NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Raul Fernandez, DO

Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Ventura, CA

Christopher Raul Fernandez, DO is an addiction medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1902427404, issued on May 6, 2020. Check the license (California 20A22770, 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
1902427404
Name
Christopher Raul Fernandez
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QA0401X
License number
20A22770 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
120 N Ashwood Ave, Ventura, CA 93003
Phone
(805) 658-5800
Enumerated
May 6, 2020
Record last updated
Jun 28, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240801001736); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pacific Nw Un Of Hs, Col Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020
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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  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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44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

371 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 664 among the 581 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Christopher Fernandez371
  2. Specialty average664

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone132 claims
  2. Olanzapine17 claims
  3. Gabapentin14 claims
  4. Aripiprazole12 claims
  5. Fluoxetine 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: $28.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Indivior Inc. The 305 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,151.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Fernandez$28.00
  2. Specialty average$1,151.00

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. Community Memorial Health SystemVentura, CA

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

Christopher Raul Fernandez among 124 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records in California

Christopher Raul Fernandez, DO is one of 124 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2015 among the 64 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0401X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 124 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records in California.

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The 8 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lorenz Choi, DOVentura, CA 930031619592623
  2. Alexander Howard, DOVentura, CA 930031528707593
  3. Tipu Khan, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031801059555
  4. Morgan Kirkpatrick, MDVentura, CA 930031457915795
  5. Matthew Lamon, DOVentura, CA 930031356835243
  6. Olivia NguyenVentura, CA 930031902478779
  7. Oluwatumininu Oludemi, DOVentura, CA 930031013656883
  8. Nataliya Panivska, DOVentura, CA 930031821619529

Common questions

What is Christopher Raul Fernandez, DO's NPI number?

Christopher Raul Fernandez, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902427404, issued on May 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Raul Fernandez, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 N Ashwood Ave, Ventura, CA, 93003. Phone: (805) 658-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Raul Fernandez, DO's license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A22770, 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 Raul Fernandez, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Raul Fernandez, DO had 371 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 664. 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.

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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.