Christopher L. Leach, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Torrance, CA
Christopher L. Leach, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1407852486, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (California G158842, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher L. Leach
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- G158842 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24050 Madison St Ste 100Q, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (608) 397-4488
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (608) 775-4467
- Medicaid ID
- 31533200 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200901001787); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher L. Leach in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G158842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Skilled Facility Health Care Solutions IncSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher L. Leach among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Christopher L. Leach, MD is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
All 634 in California → Every provider in Torrance → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Stoneburner, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051366526550
- Joseph Carey, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031912081332
- Li Poa, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031346277605
- Kelsey Gray, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021912348293
- Timothy Vannatta, MDTorrance, CA 905021255324885
- Eduardo Tovar, MDWhittier, CA 906021598766446
- Aziz Khan, M/D.Whittier, CA 906051588676621
- Kathy Magliato, MDSanta Monica, CA 904051174629455
Common questions
What is Christopher L. Leach, MD's NPI number?
Christopher L. Leach, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407852486, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher L. Leach, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24050 Madison St Ste 100Q, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (608) 397-4488. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher L. Leach, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G158842, 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.
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.