Christopher Lee Ellstrom, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Christopher Lee Ellstrom, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1578853750, issued on Apr 9, 2011. Check the license (California A125977, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Lee Ellstrom
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 2086S0122X
- License number
- A125977 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1441 Avocado Ave Ste 702, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (949) 706-7886
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171109001994); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1441 Avocado Ave Ste 702
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Verify Christopher Lee Ellstrom in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A125977Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 1,895 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Celecoxib13 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate12 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl11 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: $257.48
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 2,042 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,814.09 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 one group practice
- Anne Marie Mcneill, MD, Phd, IncNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Lee Ellstrom among 359 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in California
Christopher Lee Ellstrom, MD is one of 359 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 142 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0122X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 359 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Lee Ellstrom, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Lee Ellstrom, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578853750, issued on Apr 9, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Lee Ellstrom, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1441 Avocado Ave Ste 702, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 706-7886. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Lee Ellstrom, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A125977, 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 Lee Ellstrom, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Lee Ellstrom, MD had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among plastic and reconstructive surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.