Christopher Clay Ludlow, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Redding, CA
Christopher Clay Ludlow, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Redding, California, and NPI 1942372198, issued on Nov 14, 2006. Check the license (California PA17530, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Clay Ludlow
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA17530 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2510 Airpark Dr, Redding, CA 96001
- Phone
- (530) 242-3500
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 3, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 242-3546
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051006000183); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2510 Airpark Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- William Harden, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1992734412
Verify Christopher Clay Ludlow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA17530Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
445 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 195 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen115 claims
- Celecoxib86 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen63 claims
- Cephalexin35 claims
- Amoxicillin33 claims
- Meloxicam28 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $200.63
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Orthalign Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationRedding, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Clay Ludlow among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Christopher Clay Ludlow, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in Redding → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joel Armbruster, RVT, RDMSRedding, CA 960011952919839
- Alice Brayshaw, PA-CRedding, CA 960011215007661
- Stephen Doll, PA-CRedding, CA 960011649345281
- Flora George, PARedding, CA 960011871058156
- David Hillebert, PA-CRedding, CA 960011336329499
- Steven Irey, PA-CRedding, CA 960011710005202
- Luther King, P.A.Redding, CA 960011245481985
- Craig Kulyn, PA-CRedding, CA 960011023123742
Common questions
What is Christopher Clay Ludlow, PA-C's NPI number?
Christopher Clay Ludlow, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942372198, issued on Nov 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Clay Ludlow, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2510 Airpark Dr, Redding, CA, 96001. Phone: (530) 242-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Clay Ludlow, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA17530, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Clay Ludlow, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Clay Ludlow, PA-C had 445 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Clay Ludlow, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.