NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Rich Wixom, M.D.

Specialist · San Diego, CA

Christopher Rich Wixom, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1235194879, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (California A74676, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235194879
Name
Christopher Rich Wixom
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
A74676 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone
(858) 939-3660
Enumerated
Apr 18, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050606000657); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 1995
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7901 Frost St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Aileen Afshar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1134689946
  2. Saad Alkhider, MDInternal Medicine Physician1447712062
  3. Mustafa Alwash, M.DHospitalist Physician1679936439
  4. Alexandra Anjier, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1467087510
  5. Anna Astashchanka, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1821594359
  6. Amir Bahreman, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124249388

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $18.57

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Wixom$18.57
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Analytic Pathology Medical Group IncCoronado, CA
  2. Pacific Rim Pathology Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher Rich Wixom among 5,749 specialist records in California

Christopher Rich Wixom, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Specialist providers in California

There are 5,749 specialist records in California.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Cleary, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231265523740
  2. Mansour Cohen, MDSan Diego, CA 921231346225356
  3. Roquette Dungan, LCSWSan Diego, CA 921231629195052
  4. Douglas Ebbers, M.S. IN ED.San Diego, CA 921231861678633
  5. Thomas Harris, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231316056492
  6. John Hodapp, MDSan Diego, CA 921231366459737
  7. Eli Meltzer, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231780602300
  8. Veronica MillerSan Diego, CA 921231932344033

Common questions

What is Christopher Rich Wixom, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Rich Wixom, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235194879, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Rich Wixom, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 939-3660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Rich Wixom, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A74676, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Christopher Rich Wixom, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.9 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.