Christopher Bui, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA
Christopher Bui, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1619231537, issued on Jun 25, 2012. Check the license (California A127139, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Bui
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A127139 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180801002674); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kristy AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962113035
- Paula Abeleda, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558945022
Verify Christopher Bui in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A127139Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
351 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 158 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen90 claims
- Gabapentin70 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl64 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Tramadol Hcl31 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen24 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: $1,003.16
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupWoodland Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Bui among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Christopher Bui, 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 updated2021 · 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 San Diego → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Ball, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031952325318
- Maneesh Bawa, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031952363038
- Michael Bongiovanni, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031992772784
- Dana Covey, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031780651794
- Larry Dodge, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031366404873
- David Fabi, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031326240805
- Paul Girard, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031356319891
- Kevin Kuhn, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031881642098
Common questions
What is Christopher Bui, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Bui, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619231537, issued on Jun 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Bui, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Bui, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A127139, 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 Bui, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Bui, M.D. had 351 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.