Christopher J. Faux, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Rancho Mirage, CA
Christopher J. Faux, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1831277433, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California G84758, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Faux
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G84758 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 72780 Country Club Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
- Phone
- (760) 674-3847
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 674-3845
- Medicaid ID
- 00G847580 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081209000362); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher J. Faux in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G84758Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,358 Medicare Part D claims for 910 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 151 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass136 claims
- Cefdinir136 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate126 claims
- Azithromycin123 claims
- Tramadol Hcl109 claims
- Methylprednisolone82 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Desert Medical Group IncPalm Springs, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher J. Faux among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Christopher J. Faux, 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
- Graduated1985 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Rancho Mirage
They are 53 of the 1,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Christopher J. Faux, MD's NPI number?
Christopher J. Faux, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831277433, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Faux, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 72780 Country Club Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 674-3847. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Faux, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G84758, 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 J. Faux, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Faux, MD had 1,358 Medicare Part D claims for 910 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.