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Dr. Christopher A. Rishel, MD

Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology Physician)

300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305

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Santa Clara County includes mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas

Call (650) 723-4000

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
11
In the NPI registry since
2015
Medicare patients seen, 2024
69

Licensed in California since 2016, 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.

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Education and training

  • 2015Medical school: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
  • 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

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

  • Anesthesiology Physician primary
    CA license A144824 (first issued 2016; current)

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

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Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
69
Services billed
95
Patients’ average age
72
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin4848
Anesthesia for other procedure on brain3433

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.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated April 11, 2024), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1528449071. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.