Christopher Forrest Thompson, M.D.
Specialist · Mission Viejo, CA
Christopher Forrest Thompson, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Mission Viejo, California, and NPI 1558650945, issued on Apr 6, 2011. Check the license (California A116862, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Forrest Thompson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- A116862 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 26726 Crown Valley Pkwy #200, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
- Phone
- (949) 364-4361
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 364-4495
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150717002326); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Forrest Thompson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license A116862Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
990 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium Bromide121 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass97 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate76 claims
- Cefdinir68 claims
- Methylprednisolone57 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate47 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $423.92
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Head And Neck Associates OF Orange County AN IncorprateMission Viejo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Forrest Thompson among 5,749 specialist records in California
Christopher Forrest Thompson, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 65% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in California
There are 5,749 specialist records in California.
All 5,749 in California → Every provider in Mission Viejo → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ferydoon Bekhrad, PH.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911992970008
- James Bredenkamp, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911023047586
- Amy Bui, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911013027838
- Michael Jakobsen, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911730118118
- Kym Kanaly, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911528089232
- Christopher Lin, M. D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911790724870
- Viken Melkonian, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911932154721
- Jagmeet Mundi, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911003079062
Common questions
What is Christopher Forrest Thompson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Forrest Thompson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558650945, issued on Apr 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Forrest Thompson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26726 Crown Valley Pkwy #200, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691. Phone: (949) 364-4361. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Forrest Thompson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A116862, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Forrest Thompson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Forrest Thompson, M.D. had 990 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Forrest Thompson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.2 of 100. 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.