Christopher John Gordon Chisholm, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Poway, CA
Christopher John Gordon Chisholm, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Poway, California, and NPI 1538173950, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (California A86646, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher John Gordon Chisholm
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License numbers
- A86646 CA
67636 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15725 Pomerado RD, Poway, CA 92064
- Phone
- (858) 453-7700
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2025
- Fax
- (858) 947-3828
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240625004078); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15725 Pomerado RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher John Gordon Chisholm in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A86646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
452 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 260 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen93 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl52 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er34 claims
- Gabapentin29 claims
- Pregabalin27 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen26 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: $220.68
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Banner - University Hospital Based Physicians LLCPhoenix, AZ
- Zachary C Cohen MD ApcSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher John Gordon Chisholm among 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California
Christopher John Gordon Chisholm, M.D. is one of 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207LP2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in California
There are 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California.
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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Miller, M.D.Camp Pendleton, CA 920551265473474
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- Farshad Ahadian, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371205854247
- David Chang, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371841302981
- Timothy Furnish, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371689840910
- Imanuel Lerman, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371205010030
- Albert Leung, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371669491403
- Brandon Valine, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371699891184
Common questions
What is Christopher John Gordon Chisholm, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher John Gordon Chisholm, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538173950, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher John Gordon Chisholm, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15725 Pomerado RD, Poway, CA, 92064. Phone: (858) 453-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher John Gordon Chisholm, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A86646, 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 John Gordon Chisholm, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher John Gordon Chisholm, M.D. had 452 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.