NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Martin, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Twentynine Palms, CA

Christopher Martin, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Twentynine Palms, California, and NPI 1518344431, issued on Apr 29, 2015. Check the license (California 143839, 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
1518344431
Name
Christopher Martin
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
143839 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1145 Sturgis RD, Twentynine Palms, CA 92278
Phone
(760) 830-2190
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 8, 2024
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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Also registered at 1145 Sturgis RD

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

  1. Carrie Androshak, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1366263402
  2. Rebeca Arias, MDFamily Medicine Physician1871120774
  3. Olga Carpenter, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518337971
  4. Jerald Cook, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1851551816
  5. Willie CrawfordIndependent Duty Corpsman1366646317
  6. Omar DaltonIndependent Duty Corpsman1336669415

Verify Christopher Martin 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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Industry payments in 2024: $187.29

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. 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 Martin$187
  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.

Christopher Martin among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

Christopher Martin, 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 2015, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 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. Kortnie Broschinsky, MDTwentynine Palms, CA 922781588291710
  2. Reinaldo Colon MorilloTwentynine Palms, CA 922781407411655
  3. Daniel Enriquez, M.D.29 Palms, CA 922781891149647
  4. Michael Vanmanen, DOTwentynine Palms, CA 922781962666776
  5. Jeffrey Seip, MDYucca Valley, CA 922841275649782
  6. David Christian, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701487115648
  7. John Desantis, D.O.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701245205137
  8. Matthew Diltz, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701447456579

Common questions

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

Christopher Martin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518344431, issued on Apr 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Martin, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1145 Sturgis RD, Twentynine Palms, CA, 92278. Phone: (760) 830-2190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number 143839, 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.

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