Christopher P. Costa, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Los Banos, CA
Christopher P. Costa, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Banos, California, and NPI 1588669832, issued on Jun 14, 2005. Check the license (California G82066, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher P. Costa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- G82066 CA
20028 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 821 Texas Ave, Los Banos, CA 93635
- Phone
- (209) 826-1045
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 826-0952
- Medicaid IDs
- 10025207400 NE
4705330312 NE - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090714000027); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 821 Texas Ave
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Verify Christopher P. Costa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G82066Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,481 Medicare Part D claims for 630 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium629 claims
- Lisinopril556 claims
- Metformin Hcl427 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate388 claims
- Omeprazole302 claims
- Losartan Potassium281 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 one group practice
- Golden Valley Health CentersModesto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher P. Costa among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Christopher P. Costa, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Banos
They are 12 of the 441 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Banos, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pooja Baijal, M.D.Los Banos, CA 936351336281583
- Ian Carlo Cadiz, MDLos Banos, CA 936351821733999
- Stefan ElazierLos Banos, CA 936351669753240
- Rodolfo Garcia, M.D.Los Banos, CA 936351073619805
- Daniel Hardy, M.D.Los Banos, CA 936351689679045
- Laurie Hedden, MDLos Banos, CA 936351447348461
- Donald Kettyls, MDLos Banos, CA 936351851887558
- John Mevi, MDLos Banos, CA 936351902971013
Common questions
What is Christopher P. Costa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher P. Costa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588669832, issued on Jun 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher P. Costa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 821 Texas Ave, Los Banos, CA, 93635. Phone: (209) 826-1045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher P. Costa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G82066, 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 P. Costa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher P. Costa, M.D. had 8,481 Medicare Part D claims for 630 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.