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2026 NPPES data Surgery Physician NPI 1184078586 M.D.
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Andrew Christensen, M.D.

Surgery Physician in Alamogordo, New Mexico.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 36,199 in Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
266
Medicare Part D claims · 119 beneficiaries · Surgery Physician avg: 169
Generic prescribing
84%
generic claims · 16% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
98.3/100
▲ 15 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$11.8K
18 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Andrew Christensen, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 98.3/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 266 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

98.3/100
MIPS score · +15 vs avg
266
Part D claims, 2023
84%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Andrew Christensen, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1184078586), first enumerated 04/21/2016.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 266 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 98.3/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $11.8K in reported industry payments (18 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1184078586 · Surgery Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1184078586
  • ENUM-MID 2016
  • TAX-MID 36K Surgery Physician
  • MIPS-ELITE 98.3/100
  • RX-LIGHT 266
  • BOOK-THIN 229 in New Mexico
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ashley Badger · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

98 ≥ 89th percentile 89% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Andrew Christensen, M.D. sits

This provider among surgery physician peers

Across the 7,271 surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Andrew Christensen, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 85% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 89% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100023.446.770.193.5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim 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specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Andrew Christensen, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 89
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Andrew Christensen, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Andrew Christensen, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Andrew Christensen, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/21/2016

NPI 1184078586

Primary specialty

Surgery Physician

Mid-sized

36,199 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

266 57% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 169

MIPS final score

98.3/100 14.8 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in New Mexico

How Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among New Mexico providers

New Mexico providers
Behavior Technician9.5%Case Manager/Care Coordinator6.3%Mental Health Counselor5.1%Student in an Organized Heal…3.9%Counselor3.8%Clinical Social Worker3.8%Surgery Physician0.4%
Largest specialties in New Mexico (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgery Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
98.3/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%98.3%
MIPS final score (Surgery Physician) - 98.3/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

2559 MEDICAL DR STE 3200
Alamogordo, NM 88310
(575) 446-5365

Provider Details

NPI 1184078586
Specialty Surgery Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 04/21/2016

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

98.3
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
98
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Andrew Christensen, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Otero County Hospital Association
Alamogordo, NM

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Andrew Christensen, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$11.8K

Largest payer

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

Most common payment type

Travel and Lodging

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Andrew Christensen, M.D. - brand share 16.0%
Surgery Physician average

16% brand-name claims vs 84% generic, on 266 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

266
Total Claims
$8K
Total Drug Cost
119
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
273
Total Day Supply
1,237
Brand vs Generic
16% brand / 84% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$6K
Generic Drug Cost
$2K
Opioid Claims
32 (12.0% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
15

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
69.6 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.14
Gender Split
45% female / 55% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Andrew Christensen, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Metoclopramide Hcl
 92
Oxycodone Hcl
 29
Peg 3350-Electrolyte
Sodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg
24
Pantoprazole Sodium
 15
Gavilyte-G
"Peg3350/Sod Sulf
N/A
Peg-3350 And Electrolytes
"Peg3350/Sod Sulf
N/A

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Surgery Physician in NM → All providers in New Mexico → Compare specialties →

Surgery Physician Overview

How Andrew Christensen, M.D. fits within the Surgery Physician landscape nationally.

36,199
Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Surgery Physician
169
Avg Claims per Provider

Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s 266 claims are above the specialty average of 169.

Nationwide Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Christensen, both outside New Mexico so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (98.3 here).

Ashley Badger 98.3 NC Orlando Beckum 98.3 TX Kerrey Buser 98.3 NE Turgut Bora Cengiz 98.3 OH

Same NPPES enumeration year (2016)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

John Daigle Fort Sam Houston, TX Teresa Gross Denver, CO Samantha Rivard Boston, MA Mengdi Yao Tinley Park, IL

Nearby Surgery Physician Providers in New Mexico

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New Mexico, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Christensen.

One of 229 Surgery Physician providers enrolled in New Mexico, 5 are shown here.

Dr. William Abbott
MD
Albuquerque, NM
Dr. Sophia Abdulhai
MD
Gallup, NM
Dr. Akbar Ali
MD
Roswell, NM
Dr. Cyrus Ali
M.D.
Santa Fe, NM
Dr. Hossam Alslaim
MD
Albuquerque, NM

Compare Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Andrew Christensen, M.D. specializes in Surgery Physician and practices in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Andrew Christensen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Andrew Christensen, M.D. wrote 266 Medicare Part D claims totaling $8K in drug costs for 119 beneficiaries.
What is Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Andrew Christensen, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 98.3/100. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Andrew Christensen, M.D. located? ▼
Andrew Christensen, M.D. is located at 2559 MEDICAL DR STE 3200, Alamogordo, NM, 88310. Phone: (575) 446-5365.
What is Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184078586, issued on 04/21/2016.
Does Andrew Christensen, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s prescribing is 16% brand-name and 84% generic drugs by claim count, with $6K in brand drug costs.
Does Andrew Christensen, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Andrew Christensen, M.D. had 32 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 12.0%.
How many Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 36,199 Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Surgery Physician provider writes 169 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Andrew Christensen, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Metoclopramide Hcl, Oxycodone Hcl, Peg 3350-Electrolyte. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Andrew Christensen, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Andrew Christensen, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 266 Part D claims and 119 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s NPI is 1184078586 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.