NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Christopher Bandy, MD

Trauma Surgery Physician · Chico, CA

William Christopher Bandy, MD is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1629080445, issued on Aug 12, 2006. Check the license (California C53887, 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
1629080445
Name
William Christopher Bandy
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
License number
C53887 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926
Phone
(530) 332-4470
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2022
Fax
(530) 893-6885
Medicaid ID
1629080445 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100217000237); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1531 Esplanade

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

  1. Danny Abifadel, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1427245455
  2. Bruce Aikin, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1679583074
  3. Mark Allen, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1114155256
  4. Francisco Alvarez, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1588690648
  5. Kelley Alvarez, P.A.Physician Assistant1912393448
  6. Travis Anderson, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1730456468

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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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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average trauma surgery physician in 2024

17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 48 among the 447 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Bandy17
  2. Specialty average48

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. Permanente Medical Group IncVacaville, CA

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

William Christopher Bandy among 146 trauma surgery physician records in California

William Christopher Bandy, MD is one of 146 trauma surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2007 among the 117 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0127X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Trauma Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 146 trauma surgery physician records in California.

The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Norris Cleek, M.D.Chico, CA 959261831124320
  2. Frederick Collins, MDChico, CA 959261306942735
  3. John Lam, M.D.Chico, CA 959261174759955
  4. Alexander Riveron, MDChico, CA 959261740609775
  5. Michael Fahey, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959911851403109
  6. Caitlin Cohan, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958231689051633
  7. Lillian Digiacomo, MD, MPHSacramento, CA 958231699932467
  8. Amir Amiri, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171184605644

Common questions

What is William Christopher Bandy, MD's NPI number?

William Christopher Bandy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629080445, issued on Aug 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Christopher Bandy, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 332-4470. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Christopher Bandy, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C53887, 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 William Christopher Bandy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Christopher Bandy, MD had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among trauma surgery physician prescribers was 48. 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.