NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Heitland, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Santa Ana, CA

Christopher 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.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1619089349
Name
Christopher 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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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.

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

Other psychiatry physician records in California

  1. Nancy Aaen, MDNapa, CA1609816669
  2. Criselda Abad-Santos, M.D.Woodland Hills, CA1760461826
  3. Mekabiz Abaian, MDSan Bernardino, CA1891090163
  4. Brenda Abarca, MDTorrance, CA1407485527
  5. Pilar Abascal, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1730528191
  6. Michele Abbasi, M.D.Westlake Village, CA1093940330
  7. Zohaib AbbasiMartinez, CA1013392224
  8. Sandy Abdelkedous, MDFresno, CA1306093109
  9. Nancy Abdelmalak, M.D.Elk Grove, CA1912137498
  10. Ezzat Abdelmalek, M.DDana Point, CA1992828826

Common questions

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

Christopher 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 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 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 Heitland, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher 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 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), loaded Aug 27, 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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