Christopher McKay Bird
Neurology Physician · Salinas, CA
Christopher McKay Bird is a neurology physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1336793454, issued on Jul 26, 2019. Check the license (California A194074, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher McKay Bird
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A194074 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1033 Los Palos Dr Ste A, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 757-2058
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2019
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2024
- Fax
- (831) 757-0232
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240312003624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1033 Los Palos Dr Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher McKay Bird in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A194074Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
688 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl94 claims
- Gabapentin67 claims
- Levetiracetam59 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa56 claims
- Pregabalin54 claims
- Topiramate22 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: $661.68
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Svmhs ClinicsSalinas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher McKay Bird among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Christopher McKay Bird is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in California
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- Patricia Scripko, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011194046334
- Wayne Shen, MDSalinas, CA 939011972541258
- Gerald Wahl, MDSalinas, CA 939011174530042
- Michael Zupancic, MDSalinas, CA 939011326051616
Common questions
What is Christopher McKay Bird's NPI number?
Christopher McKay Bird's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336793454, issued on Jul 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher McKay Bird located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1033 Los Palos Dr Ste A, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 757-2058. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher McKay Bird's license?
NPPES lists California license number A194074, 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 McKay Bird prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher McKay Bird had 688 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.