Khristine Mortel Papa, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Khristine Mortel Papa, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1073741799, issued on Jul 1, 2009. Check the license (California A119533, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Khristine Mortel Papa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- A119533 CA
MT194191 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2531 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (661) 337-7000
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121129000222); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Khristine Mortel Papa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A119533Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
302 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide16 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil13 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate13 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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: $21.79
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCGreenbrae, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Khristine Mortel Papa among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Khristine Mortel Papa, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
214 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 214 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Khristine Mortel Papa, MD's NPI number?
Khristine Mortel Papa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073741799, issued on Jul 1, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Khristine Mortel Papa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2531 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 337-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Khristine Mortel Papa, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A119533, 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 Khristine Mortel Papa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Khristine Mortel Papa, MD had 302 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.