NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cristian Santizo, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Reseda, CA

Cristian Santizo, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Reseda, California, and NPI 1497071385, issued on Apr 16, 2010. Check the license (California A126088, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497071385
Name
Cristian Santizo
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
A126088 CA
ME106604 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6944 Reseda Blvd, Reseda, CA 91335
Phone
(818) 776-1171
Enumerated
Apr 16, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 9, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140509001636); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2006
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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Verify Cristian Santizo in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

61 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Cristian Santizo61
  2. Specialty average3,544

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

  1. American Current Care OF California A Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA

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

Cristian Santizo among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Cristian Santizo, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Family Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kian Behmanesh, DOReseda, CA 913351396330676
  2. Homa Ghasemloei, M.D.Reseda, CA 913351912192014
  3. Ata Kashani, M.D.Reseda, CA 913351740349851
  4. Sheila SafarReseda, CA 913351346503067
  5. Mariam Sahakyan, FNPReseda, CA 913351609688696
  6. Karen Cheryl Batugo, FNP-CArleta, CA 913311437959590
  7. Mauricio Castillo, M.D.Arleta, CA 913311508996000
  8. Naveen Dhiman, M.D.Pacoima, CA 913311366696395

Common questions

What is Cristian Santizo, MD's NPI number?

Cristian Santizo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497071385, issued on Apr 16, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cristian Santizo, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6944 Reseda Blvd, Reseda, CA, 91335. Phone: (818) 776-1171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cristian Santizo, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A126088, 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 Cristian Santizo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cristian Santizo, MD had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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