William Kenneth Christian, M.D.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Santa Monica, CA
William Kenneth Christian, M.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1285825158, issued on Aug 6, 2007. Check the license (California A100485, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Kenneth Christian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- A100485 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 985W, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 828-5888
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 829-1720
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071115000669); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Kenneth Christian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A100485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
1,225 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost228 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate152 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol147 claims
- Lumigan133 claims
- Gatifloxacin65 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl61 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $50.03
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was entertainment; the largest payer was Optos, Inc. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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.
William Kenneth Christian among 54 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in California
William Kenneth Christian, M.D. is one of 54 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in California. 96% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 15% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2010 among the 46 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in California
There are 54 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in California.
All 54 in California → Every provider in Santa Monica → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kathryn Gardner, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904021740335686
- Michael Savetsky, MDCulver City, CA 902321255598819
- Jillian Chong, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902101952755662
- Amber HoangMonterey Park, CA 917541184087322
- Colin Ip, MDChula Vista, CA 919111295266815
- Alexander Foster, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241033407275
- Rakhi Ammar, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371285138503
- Angela Nahl, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371306173257
Common questions
What is William Kenneth Christian, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Kenneth Christian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285825158, issued on Aug 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Kenneth Christian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 985W, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 828-5888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Kenneth Christian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A100485, 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 Kenneth Christian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Kenneth Christian, M.D. had 1,225 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Kenneth Christian, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30.3 of 100. 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.