NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vanessa Christopher, MD

Facial Plastic Surgery Physician · Beverly Hills, CA

Vanessa Christopher, MD is a facial plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Beverly Hills, California, and NPI 1134615693, issued on Jul 9, 2018. Check the license (California 188253, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134615693
Name
Vanessa Christopher
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Facial Plastic Surgery Physician 207YS0123X
License numbers
188253 CA
MT215783 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 S Lasky Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone
(310) 277-4572
Enumerated
Jul 9, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 201 S Lasky Dr

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

  1. Andrew Cohen, M.D.Specialist1841367208
  2. Allen Foulad, MDFacial Plastic Surgery Physician1811289200
  3. David Foulad, M.D.Surgery Physician1770970329
  4. Andrew Frankel, M.D.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1205048485
  5. Jamaica Gendel, PA-CPhysician Assistant1114683422
  6. Dong Kim, MDAnesthesiology Physician1538150594

Verify Vanessa Christopher 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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average facial plastic surgery physician in 2024

13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 370 among the 532 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Vanessa Christopher13
  2. Specialty average370

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: $587.16

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, Inc. The 451 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,253.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vanessa Christopher$587.16
  2. Specialty average$3,253.58

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Vanessa Christopher among 133 facial plastic surgery physician records in California

Vanessa Christopher, MD is one of 133 facial plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 48% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207YS0123X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 133 facial plastic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 facial plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gal Aharonov, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902121336355213
  2. Farhad Ardeshirpour-Zartoshti, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902121932376514
  3. Natalie Attenello, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902121295027563
  4. Allen Foulad, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902121811289200
  5. Davis Nguyen, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902121861648214
  6. Jordan Simmons, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902121568030708
  7. Benjamin Talei, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902121144472879
  8. Carl Truesdale, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902121154705028

Common questions

What is Vanessa Christopher, MD's NPI number?

Vanessa Christopher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134615693, issued on Jul 9, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanessa Christopher, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 S Lasky Dr, Beverly Hills, CA, 90212. Phone: (310) 277-4572. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vanessa Christopher, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 188253, 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 Vanessa Christopher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vanessa Christopher, MD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among facial plastic surgery physician prescribers was 370. 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.