Christopher Summa, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Soquel, CA
Christopher Summa, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Soquel, California, and NPI 1669548640, issued on Nov 28, 2006. Check the license (California A72826, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Summa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- A72826 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3035 N. Main Street, Soquel, CA 95073
- Phone
- (831) 688-8680
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 661-0136
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041104001125); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3035 N. Main Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Kassel, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1942333141
- Michael Morley, MPA-CPhysician Assistant1790001725
Verify Christopher Summa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72826Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin25 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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: $103,895.82
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Centinel Spine, LLC. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Summa among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California
Christopher Summa, M.D. is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X 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 of the Spine Physician providers in California
There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.
All 314 in California → Every provider in Soquel → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mathias Daniels, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761255599015
- Kris Okumu, MDWatsonville, CA 950761679736300
- Jeffrey Coe, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321225107691
- Sandeep Gidvani, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321801002134
- Chelsea Hendow, MDLos Gatos, CA 950321568824860
- Anthony Matan, MDSan Jose, CA 951191417033929
- Sohrab Pahlavan, M.D.San Jose, CA 951191932499332
- Steven Spisak, MDSan Jose, CA 951191902982424
Common questions
What is Christopher Summa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Summa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669548640, issued on Nov 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Summa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3035 N. Main Street, Soquel, CA, 95073. Phone: (831) 688-8680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Summa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A72826, 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 Summa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Summa, M.D. had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.