NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher K. Co, DO

Surgery Physician · Riverside, CA

Christopher K. Co, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Riverside, California, and NPI 1558990119, issued on Apr 6, 2020. Check the license (California 21897, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558990119
Name
Christopher K. Co
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
21897 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4234 Riverwalk Pkwy Ste 120, Riverside, CA 92505
Phone
(951) 373-5800
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2020
Record last updated
Jun 25, 2025
Fax
(951) 344-8303
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250721003421); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Touro Un College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo, 2020
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4234 Riverwalk Pkwy Ste 120

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Trieu Do, MDSurgery Physician1427300839
  2. Emily Dubina, MDSurgery Physician1336541937
  3. Samer Kanaan, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1689864522
  4. Andrew McCague, DO, FACOS, FACSSurgery Physician1992903207
  5. David Plurad, M.D.Surgical Critical Care Physician1750425278
  6. Nicholas Sheets, M.D., M.P.H.Trauma Surgery Physician1912267758

Verify Christopher K. Co in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

52 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Co52
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl12 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Advance Surgeons Medical Group IncMonterey Park, CA
  2. EL-Bershawi Medical CorpRiverside, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher K. Co among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Christopher K. Co, DO is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 94% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicole Baril, MDRiverside, CA 925051023177615
  2. Edmund Burke, MDRiverside, CA 925051437207347
  3. Chi Chung, MDRiverside, CA 925051245301217
  4. Dale Daniel, MDRiverside, CA 925051841367778
  5. Oscar Garcia, M.D.Riverside, CA 925051902019441
  6. Fekede Gemechu, MDRiverside, CA 925051861540700
  7. Rahul Gohil, MDRiverside, CA 925051679754873
  8. John Husted, M.D.Riverside, CA 925051396873493

Common questions

What is Christopher K. Co, DO's NPI number?

Christopher K. Co, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558990119, issued on Apr 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher K. Co, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4234 Riverwalk Pkwy Ste 120, Riverside, CA, 92505. Phone: (951) 373-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher K. Co, DO's license?

NPPES lists California license number 21897, 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 K. Co, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher K. Co, DO had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.