Dr. Christopher C. Branche, M.D.
Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology Physician)
2801 Atlantic Ave
Long Beach, CA 90806
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Los Angeles County includes primary care (7% of residents) and mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University (1987)
- Years since graduation
- 39
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 127
Licensed in California since 1989, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1987Medical school: Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Anesthesiology Physician primary
CA license A45719 (first issued 1989; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach, CA
Medical groups
- Cep America - Anesthesia PC (849 clinicians)
- California Anesthesia Associates Medical Group Inc (49 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 127
- Services billed
- 205
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 21 | 20 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 20 | 19 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 20 | 19 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 16 | 16 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 16 | 16 |
| Anesthesia for open or endoscopic total shoulder joint replacement | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.