Christopher J. Flynn, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Christopher J. Flynn, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1548373426, issued on Aug 16, 2006. Check the license (California G72233, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Flynn
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- G72233 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 351 S Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
- Phone
- (805) 682-7111
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G722330 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100316000983); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 351 S Patterson Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher J. Flynn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G72233Check 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 emergency medicine physician in 2024
185 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone27 claims
- Cephalexin24 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $70.37
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- South Coast Emergency Medical Group IncSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christopher J. Flynn, MD's NPI number?
Christopher J. Flynn, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548373426, issued on Aug 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Flynn, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 351 S Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara, CA, 93111. Phone: (805) 682-7111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Flynn, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G72233, 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. Flynn, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Flynn, MD had 185 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher J. Flynn, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.