Christopher Scott Walthour, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Tracy, CA
Christopher Scott Walthour, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Tracy, California, and NPI 1811976640, issued on Jan 11, 2006. Check the license (California C52856, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Scott Walthour
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- C52856 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 441 W Eaton Ave, Tracy, CA 95376
- Phone
- (209) 830-4062
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071026000226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Scott Walthour in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C52856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin18 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Valley Medical FoundationModesto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Scott Walthour among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Christopher Scott Walthour, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Tracy → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frank De Mayo, M.D.Tracy, CA 953761861474520
- Kuldeep Sidhu, M.D.Tracy, CA 953761952383614
- Keren Akakpo, PA-CSonora, CA 953701639627938
- Charles Black, D.O.Sonora, CA 953701790988087
- James Boyd, MDSonora, CA 953701407903636
- Scott Colquhoun, MDTurlock, CA 953821144200692
- John Nelligan, MDSonora, CA 953701952491151
- Airell Nygaard, M.D.Sonora, CA 953701417920760
Common questions
What is Christopher Scott Walthour, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Scott Walthour, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811976640, issued on Jan 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Scott Walthour, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 441 W Eaton Ave, Tracy, CA, 95376. Phone: (209) 830-4062. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Scott Walthour, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C52856, 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 Scott Walthour, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Scott Walthour, MD had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.