NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Morache, MD

Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA

Christopher Morache, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1689621567, issued on May 27, 2006. Check the license (California A66531, 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
1689621567
Name
Christopher Morache
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A66531 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7850 Vista Hill Ave, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone
(619) 604-3121
Enumerated
May 27, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 13, 2025
Fax
(619) 604-3138
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040512001661); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1997
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 7850 Vista Hill Ave

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

  1. Lisette Alder, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1194558775
  2. Vicky Borck, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1306939038
  3. John Borman, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1669508727
  4. Mary Beth Bryan, PSYDClinical Psychologist1417134347
  5. Nadia Bukar, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1982979340
  6. Paulette Cazares, M.D., MPHInternal Medicine Physician1710927470

Verify Christopher Morache 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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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

3,507 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Morache3,507
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Aripiprazole147 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl142 claims
  3. Clonazepam126 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl115 claims
  5. Clozapine114 claims
  6. Quetiapine Fumarate101 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: $2,187.20

110 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Morache$2,187.20
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. Mark David Levine MD Professional CorporationSan Diego, CA

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

Christopher Morache among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Christopher Morache, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Aldous, MDSan Diego, CA 921231831245414
  2. Vicky Borck, D.O.San Diego, CA 921231306939038
  3. Camellia Clark, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231174624399
  4. Nicodemus Garcia, MDSan Diego, CA 921231669478400
  5. Daniel Gardner, MDSan Diego, CA 921231134103591
  6. Asher Gorelik, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231902910649
  7. Thomas Hessling, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231972659191
  8. Syed Jafar, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231164437521

Common questions

What is Christopher Morache, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Morache, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689621567, issued on May 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Morache, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7850 Vista Hill Ave, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (619) 604-3121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Morache, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A66531, 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 Morache, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Morache, MD had 3,507 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.