Christopher R. Rhead, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Chico, CA
Christopher R. Rhead, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1487664959, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (California A87905, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher R. Rhead
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A87905 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926
- Phone
- (530) 332-6337
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 893-6936
- Medicaid ID
- 00A879050 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080318000719); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher R. Rhead in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A87905Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
238 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Ondansetron Odt21 claims
- Cephalexin15 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 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): 78.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carepoint Health Emergency Medicine Idaho PLLCCaldwell, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher R. Rhead among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Christopher R. Rhead, MD is one of 7,751 emergency 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Christopher R. Rhead, MD's NPI number?
Christopher R. Rhead, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487664959, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher R. Rhead, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 332-6337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher R. Rhead, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A87905, 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 R. Rhead, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher R. Rhead, MD had 238 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher R. Rhead, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.9 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.