NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Kurnik, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · El Dorado Hills, CA

Christopher Kurnik, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in El Dorado Hills, California, and NPI 1235663857, issued on Apr 20, 2017. Check the license (California A191395, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235663857
Name
Christopher Kurnik
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
A191395 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5137 Golden Foothill Pkwy Ste 120, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Phone
(530) 344-2070
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2017
Record last updated
Jan 29, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221230000727); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 2017
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 5137 Golden Foothill Pkwy Ste 120

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

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  2. Steven Mills, MDFamily Medicine Physician1881786309
  3. Lee Rea, N.P.Adult Health Nurse Practitioner1205945953

Verify Christopher Kurnik 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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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

170 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Kurnik170
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam77 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl24 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt17 claims
  4. Ibuprofen14 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: $372.99

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Kurnik$373
  2. Specialty average$19,779

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

One hospital affiliation

  1. Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Christopher Kurnik among 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California

Christopher Kurnik, M.D. is one of 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California.

All 384 in California → Every provider in El Dorado Hills → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ryan FreshmanSacramento, CA 958161558752212
  2. Aleksey Lazarev, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161669606240
  3. Michael Leathers, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161548551872
  4. Cassandra Lee, MDSacramento, CA 958161760689525
  5. Richard Marder, MDSacramento, CA 958161477543742
  6. Patrick McGahan, MDSacramento, CA 958161518271675
  7. Mariano Menendez Furrer, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161841646023
  8. Kent Sheridan, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161023339298

Common questions

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

Christopher Kurnik, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235663857, issued on Apr 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Kurnik, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5137 Golden Foothill Pkwy Ste 120, El Dorado Hills, CA, 95762. Phone: (530) 344-2070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A191395, 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 Kurnik, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Kurnik, M.D. had 170 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.

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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.