NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Paul Long

Family Medicine Physician · Laguna Niguel, CA

Christopher Paul Long is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Niguel, California, and NPI 1063098556, issued on Mar 23, 2021. Check the license (California A196422, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1063098556
Name
Christopher Paul Long
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A196422 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
30131 Town Center Dr Ste 247, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Phone
(949) 239-1103
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2021
Record last updated
May 28, 2026
Fax
(949) 816-1549
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

970 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Long970
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone419 claims
  2. Buprenorphine Hcl186 claims
  3. Gabapentin31 claims
  4. Suboxone27 claims
  5. Ozempic22 claims
  6. Mounjaro18 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 64.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score67.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%11.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%91.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Christopher Paul Long among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Christopher Paul Long is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laguna Niguel

They are 25 of the 885 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Niguel, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Justine Bello, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771629237276
  2. Angela Calton, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771043219595
  3. Norman Coakley, D.O.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771801912274
  4. Paul Corona, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771194876219
  5. Karen Fu, M.DLaguna Niguel, CA 926771528007861
  6. Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771902125776
  7. Timothy Huston, MDLaguna Niguel, CA 926771124091129
  8. Michael KentLaguna Niguel, CA 926771952335598

Common questions

What is Christopher Paul Long's NPI number?

Christopher Paul Long's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063098556, issued on Mar 23, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Paul Long located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30131 Town Center Dr Ste 247, Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677. Phone: (949) 239-1103. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Paul Long's license?

NPPES lists California license number A196422, 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 Paul Long prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Paul Long had 970 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Paul Long's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.