average among occupational medicine physician prescribers was 794. 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.