NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lucas Christianson, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Walnut Creek, CA

Lucas Christianson, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1700158201, issued on Jan 31, 2012. Check the license (California A119919, 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
1700158201
Name
Lucas Christianson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
A119919 CA
69167 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone
(925) 295-4000
Enumerated
Jan 31, 2012
Record last updated
Apr 8, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201201000716); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2010
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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Also registered at 1425 S Main St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Eric AaserudeEmergency Medicine Physician1811491194
  2. Derek Abbassi, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1841364155
  3. Peter Ackerman, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1427435023
  4. Aaron Mark Acosta, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1538789987
  5. Basil Adad, MDOtolaryngology Physician1487732574
  6. Derek Ailes, M.D.Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1992001804

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  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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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

877 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Lucas Christianson877
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate108 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium99 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate79 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium79 claims
  5. Eliquis72 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium63 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: $110.81

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lucas Christianson$110.81
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncVallejo, CA

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

Lucas Christianson among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Lucas Christianson, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease 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 2012, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Bachik, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961790863876
  2. David Gee, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961588742670
  3. David Madnick, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961770102535
  4. Shachi Shah, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961053483883
  5. Jeffrey Sobel, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961659459733
  6. Anly Song, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961093893166
  7. Samantha Strong, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961295809804
  8. Peter Tran, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961275633216

Common questions

What is Lucas Christianson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lucas Christianson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700158201, issued on Jan 31, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lucas Christianson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596. Phone: (925) 295-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lucas Christianson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A119919, 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 Lucas Christianson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lucas Christianson, M.D. had 877 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.