Christopher Coufal, M.D.
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Christopher Coufal, M.D. is an orthopaedic trauma physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1467402859, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (California A66062, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Coufal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Trauma Physician 207XX0801X
- License number
- A66062 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2625 Shadelands Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
- Phone
- (925) 939-8585
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (925) 933-2709
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040723000375); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2625 Shadelands Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Desiree AgostoFamily Nurse Practitioner1235907197
- James Albertson, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1558919944
- Afshin AnoushiravaniOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1003310293
- Audrielle Angela Asuncion, OTR/LHand Occupational Therapist1689455016
- Lauren Baker, OTRHand Occupational Therapist1114669322
- Jason BalaoingHand Occupational Therapist1144714288
Verify Christopher Coufal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A66062Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic trauma physician in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 151 among the 627 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 115 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl25 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Tramadol Hcl15 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er12 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $127.34
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 722 providers of this specialty with any payment received $15,814.30 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
- Bass Medical GroupWalnut Creek, CA
- John Muir Trauma Physicians Billing ServiceWalnut Creek, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician providers in California
There are 114 orthopaedic trauma physician records in California.
Other orthopaedic trauma physician records in California
- Mustafa Alkhouli, DOCarmichael, CA1306474945
- Michael Allen, DOClovis, CA1295220002
- Mathieu Angers-Goulet, MD. M.ENG.Los Angeles, CA1699231886
- Alon Antebi, DOLancaster, CA1639174816
- D'Ann Arthur, MDArroyo Grande, CA1285049890
- Kurt BargerMoreno Valley, CA1417514902
- Peter Barry, MDChico, CA1083627657
- Hrayr Basmajian, M.D., M.S.Pomona, CA1982854626
- Ethan Bernstein, M.D., MPHSan Diego, CA1598114720
- Julius Bishop, MDStanford, CA1548381999
Common questions
What is Christopher Coufal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Coufal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467402859, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Coufal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2625 Shadelands Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 939-8585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Coufal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A66062, 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 Coufal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Coufal, M.D. had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic trauma physician prescribers was 151. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Coufal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.