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2026 NPPES data Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician NPI 1588861488 M.D.
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Christopher Woodson, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician in Los Alamitos, California.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 2,766 in Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
473
Medicare Part D claims · 214 beneficiaries · Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician avg: 309
MIPS score
68.2/100
▼ 15 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$907.81
20 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Christopher Woodson, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 68.2/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 473 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

68.2/100
MIPS score · -15 vs avg
473
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥8th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Christopher Woodson, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1588861488), first enumerated 07/03/2007.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 473 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 68.2/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $907.81 in reported industry payments (20 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Christopher Woodson, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: MBC annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1588861488 · Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1588861488
  • ENUM-MID 2007
  • TAX-NARROW 2,766
  • MIPS-LOW 68.2/100
  • RX-LIGHT 473
  • BOOK-THIN 313 in California
  • PHOTO-FINISH John Mahoney · ±0.1

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Christopher Woodson, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

68 ≥ 8th percentile 8% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Christopher Woodson, M.D. sits

This provider among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician peers

Across the 924 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Christopher Woodson, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 79% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 16% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Christopher Woodson, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 79 · MIPS quality, percentile: 16
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Christopher Woodson, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Christopher Woodson, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Christopher Woodson, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/03/2007

NPI 1588861488

Primary specialty

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician

Niche

2,766 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

473 53% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 309

MIPS final score

68.2/100 15.3 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician17.9%Marriage & Family Therapist5.4%Student in an Organized Heal…5.1%Mental Health Counselor3.7%Pharmacist3.4%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic…0%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Christopher Woodson, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
68.2/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%68.2%
MIPS final score (Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician) - 68.2/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

3771 KATELLA AVE
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
(562) 314-1400

Provider Details

NPI 1588861488
Specialty Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/03/2007

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

68.2231
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
74.3567
Quality
38.0538
Cost
78
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Individual

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Christopher Woodson, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Beach Orthopaedic Specialty Institute Inc
Los Alamitos, CA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Christopher Woodson, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$908

Largest payer

Stryker Corporation

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Christopher Woodson, M.D.. To verify Christopher Woodson, M.D.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

473
Total Claims
$16K
Total Drug Cost
214
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
517.133
Total Day Supply
6,873
Generic Drug Cost
$11K
Opioid Claims
95 (20.1% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
200

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
74.7 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
0.87
Gender Split
64% female / 36% male
Age Distribution
<65: 0, 65-74: 116, 75-84: 84, 85+: 14

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Christopher Woodson, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Cephalexin
 176
Celecoxib
 91
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
66
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
20
Diclofenac Sodium
 16
Ibuprofen-Famotidine
Ibuprofen/Famotidine
16
Ibuprofen
 14

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Overview

How Christopher Woodson, M.D. fits within the Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.

2,766
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
309
Avg Claims per Provider

Christopher Woodson, M.D.'s 473 claims are above the specialty average of 309.

Nationwide Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Woodson, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (68.2 here).

John Mahoney 68.3 VA Daniel Vogel 68.3 MI David Privitera 68 NY Charles Petit 68.5 OR

Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Raj Shani Houston, TX Matthew Salzler Boston, MA Gregory Bellisari Upper Arlington, OH John McGarry Plano, TX

Nearby Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Woodson.

One of 313 Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Stephen Abelow
M.D.
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Dr. Paul Abeyta
MD
Burlingame, CA
Dr. Torgom Abraamyan
M.D.
Van Nuys, CA
Dr. Geoffrey Abrams
MD
Stanford, CA
Monther Abuhantash
San Francisco, CA

Compare Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Christopher Woodson, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Christopher Woodson, M.D. specializes in Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician and practices in Los Alamitos, California. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Christopher Woodson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Christopher Woodson, M.D. wrote 473 Medicare Part D claims totaling $16K in drug costs for 214 beneficiaries.
What is Christopher Woodson, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Christopher Woodson, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 68.2/100 (Quality: 74.4, Cost: 38.1). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Christopher Woodson, M.D. located? ▼
Christopher Woodson, M.D. is located at 3771 KATELLA AVE, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720. Phone: (562) 314-1400.
What is Christopher Woodson, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Christopher Woodson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588861488, issued on 07/03/2007.
Does Christopher Woodson, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Christopher Woodson, M.D. had 95 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 20.1%.
How many Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 2,766 Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician provider writes 309 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Christopher Woodson, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Christopher Woodson, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Cephalexin, Celecoxib, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Christopher Woodson, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Christopher Woodson, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 473 Part D claims and 214 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Christopher Woodson, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Christopher Woodson, M.D.'s NPI is 1588861488 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.