Dr. Christopher Lee Hammond, DO

Dr. Hammond practices at Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, California, part of Prime Healthcare Services.

Dr. Hammond's NPI, 1316107675, was assigned on June 11, 2008. Dr. Hammond graduated from Des Moines University in 2008. Dr. Hammond holds California license 20A20649.

Dr. Hammond's primary practice is Centinela Hospital Medical Center, at 555 East Hardy Street, Inglewood, CA 90301 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 673-4660.

Dr. Hammond's primary practice is Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, California, part of Prime Healthcare Services. Dr. Hammond is also affiliated with Los Alamos Medical Center. The medical group on file is Centinela Freeman Emergency Medical Associates, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hammond to 6 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hammond practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Hammond's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Hammond is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Hammond's licenses on file in 10 states: California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas and Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 486 Medicare services from Dr. Hammond across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 349 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $46,320 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 349 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hammond in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 134 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 66% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hammond's median patient age at 53, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hammond wrote 154 Medicare Part D claims for 100 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 59 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $287 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 76 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Hammond for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Hammond in 2014. Dr. Hammond's most frequent co-authors are Ronald S. Benenson, MD, Keith David Clancy, MD and Christopher Joseph Hammond, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Hammond from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. EMD Serono, Inc. paid the most, $185.

Dr. Hammond graduated from Des Moines University in 2008.

Dr. Hammond is in network with 6 carriers, including United Healthcare, HCSC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.