Christopher W. Stokes, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Auburn, CA
Christopher W. Stokes, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Auburn, California, and NPI 1467530196, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A70701, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher W. Stokes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A70701 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1285 High St, Auburn, CA 95603
- Phone
- (530) 885-5272
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 885-5516
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031219000677); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher W. Stokes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A70701Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,556 Medicare Part D claims for 601 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 244 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium381 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium193 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen159 claims
- Lisinopril158 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate150 claims
- Losartan Potassium135 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncStockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher W. Stokes among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Christopher W. Stokes, MD is one of 17,133 family 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
45 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Auburn
They are 45 of the 1,392 NPPES records with a practice address in Auburn, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Christopher W. Stokes, MD's NPI number?
Christopher W. Stokes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467530196, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher W. Stokes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1285 High St, Auburn, CA, 95603. Phone: (530) 885-5272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher W. Stokes, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A70701, 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 W. Stokes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher W. Stokes, MD had 4,556 Medicare Part D claims for 601 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.