Christopher Erik Birch, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Christopher Erik Birch, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1083989164, issued on Mar 21, 2012. Check the license (California 155897, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Erik Birch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 155897 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 511 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Phone
- (805) 963-9377
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180710002047); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 511 Bath St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anne Allen, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1457846560
- Gary Bradley, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1386756724
- Adam Catevenis, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215482179
- Alan Edmundson, PTPhysical Therapist1497932651
- Rebecca Glusac, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1134436777
- Erin Haggerty, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1235580192
Verify Christopher Erik Birch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 155897Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
444 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 103 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin104 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl72 claims
- Meloxicam66 claims
- Mupirocin29 claims
- Ceftriaxone20 claims
- Tramadol Hcl20 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 63 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $34,613.24
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Encore Medical, LP. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Alta Orthopaedic Medical Group IncSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Erik Birch among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Christopher Erik Birch, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Santa Barbara → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christian Guier, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931011679676530
- Erin Haggerty, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011235580192
- Eli Kupperman, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931011972946432
- Michael Price, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931011609805019
- Christopher ProctorSanta Barbara, CA 931011033291786
- Hamid Redjal, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011780875393
- Dale Vankirk, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011669622593
- Amy Wickman, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931011659532505
Common questions
What is Christopher Erik Birch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Erik Birch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083989164, issued on Mar 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Erik Birch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 511 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Phone: (805) 963-9377. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Erik Birch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 155897, 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 Erik Birch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Erik Birch, M.D. had 444 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Erik Birch, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 63 of 100. 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.