Christopher Kevin Kolstad, MD
Specialist · La Jolla, CA
Christopher Kevin Kolstad, MD is a specialist with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1649477654, issued on Jul 2, 2007. Check the license (California A100294, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Kevin Kolstad
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- A100294 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4180 LA Jolla Village Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 859-2563
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2024
- Fax
- (858) 999-3541
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Kevin Kolstad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license A100294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
69 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin25 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
- Methylprednisolone12 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: $170.49
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Christopher Kevin Kolstad among 5,749 specialist records in California
Christopher Kevin Kolstad, MD is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 19% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in California
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Common questions
What is Christopher Kevin Kolstad, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Kevin Kolstad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649477654, issued on Jul 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Kevin Kolstad, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4180 LA Jolla Village Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 859-2563. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Kevin Kolstad, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A100294, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Kevin Kolstad, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Kevin Kolstad, MD had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.