Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Christopher Hutton, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Solvang, CA

Christopher Hutton, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Solvang, California, and NPI 1467989731, issued on May 17, 2017. Check the license (California 169726, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1467989731
Name
Christopher Hutton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
169726 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2050 Viborg RD, Solvang, CA 93463
Phone
(805) 686-3989
Enumerated
May 17, 2017
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 2050 Viborg RD

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

  1. Jasjit Adlakha, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1982193090
  2. Stacey Bailey, MS, RD, CDERegistered Dietitian1699113571
  3. Jeffrey Magnes, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1164588935
  4. Travis Mellon, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1932366382
  5. Garrett Norvell, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1619135209

Verify Christopher Hutton 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

133 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Hutton133
  2. Specialty average355

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam25 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $23.58

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 12,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,340.71 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Hutton$23.58
  2. Specialty average$1,340.71

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. South Coast Emergency Medical Group IncSanta Barbara, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

11 emergency medicine physician records list a Solvang practice address

They are 11 of the 155 NPPES records with a Solvang practice address, and 7,133 emergency medicine physician records in California.

Other emergency medicine physician records in California

  1. Cooper Aakhus, MDStanford, CA1194351007
  2. Pyra Aarden, MDMartinez, CA1417058199
  3. Neal Aaron, D.O.Encinitas, CA1114283520
  4. Eric AaserudeWalnut Creek, CA1811491194
  5. Nader Abas, MDBarstow, CA1346288305
  6. Michael Abbo, MDNovato, CA1205819042
  7. Daniel Abbott, MDFullerton, CA1518907864
  8. Paul-Andre Abboud, M.D.Oakland, CA1710065503
  9. Mostafa Abdel-Hamid, MDStanford, CA1457918740
  10. Ashraf Abdel-KerimChino, CA1396961538

Common questions

What is Christopher Hutton, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Hutton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467989731, issued on May 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Hutton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2050 Viborg RD, Solvang, CA, 93463. Phone: (805) 686-3989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Hutton, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 169726, 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 Hutton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Hutton, MD had 133 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Hutton, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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), 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.