NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher R. Gilbert, M.D.

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Escondido, CA

Christopher R. Gilbert, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1487657243, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (California A35403, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487657243
Name
Christopher R. Gilbert
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
A35403 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1955 W Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
Phone
(760) 743-0546
Enumerated
May 24, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 8, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 743-8837
Medicaid ID
1487657243 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101006000433); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1977
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 1955 W Citracado Pkwy

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

  1. Hamed Bayat, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1356344196
  2. John Detwiler, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1154324036
  3. Dennis Leahy, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1619970480
  4. Mikhail Malek, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1467455212
  5. Rod Serry, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1912945130

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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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15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

2,704 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Christopher Gilbert2,704
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium481 claims
  2. Ezetimibe260 claims
  3. Eliquis188 claims
  4. Furosemide160 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate133 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium132 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score69.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%76.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $249.38

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Gilbert$249.38
  2. Specialty average$7,062.29

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. Arch Health Partners IncPoway, CA

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

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in California

There are 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California.

Other interventional cardiology physician records in California

  1. Ayman AbdelkarimTorrance, CA1407353600
  2. Murrad Abdelkarim, M.D.Torrance, CA1073706495
  3. Obai Abdullah, MDCarmichael, CA1417263450
  4. Mohammad Abid, MD FACCIndio, CA1699857706
  5. Bader Abu Ghalyoun, MDStockton, CA1740492214
  6. Islam Abudayyeh, M.D.Redlands, CA1356451785
  7. Roger Acheatel, M.D.Escondido, CA1730182619
  8. Oluwayemisi Adejumo, M.D.Oakland, CA1699031179
  9. Ashish Aggarwal, M.D.Encino, CA1760682868
  10. Atul Aggarwal, MDBakersfield, CA1043290778

Common questions

What is Christopher R. Gilbert, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher R. Gilbert, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487657243, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher R. Gilbert, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1955 W Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA, 92029. Phone: (760) 743-0546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher R. Gilbert, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A35403, 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 R. Gilbert, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher R. Gilbert, M.D. had 2,704 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher R. Gilbert, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 of 100. 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.