NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Bruce Cutter, MD

Family Medicine Physician · San Marcos, CA

Christopher Bruce Cutter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Marcos, California, and NPI 1538274287, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (California G50922, 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
1538274287
Name
Christopher Bruce Cutter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G50922 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 Craven RD, San Marcos, CA 92078
Phone
(619) 528-5000
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 25, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
1468509 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120509000248); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1978
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 400 Craven RD

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

  1. Tracy Abrams, R.N.Registered Nurse1073991261
  2. Eric Adiarte, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1902038284
  3. Shreya Aiyar, MDPediatrics Physician1922685981
  4. Najlaa Al-Jibouri, PHARM DPharmacist1447438965
  5. Jennifer Alexander, RCP, RRTPulmonary Function Technologist Certified Respiratory Therapist1023596442
  6. Marisa Alunni, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1710298476

Verify Christopher Bruce Cutter 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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28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,530 Medicare Part D claims for 379 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 87 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Cutter4,530
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium388 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium245 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium193 claims
  4. Lisinopril147 claims
  5. Tamsulosin Hcl133 claims
  6. Omeprazole130 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: $96.25

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Cutter$96.25
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Scripps HealthVista, CA

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

Christopher Bruce Cutter among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Christopher Bruce Cutter, MD 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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).

47 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Marcos

They are 47 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in San Marcos, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Imran Ahmed, MDSan Marcos, CA 920781588682561
  2. Liliana Alvarez-Martinez, MDSan Marcos, CA 920781790833119
  3. Luis Esquenazi, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920781700959848
  4. Corinne Giesemann, MDSan Marcos, CA 920781730115601
  5. Alan KrystalSan Marcos, CA 920781215078399
  6. Ledesma Mangubat, MDSan Marcos, CA 920781730237769
  7. Benny Martin, DOSan Marcos, CA 920781619975232
  8. Thays Novikoff, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920781487718953

Common questions

What is Christopher Bruce Cutter, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Bruce Cutter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538274287, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Bruce Cutter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Craven RD, San Marcos, CA, 92078. Phone: (619) 528-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Bruce Cutter, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G50922, 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 Bruce Cutter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Bruce Cutter, MD had 4,530 Medicare Part D claims for 379 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.