Christopher Tan Vanichsarn, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Escondido, CA
Christopher Tan Vanichsarn, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1851658173, issued on Apr 12, 2012. Check the license (California A129210, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Tan Vanichsarn
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- A129210 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1955 Citracado Pkwy Ste 300, Escondido, CA 92029
- Phone
- (760) 743-0546
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 673-5187
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170928000099); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1955 Citracado Pkwy Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Tan Vanichsarn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A129210Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
2,013 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis182 claims
- Furosemide166 claims
- Spironolactone143 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium134 claims
- Carvedilol110 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate98 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: $1,148.91
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Arch Health Partners IncEscondido, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Tan Vanichsarn among 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California
Christopher Tan Vanichsarn, M.D. is one of 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 95% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2007 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Tan Vanichsarn, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Tan Vanichsarn, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851658173, issued on Apr 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Tan Vanichsarn, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1955 Citracado Pkwy Ste 300, Escondido, CA, 92029. Phone: (760) 743-0546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Tan Vanichsarn, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A129210, 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 Tan Vanichsarn, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Tan Vanichsarn, M.D. had 2,013 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.