Christopher Jonas Rice, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Christopher Jonas Rice, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1740975150, issued on Apr 11, 2023. Check the license (California A207329, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Jonas Rice
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A207329 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6655 Alvarado RD, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (800) 926-5273
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Jonas Rice in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A207329Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin12 claims
- Naproxen12 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.
Christopher Jonas Rice among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Christopher Jonas Rice, 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 2023, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 98% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Berkman, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201851305478
- Kathy Cooper, D.O.San Diego, CA 921201891802716
- William Durkin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201174514582
- James Foster, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201699781955
- David Frant, MDSan Diego, CA 921201174690028
- Steven Kohler, MDSan Diego, CA 921201942377858
- James Larson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201972519189
- Minh Le, MDSan Diego, CA 921201609829142
Common questions
What is Christopher Jonas Rice, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Jonas Rice, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740975150, issued on Apr 11, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Jonas Rice, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6655 Alvarado RD, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (800) 926-5273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Jonas Rice, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A207329, 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 Jonas Rice, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Jonas Rice, MD had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.