Christopher Robert Taglia, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Lompoc, CA
Christopher Robert 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 (California A134209, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Robert Taglia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A134209 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1225 N H St, Lompoc, CA 93436
- Phone
- (805) 737-8700
- Enumerated
- Oct 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2024
- Fax
- (805) 737-8701
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190905001622); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1225 N H St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kyle Dickinson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689140535
Verify Christopher Robert Taglia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A134209Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 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 MIPS final 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 affiliation
- Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc, CA · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Christopher Robert Taglia among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Christopher Robert Taglia, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Davis, MDLompoc, CA 934361851404743
- William Ganske, M.D.Lompoc, CA 934361952887234
- William Pierce, M.D.Lompoc, CA 934361083620330
- Bandhit Sinkaset, M.D.Lompoc, CA 934361710991146
- Phillip McPeak, M.D.Vandenberg Afb, CA 934371497193486
- Dena Smith, M.D. FACSNipomo, CA 934441134500770
- Clifford Gelman, MDPismo Beach, CA 934491083688782
- Edwin Hayashi, M.D.Pismo Beach, CA 934491295797397
Common questions
What is Christopher Robert Taglia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Robert 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 Robert 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 Robert Taglia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A134209, 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 Robert Taglia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Robert Taglia, M.D. had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Robert Taglia, M.D.'s MIPS final 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), 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.