NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Gillespie, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Porterville, CA

Christopher Gillespie, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Porterville, California, and NPI 1881645265, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (California A75846, 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
1881645265
Name
Christopher Gillespie
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A75846 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1107 W Poplar Ave, Porterville, CA 93257
Phone
(559) 781-7242
Enumerated
May 12, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(559) 782-8259
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061018000006); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 1998
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 1107 W Poplar Ave

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

  1. Rachel Altman, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1154942209
  2. Wendmnew Ayalew, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346738721
  3. Kourtney Baker, PAMedical Physician Assistant1740965748
  4. David Belnap, PAPhysician Assistant1760175426
  5. Spruha Bhavsar, PHARMDPharmacist1417657131
  6. Eric BickmoreFamily Medicine Physician1346716016

Verify Christopher Gillespie 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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

7,406 Medicare Part D claims for 527 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Gillespie7,406
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium616 claims
  2. Lisinopril304 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate300 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa288 claims
  5. Omeprazole285 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium209 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. The Metrohealth SystemCleveland, OH

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

Christopher Gillespie among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Christopher Gillespie, M.D. is one of 17,133 family 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

31 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Porterville

They are 31 of the 795 NPPES records with a practice address in Porterville, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maria Emilia Cunanan, M.D.Porterville, CA 932571073570834
  2. Francis Cunanan, M.D.Porterville, CA 932571457309262
  3. Martin Devine, MDPorterville, CA 932571134180425
  4. Martin Falappino, D.O.Porterville, CA 932571205861309
  5. Reynaldo Garcia, MDPorterville, CA 932571821049149
  6. William Goodin, M.D.Porterville, CA 932571578586814
  7. Oscar-Alfonso Hernandez, M.D.Porterville, CA 932571598790479
  8. Jolly Jacinto, MDPorterville, CA 932571063495182

Common questions

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

Christopher Gillespie, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881645265, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Gillespie, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1107 W Poplar Ave, Porterville, CA, 93257. Phone: (559) 781-7242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A75846, 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 Gillespie, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Gillespie, M.D. had 7,406 Medicare Part D claims for 527 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.