Christopher Anthony Varghese, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lancaster, CA
Christopher Anthony Varghese, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lancaster, California, and NPI 1598381733, issued on Jun 23, 2020. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Anthony Varghese
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MT221852 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 45124 10TH St W, Lancaster, CA 93534
- Phone
- (562) 867-7999
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2020
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240416002315); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Anthony Varghese 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
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,022 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium86 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate74 claims
- Losartan Potassium51 claims
- Metformin Hcl45 claims
- Jardiance41 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa39 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: $302.90
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- St. John's Community HealthLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Anthony Varghese among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Christopher Anthony Varghese, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
45 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lancaster
They are 45 of the 4,273 NPPES records with a practice address in Lancaster, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Anthony Varghese, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Anthony Varghese, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598381733, issued on Jun 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Anthony Varghese, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45124 10TH St W, Lancaster, CA, 93534. Phone: (562) 867-7999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Anthony Varghese, MD'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 Anthony Varghese, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Anthony Varghese, MD had 1,022 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.