Christopher Rigas Hancock, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Palm Desert, CA
Christopher Rigas Hancock, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1922128255, issued on Mar 30, 2007. Check the license (California A114746, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Rigas Hancock
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License numbers
- A114746 CA
MD180107 OR
R3855 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 48471 Crestview Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92260
- Phone
- (760) 776-8989
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2025
- Fax
- (760) 779-8073
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110511000220); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Rigas Hancock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A114746Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.6 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: $4,436.05
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biogen, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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 4 group practices
- Desert Advanced Imaging Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA
- Halo Medical GroupPalm Springs, CA
- Queens University Medical GroupPalm Desert, CA
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Rigas Hancock among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California
Christopher Rigas Hancock, M.D. is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California
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The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Megan Foster, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601396936068
- Edward Schulte, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601548216575
- Sydney Stevens, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601053422279
- Ronald Taylor, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601366553588
- Donald Wade, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601316058530
- Sheila Wilson, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601699965707
- Barbara Hamilton, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621396982336
- Barry Mantell, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621154409019
Common questions
What is Christopher Rigas Hancock, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Rigas Hancock, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922128255, issued on Mar 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Rigas Hancock, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 48471 Crestview Dr, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 776-8989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Rigas Hancock, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A114746, 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.
What is Christopher Rigas Hancock, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.6 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.