Chrysten Elizabeth Cunningham, DO
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · La Jolla, CA
Chrysten Elizabeth Cunningham, DO is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1265435606, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (California 20A7944, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chrysten Elizabeth Cunningham
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 20A7944 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2386 Avenida DE LA Playa, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 945-7906
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 754-1202
- Medicaid ID
- 00AX79440 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080211000217); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chrysten Elizabeth Cunningham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A7944Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
140 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol49 claims
- Progesterone21 claims
- Yuvafem19 claims
- Clotrimazole11 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: $281.15
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- South Bay ObgynChula Vista, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chrysten Elizabeth Cunningham among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California
Chrysten Elizabeth Cunningham, DO is one of 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 2,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
68 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 68 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California.
All 5,088 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Bilash, M.D., M.S.La Jolla, CA 920371437189545
- Seth Bulow, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371174635320
- Pamela Deak, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371316978554
- Maureen Farrell, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371508842303
- Robert Gordon, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371619944030
- Pratima Gupta, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371891749842
- Patrick Haggerty, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371245280841
- Mel Kurtulus, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371134193105
Common questions
What is Chrysten Elizabeth Cunningham, DO's NPI number?
Chrysten Elizabeth Cunningham, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265435606, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chrysten Elizabeth Cunningham, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2386 Avenida DE LA Playa, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 945-7906. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chrysten Elizabeth Cunningham, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A7944, 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 Chrysten Elizabeth Cunningham, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chrysten Elizabeth Cunningham, DO had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.