Christopher J. Thrash, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Christopher J. Thrash, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1821225228, issued on Jun 12, 2009. Check the license (California A114998, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Thrash
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A114998 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2416 Castillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 965-5588
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 965-6228
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher J. Thrash in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A114998Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,140 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium188 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium169 claims
- Eliquis159 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate126 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil114 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium113 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: $44.04
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Christopher J. Thrash among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Christopher J. Thrash, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christopher J. Thrash, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher J. Thrash, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821225228, issued on Jun 12, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Thrash, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2416 Castillo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 965-5588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Thrash, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A114998, 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 J. Thrash, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Thrash, M.D. had 3,140 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.