Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,647
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 302
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,530
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 4318 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92057
- Practice phone
- Call (760) 901-5100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Scripps Medical Foundation
Oceanside, California
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Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter is a family medicine physician in Oceanside, California
Dr. Cutter practices at Scripps Medical Foundation in Oceanside, California.
Dr. Cutter's NPI, 1538274287, was assigned on August 21, 2006. Dr. Cutter graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1982. Dr. Cutter holds California license G50922.
- NPI
- 1538274287NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4385600782
- NPI enumeration date
- August 21, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (760) 901-5100
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 74
- Medical school graduation
- 1982
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter practices at Scripps Medical Foundation in Oceanside, California
Dr. Cutter's primary practice is Scripps Medical Foundation, at 4318 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92057 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (760) 901-5100.
- Scripps Medical Foundation4318 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92057 · San Diego CountyPhone(760) 901-5100
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Cutter's primary practice is Scripps Medical Foundation in Oceanside, California. Dr. Cutter is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. The medical group on file is Scripps Clinic Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cutter to 4 more home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cutter practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Scripps Medical Foundation | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter is one of 15,680 family medicine physicians in California
Family medicine is Dr. Cutter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Cutter is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Cutter's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
- Louisiana license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, alcohol use disorders, alzheimer's disease, aortic atherosclerois, arthritis and asthma among the conditions Dr. Cutter treats.
Family medicine physicians near Dr. Cutter
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter billed Medicare for 1,647 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,647 Medicare services from Dr. Cutter across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 302 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $97,883 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Cutter's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5842024: 73927%
- Other services
- 2023: 972024: 641561%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 572024: 138142%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 632024: 8433%
- Surgery
- 2023: 152024: 45200%
Dr. Cutter compared with the California median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Cutter
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,647vs 2466.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 302vs 1182.6 times
- Part D claims
- 3,833vs 8334.6 times
Medians across 15,349 family medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cutter's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter treated 302 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 302 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cutter in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 142 patients. 69% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cutter's median patient age at 58, with 34% women.
Dr. Cutter's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Cutter's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12642%
- Men17658%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cutter's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure69%
- High cholesterol69%
- Arthritis39%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
- Diabetes27%
- Ischemic heart disease21%
- Mood disorders20%
- Atrial fibrillation18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cutter's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 58
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women34%
- Men66%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter wrote 4,530 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cutter wrote 4,530 Medicare Part D claims for 379 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,833 of them, across 90 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $301,578 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,181 claims across 111 drugs.
Dr. Cutter's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic4,030 claims89%
- Brand-name483 claims11%
- Other17 claims0%
Dr. Cutter's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cutter's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%87 of 4,530 claims
- Antibiotics1%66 of 4,530 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%30 of 4,530 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5,1812024: 3,83326%
Drugs named by CMS: 90 in 2024, 111 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter ranks in the 67th percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare
Dr. Cutter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cutter as offering telehealth. CMS counts 24 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Cutter, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Cutter ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 67th percentile24 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Cutter.
Recent publications by Dr. Cutter
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter received $1,159 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 58 general payments to Dr. Cutter from 11 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $325.
General payments to Dr. Cutter by program year, 2019 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Cutter the most, 2019 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Dr. Cutter graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1982.
- Medical school
- Board certified in family medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter accepts plans from 6 insurance carriers
Dr. Cutter is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. Cutter accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO4
- Medicare4
- POS4
- PPO4
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter's NPI number is 1538274287. It was assigned on August 21, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter?
Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter is a family medicine physician in Oceanside, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter practice?
Dr. Cutter practices at 4318 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92057. Dr. Cutter's primary practice is Scripps Medical Foundation in Oceanside, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cutter to 4 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cutter is (760) 901-5100.
What is Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter's medical license number?
Dr. Cutter holds California license G50922, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cutter in California (2010 to 2026) and Louisiana (2004 to 2016).
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter affiliated with?
Dr. Cutter is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter part of?
Dr. Cutter is linked to Scripps Clinic Medical Group.
Does Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cutter billed Medicare for 1,647 services in 2024, and Dr. Cutter accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cutter as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter see?
CMS counts 302 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cutter in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter board certified?
Yes. Dr. Cutter is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.
What services does Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cutter's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter go to medical school?
Dr. Cutter graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1982.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cutter's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Losartan Potassium.
Has Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,159 in general payments to Dr. Cutter from 11 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter been practicing?
Dr. Cutter graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Cutter.
What insurance does Dr. Christopher Bruce Cutter accept?
Dr. Cutter is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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