NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Robert Lehman, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · South San Francisco, CA

Christopher Robert Lehman, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in South San Francisco, California, and NPI 1588687685, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (California AO 65885, 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
1588687685
Name
Christopher Robert Lehman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
AO 65885 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 EL Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone
(650) 742-2191
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050301000707); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1996
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 1200 EL Camino Real

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

  1. Leslie Adams, PHARMDPharmacist1902338486
  2. Kristine Aguirre, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1528539996
  3. Lena AlazzehPhysical Therapist1629739859
  4. Kate AlbeePhysical Therapist1053464495
  5. Jason Anderson, MDHospitalist Physician1831277466
  6. Karl Anderson, MDUrology Physician1700964301

Verify Christopher Robert Lehman 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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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

62 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Lehman62
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen21 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl19 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt16 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: $2,057.85

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Linvatec Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Lehman$2,058
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Permanente Medical Group IncRedwood City, CA

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

Christopher Robert Lehman among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

Christopher Robert Lehman, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Fang, MDSouth San Francisco, CA 940801568540169
  2. Eugene Galvin, MDSouth San Francisco, CA 940801528146149
  3. James Johnson, MDSouth San Francisco, CA 940801043398670
  4. Michael Macavoy, MDSouth San Francisco, CA 940801447338009
  5. Robert Silverstein, MDSouth San Francisco, CA 940801417035015
  6. Elizabeth Watson, MDSouth San Francisco, CA 940801467530071
  7. Sureshan Sivananthan, MDSunnyvale, CA 940871578835187
  8. Ran AtzmonRedwood City, CA 940631558023267

Common questions

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

Christopher Robert Lehman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588687685, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Robert Lehman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 EL Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA, 94080. Phone: (650) 742-2191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number AO 65885, 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 Robert Lehman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Robert Lehman, M.D. had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.