Christopher Taglia, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Lompoc, CA
Christopher Taglia, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lompoc, California, and NPI 1538562202, issued on Oct 8, 2014. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Taglia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- Practice location
- 1225 N H St, Lompoc, CA 93436
- Phone
- (805) 737-8700
- Enumerated
- Oct 8, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1225 N H St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Babak Baradar-Bokaie, MDInternal Medicine Physician1225083876
- Robin Barnes, MSN, RN, FNP-CGeneral Practice Physician1629529557
- Olesya Brissey, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1891192969
- Justin Chang, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1316301526
- Vanessa ConnorsPhysician Assistant1396528907
- Kyle Dickinson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689140535
Verify Christopher Taglia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ozempic31 claims
- Omeprazole18 claims
- Ondansetron Odt18 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,899.47
20 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc.. The 19,002 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,758.86 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc, CA · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,381 surgery physician records in California.
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- Benjamin Abbadessa, M.D.San Diego, CA1255593612
- Abdul-Rahman Abdel-ReheemLos Angeles, CA1831770437
- Sandy Abdelkedous, MDFresno, CA1306093109
- Hana Abdirahman, MDTemecula, CA1265288112
- Sherwin Abdoli, MDPetaluma, CA1508386442
- Michael Abdulian, MDGlendale, CA1649469628
- Mhdshafic Abdulkarim, MDOrange, CA1750174249
Common questions
What is Christopher Taglia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Taglia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538562202, issued on Oct 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Taglia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 N H St, Lompoc, CA, 93436. Phone: (805) 737-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Taglia, M.D.'s license?
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 Taglia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Taglia, M.D. had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Taglia, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.