Christopher J. Friend, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician · San Diego, CA
Christopher J. Friend, MD is a vascular & interventional radiology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1861491516, issued on Jul 15, 2005. Check the license (California C141231, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Friend
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician 2085R0204X
- License numbers
- C141231 CA
Q3185 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 543-2890
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180430001346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher J. Friend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C141231Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $1,940.24
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cook Medical LLC. The 3,457 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,206.73 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 2 group practices
- Alameda Health SystemOakland, CA
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher J. Friend among 599 vascular & interventional radiology physician records in California
Christopher J. Friend, MD is one of 599 vascular & interventional radiology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2007 among the 497 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0204X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician providers in California
There are 599 vascular & interventional radiology physician records in California.
All 599 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular & interventional radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Auran, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031235337684
- Michael Finch, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031215139167
- Christopher Ingraham, MDSan Diego, CA 921031356445795
- Hoon Kang, M.D,PH.DSan Diego, CA 921031184822108
- Thomas Kinney, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031992732671
- Jonas Redmond, MDSan Diego, CA 921031164682589
- Gerant Rivera-Sanfeliz, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031851316178
- Anne Roberts, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031669497996
Common questions
What is Christopher J. Friend, MD's NPI number?
Christopher J. Friend, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861491516, issued on Jul 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Friend, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 543-2890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Friend, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C141231, 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.
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.