Christopher Louis Sherman, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA
Christopher Louis Sherman, DO is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1639234826, issued on Dec 27, 2006. Check the license (California 20A9789, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Louis Sherman
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 20A9789 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4910 Directors PL Ste 350, San Diego, CA 92121
- Phone
- (858) 346-7171
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 453-7314
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130111000185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Arizona College Of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 2,276 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4910 Directors PL Ste 350
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Brereton, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1487093951
- Taylor Bright, MS, ATC, OTCAthletic Trainer1043705775
- Tal David, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1629092473
- John Grotting, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1376838680
- David Maimes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1225402746
- David Petersen, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1750363149
Verify Christopher Louis Sherman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A9789Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
99 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 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: $3,241.83
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- DE Anza Orthopedic Medical Group IncMoreno Valley, CA
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Louis Sherman among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Christopher Louis Sherman, DO 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Obiajulu AghaSan Diego, CA 921211871120113
- Daniel Brereton, D.O.San Diego, CA 921211487093951
- Sean GaoSan Diego, CA 921211063944270
- John Grotting, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211376838680
- James McClurg, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211306817895
- James Moitoza, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211538153747
- Lan Nguyen, D.O.San Diego, CA 921211184785016
- David Petersen, MDSan Diego, CA 921211750363149
Common questions
What is Christopher Louis Sherman, DO's NPI number?
Christopher Louis Sherman, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639234826, issued on Dec 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Louis Sherman, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4910 Directors PL Ste 350, San Diego, CA, 92121. Phone: (858) 346-7171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Louis Sherman, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A9789, 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 Louis Sherman, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Louis Sherman, DO had 99 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.