Sean Michael Liston, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Chico, CA
Sean Michael Liston, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1104036128, issued on May 22, 2007. Check the license (California 103802, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sean Michael Liston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 103802 CA
67433 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95973
- Phone
- (530) 895-1727
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2025
- Fax
- (530) 895-1506
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081112000551); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sean Michael Liston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 103802Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,620 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost318 claims
- Fluorometholone146 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate131 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate91 claims
- Timolol Maleate84 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth66 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $451.46
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 2 group practices
- Chico Eye Center Medical GroupChico, CA
- Enloe Medical CenterChico, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sean Michael Liston among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Sean Michael Liston, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology 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 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Chico → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Gilbert, MDChico, CA 959731811930118
- Heidi Houlihan, MDChico, CA 959731811937683
- Kristiane Ransbarger, MDChico, CA 959731437337532
- George Boutros, MDParadise, CA 959691699798835
- Jennifer Ensminger, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691184600108
- David Gajda, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691396839395
- Robert Reeve, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691538172424
- Charlene Chang-Smith, MDOroville, CA 959661871550939
Common questions
What is Sean Michael Liston, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sean Michael Liston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104036128, issued on May 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sean Michael Liston, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 Esplanade, Chico, CA, 95973. Phone: (530) 895-1727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sean Michael Liston, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 103802, 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 Sean Michael Liston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sean Michael Liston, M.D. had 1,620 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sean Michael Liston, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.