Christopher Walheim, MD
Hospitalist Physician · San Luis Obispo, CA
Christopher Walheim, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1326572116, issued on Apr 18, 2017. Check the license (California A169711, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Walheim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A169711 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1010 Murray Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
- Phone
- (805) 546-7600
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201109000664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Un Of California, Irvine, College Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Walheim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A169711Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCSan Luis Obispo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Walheim among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Christopher Walheim, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
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- Ann Bollay, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051487610333
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- Sarfaraz Mansuri, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051508178088
- Gordon Ryan, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051396824546
- Cindy Su, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934051285088211
- Julie Gelman, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011962461046
- Justin Grammy, DOSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011003254483
Common questions
What is Christopher Walheim, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Walheim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326572116, issued on Apr 18, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Walheim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 Murray Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405. Phone: (805) 546-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Walheim, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A169711, 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.
What is Christopher Walheim, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.