Christopher Desimone, D.O.
Surgery Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Christopher Desimone, D.O. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1942620067, issued on Apr 17, 2014. Check the license (California 20A16210, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Desimone
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 20A16210 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2911 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 477-2350
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190821000699); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2911 Chanticleer Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kayla Cushner, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1518304013
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- Joseph FabrySurgery Physician1982684569
- Jessie Felix, PA-CPhysician Assistant1417575929
Verify Christopher Desimone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A16210Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
120 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl51 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl28 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: $98,827.70
80 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Christopher Desimone among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Christopher Desimone, D.O. 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 2014, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Albritton, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651407818248
- Isaac Chankai, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651922259720
- Joseph FabrySanta Cruz, CA 950651982684569
- Matthew Hansman, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651831179704
- Kathleen Hertzer, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651467778217
- Marcus Kwan, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651891788592
- Louis Lee, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651093972192
- Rodney Lowe, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651891867560
Common questions
What is Christopher Desimone, D.O.'s NPI number?
Christopher Desimone, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942620067, issued on Apr 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Desimone, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2911 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 477-2350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Desimone, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A16210, 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 Desimone, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Desimone, D.O. had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 66 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.