Christopher John Dickens, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Oakland, CA
Christopher John Dickens, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1962560326, issued on Dec 5, 2006. Check the license (California G52201, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher John Dickens
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G52201 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 491 30TH St, Oakland, CA 94609
- Phone
- (510) 763-9775
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 763-1501
- Medicaid ID
- 00G522010 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher John Dickens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G52201Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
218 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost77 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol28 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate19 claims
- Lumigan18 claims
- Combigan17 claims
- Travoprost16 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: $20.29
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 John Dickens among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Christopher John Dickens, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Cynthia Chiu, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091306852629
- Melanie Hom, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091508944562
- Erich Horn, MDOakland, CA 946091932205275
- Ernest Langham, MDOakland, CA 946091659472827
- Soon Lee, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091952394553
- Richard Lee, MDOakland, CA 946091023129095
Common questions
What is Christopher John Dickens, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher John Dickens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962560326, issued on Dec 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher John Dickens, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 491 30TH St, Oakland, CA, 94609. Phone: (510) 763-9775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher John Dickens, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G52201, 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 John Dickens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher John Dickens, M.D. had 218 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.