NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Dean Heitland, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Santa Ana, CA

Christopher Dean Heitland, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1619089349, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California A51217, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1619089349
Name
Christopher Dean Heitland
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A51217 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2220 E Fruit St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone
(714) 358-0457
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 541-8256
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100615000742); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1991
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 2220 E Fruit St

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

  1. Baljeet Khurana, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1003926197
  2. Krishan Khurana, MDRheumatology Physician1972606549
  3. Lee Madigan, PHDMarriage & Family Therapist1134204902
  4. Rumiko Okada, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1295862092
  5. Luis Rivera, M.D.General Practice Physician1922133388
  6. Rita Sequeira, PH.DClinical Psychologist1538258827

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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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4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

4,514 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Christopher Heitland4,514
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Escitalopram Oxalate297 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate290 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl272 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl268 claims
  5. Alprazolam236 claims
  6. Clonazepam218 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): 91.5 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 score66.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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: $180.71

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Indivior Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Heitland$180.71
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Christopher Dean Heitland among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Christopher Dean Heitland, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maria Castillo Flores, MDSanta Ana, CA 927011922055987
  2. Sara Chiu, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011639496730
  3. Weiming Chu, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011114189529
  4. Patricia De Marco Centeno, MDSanta Ana, CA 927011164676169
  5. Lester Goldstein, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011326001900
  6. Andrew Inglis, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011902860778
  7. Phillip Jun, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011346203668
  8. My Luong, MDSanta Ana, CA 927011932207172

Common questions

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

Christopher Dean Heitland, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619089349, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Dean Heitland, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2220 E Fruit St, Santa Ana, CA, 92701. Phone: (714) 358-0457. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A51217, 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 Dean Heitland, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Dean Heitland, M.D. had 4,514 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Dean Heitland, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.5 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.

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