Christopher Ludwig Schiessl, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Palm Springs, CA
Christopher Ludwig Schiessl, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1053494997, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (California A75903, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Ludwig Schiessl
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A75903 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 S Palm Canyon Dr Ste 307, Palm Springs, CA 92264
- Phone
- (760) 649-9865
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Fax
- (760) 394-2343
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041012001555); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Ludwig Schiessl in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A75903Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,757 Medicare Part D claims for 272 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims
- Bupropion Xl60 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate49 claims
- Lisinopril44 claims
- Gabapentin39 claims
- Losartan Potassium39 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: $32.51
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Christopher Ludwig Schiessl among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Christopher Ludwig Schiessl, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
63 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Palm Springs
They are 63 of the 1,917 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Springs, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Ludwig Schiessl, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Ludwig Schiessl, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053494997, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Ludwig Schiessl, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 S Palm Canyon Dr Ste 307, Palm Springs, CA, 92264. Phone: (760) 649-9865. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Ludwig Schiessl, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A75903, 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 Ludwig Schiessl, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Ludwig Schiessl, M.D. had 1,757 Medicare Part D claims for 272 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.