Christy Behnam, MD
Dermatology Physician · Stockton, CA
Christy Behnam, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Stockton, California, and NPI 1164009411, issued on Mar 24, 2021. Check the license (California A201686, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christy Behnam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- A201686 CA
83840-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2505 W Hammer LN, Stockton, CA 95209
- Phone
- (209) 955-3000
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2025
- Fax
- (209) 954-4024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250925003561); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christy Behnam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A201686Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
347 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide42 claims
- Minoxidil33 claims
- Fluorouracil31 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate29 claims
- Ketoconazole18 claims
- Prednisone16 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: $434.67
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Sutter Valley Medical FoundationStockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christy Behnam among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Christy Behnam, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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- Elizabeth Kass, MDStockton, CA 952101235217068
- Lydia Kim, M.D.Stockton, CA 952101801139068
- Gerald Bock, MDStockton, CA 952071376649269
- Kyle Herbold, M.D.Stockton, CA 952071568407013
- Stuart Jacobs, MDStockton, CA 952071073574539
Common questions
What is Christy Behnam, MD's NPI number?
Christy Behnam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164009411, issued on Mar 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christy Behnam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2505 W Hammer LN, Stockton, CA, 95209. Phone: (209) 955-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christy Behnam, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A201686, 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 Christy Behnam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christy Behnam, MD had 347 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.