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Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD

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Specializes in: Legal Medicine and Family Medicine

850 5th Street
Gonzales, CA 93926

(831) 675-3601

Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD is a legal medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA specializing in legal medicine and family medicine.

Office Locations

850 5th Street
Gonzales, CA 93926

(831) 675-3601

(831) 675-3966

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In The News

“In an interview with California Health Report, Dr. Christine Ponzio, a primary care physician in Monterey County, noted that many patients in the area had to travel more than 50 miles to find an...”—"To cure California's doctor shortage, look abroad", The Press-Enterprise, December 2018

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

urinalysis

By Affordability:

urinalysis

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD performed more urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	101
inpatient care	101

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	54
inpatient care	54

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	20
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	56
Dementia	32
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	134
inpatient care	134

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	28
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	47
Dementia	31
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	308
hospital care	136
inpatient care	136
preventive care	26
vaccines	26

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	444

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	454
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	146
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	49
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	760
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	354
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	125
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	49
Dementia	20
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	26
doctor visit	20
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
lab tests	41
preventive care	208
thoracic (chest) imaging	32
vaccines	208
X-rays	32

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	251
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	72
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	47
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA during 2018 were preventive care, lab tests, vaccines and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	23
doctor visit	55
lab tests	90
preventive care	92
vaccines	68

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	245
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	50
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	45
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA during 2019 were lab tests, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	17
doctor visit	58
lab tests	52
musculoskeletal imaging	20
X-rays	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	174
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	35
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA during 2020 were lab tests, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30
lab tests	23
spinal procedures	11
X-rays	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	129
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	18
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA during 2021 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	49
lab tests	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	349
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	97
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	15
doctor visit	58
lab tests	48
preventive care	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	188
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	31
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	50
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA were vaccines, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

diabetes management	15
doctor visit	167
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
lab tests	48
musculoskeletal imaging	20
preventive care	85
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	32
vaccines	100
X-rays	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	52
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	199
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	83
85 and over	56
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	106

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	16
Cancer	6

Education & Training

She has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$877 Tresiba $253	NovoLog $174	Victoza $111	Ozempic $99	RYBELSUS $58	Other $182
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$618 XARELTO $385	INVOKANA $232
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$566 JARDIANCE $318	STIOLTO $66	Spiriva $63	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $39	TRADJENTA $29	Other $50
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$437 JANUMET XR $120	BELSOMRA $108	STEGLATRO $59	GARDASIL9 $57	JANUVIA $24	Other $69
Lilly USA, LLC	$403 MOUNJARO $173	BASAGLAR $56	JARDIANCE $55	TRADJENTA $44	HUMALOG $30	Other $45
Other	$2,072 SUBSYS $198	Repatha $178	VRAYLAR $140	Yupelri $114	PEDIARIX $94	Other $1,348

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,892
Education	$80

Biography

Dr. Christine Ponzio works as a legal medicine and family medicine specialist in Gonzales, CA. Dr. Ponzio obtained a license to practice in California.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine C. Ponzio, MD From 2012 - 2022

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