NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Klein, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Los Angeles, CA

Christopher Klein, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1265045017, issued on Aug 30, 2020. Check the license (California PA64997, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265045017
Name
Christopher Klein
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License numbers
PA64997 CA
8169 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1450 San Pablo St Ste 5400, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone
(323) 442-4300
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2020
Record last updated
May 13, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250501001593); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1450 San Pablo St Ste 5400

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

  1. Hannah Licari, PA-CPhysician Assistant1164893681
  2. Frank Perez, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134301716
  3. Jeffrey Wang, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1134257058

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

144 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 69 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Klein144
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
  2. Gabapentin20 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl17 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone16 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $85.07

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Klein$85.07
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA

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

Christopher Klein among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California

Christopher Klein, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nidal AlkafarnaLos Angeles, CA 900331053796136
  2. Saurabh Ashier, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331235340811
  3. Raafat Attalla, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331992720726
  4. Guadalupe Gonzalez, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331700929650
  5. Leonardo Granados, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331972758159
  6. Christopher Justino, P.A.Los Angeles, CA 900331720370117
  7. Katherine Katz, PACLos Angeles, CA 900331568622264
  8. John Ludington, P.A. - CLos Angeles, CA 900331871662213

Common questions

What is Christopher Klein, PA-C's NPI number?

Christopher Klein, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265045017, issued on Aug 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Klein, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1450 San Pablo St Ste 5400, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 442-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Klein, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA64997, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Klein, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Klein, PA-C had 144 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.