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Christopher Michael Stafford, M.D.

NPI 1275613796ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine· San Diego, CA

Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine (M.D.) in San Diego, California, trained at Georgetown University School of Medicine (class of 1998). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $421,532 for 780 claims, against $43,466 paid for services in 2024. Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. reported $14.48 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1275613796
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedOct 17, 2006
Last updated in NPPESNov 18, 2024
Certified by providerNov 18, 2024

Specialties and licenses

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Critical Care (Intensivists) (CA); Practitioner - Critical Care (Intensivists) (SC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients281
Services billed620 across 33 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$43,466

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)780 · 1,273 30-day fills
Patients176
Total drug cost$421,532
Generic share31% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolGeorgetown University School of Medicine
Graduation year1998
Medicare specialtyCritical Care (Intensivists)
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$14.48 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$54.65 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$14.481

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$14.48 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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