Christopher Shawn Skillern, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Ventura, CA
Christopher Shawn Skillern, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1205936697, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (California A79501, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Shawn Skillern
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- A79501 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 N Brent St Ste 201, Ventura, CA 93003
- Phone
- (805) 643-3330
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 643-3331
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070505000170); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 N Brent St Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Blitzer, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1275996142
- Aaron GoodenoughPhysician Assistant1003101494
- Miranda HernandezPhysician Assistant1649053141
- Amber Young, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1598419582
Verify Christopher Shawn Skillern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A79501Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
580 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel215 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium85 claims
- Eliquis60 claims
- Xarelto51 claims
- Cilostazol36 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium29 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): 88.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,520.67
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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 one group practice
- Pacific Cardiovascular And Vein Institute IncOxnard, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Shawn Skillern among 580 vascular surgery physician records in California
Christopher Shawn Skillern, MD is one of 580 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 411 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 580 vascular surgery physician records in California.
All 580 in California → Every provider in Ventura → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Blitzer, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031275996142
- Sydney Guo, MDVentura, CA 930031619922291
- Li Sheng Kong, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031891764775
- Stephen Lee, MDOxnard, CA 930351891151684
- Siddharth Agarwal, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930361407078496
- Gregory Albaugh, D.O.Oxnard, CA 930361811936982
- John Baber, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930361750607453
- Kevin Major, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930361457383366
Common questions
What is Christopher Shawn Skillern, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Shawn Skillern, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205936697, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Shawn Skillern, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 N Brent St Ste 201, Ventura, CA, 93003. Phone: (805) 643-3330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Shawn Skillern, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A79501, 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 Shawn Skillern, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Shawn Skillern, MD had 580 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Shawn Skillern, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.7 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.