NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Gaut, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Richmond, CA

Christopher Gaut, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Richmond, California, and NPI 1467537134, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (California A61587, 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
1467537134
Name
Christopher Gaut
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A61587 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
901 Nevin Ave, Richmond, CA 94801
Phone
(510) 307-1500
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A615870 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101119001155); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1994
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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Also registered at 901 Nevin Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Susana Acevedo, MDPediatrics Physician1801971569
  2. Mankaah AchoPediatrics Physician1225779721
  3. Mary Ackerman, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1154406155
  4. Kian AdabiNeurology Physician1528626710
  5. Samina Agha, MDHospitalist Physician1548345200
  6. Jessica Alfonso, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1295507598

Verify Christopher Gaut in five checks

  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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15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

192 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Gaut192
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
  2. Cephalexin18 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt18 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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Rosa, CA

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

Christopher Gaut among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Christopher Gaut, MD is one of 7,751 emergency 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Gittlen, MDRichmond, CA 948011740365410
  2. Eric Hsia, MDRichmond, CA 948011396820064
  3. Krista Huerta, MDRichmond, CA 948011477538452
  4. Helen Kuo, MDRichmond, CA 948011366527038
  5. Laura KwohRichmond, CA 948011750624821
  6. James Lawrence, MDRichmond, CA 948011538211750
  7. David Levinson, MDRichmond, CA 948011992880652
  8. Timothy Quinn, MDRichmond, CA 948011629153390

Common questions

What is Christopher Gaut, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Gaut, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467537134, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Gaut, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 Nevin Ave, Richmond, CA, 94801. Phone: (510) 307-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Gaut, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A61587, 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 Gaut, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Gaut, MD had 192 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.