Andrew Christensen, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Alamogordo, NM
Andrew Christensen, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and NPI 1184078586, issued on Apr 21, 2016. Check the license (New Mexico MD2022-1145, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Christensen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD2022-1145 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2559 Medical Dr Ste 3200, Alamogordo, NM 88310
- Phone
- (575) 446-5365
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2023
- Fax
- (844) 766-1688
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221101003430); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2559 Medical Dr Ste 3200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kimiko Blair, MDSurgery Physician1114190337
Verify Andrew Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2022-1145Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
301 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoclopramide Hcl69 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes53 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl42 claims
- Methocarbamol29 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte19 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $11,771.95
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Otero County Hospital AssociationAlamogordo, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew Christensen among 236 surgery physician records in New Mexico
Andrew Christensen, M.D. is one of 236 surgery physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 88% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2007 among the 135 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 236 surgery physician records in New Mexico.
All 236 in New Mexico → Every provider in Alamogordo → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kimiko Blair, MDAlamogordo, NM 883101114190337
- Elizabeth Tucker, DOAlamogordo, NM 883101275614935
- Alexandra Bracken, D.O.Ruidoso, NM 883451801355508
- Peter Driscoll, MDRuidoso, NM 883451518052794
- Ilhan Yildiz, M.D.Ruidoso, NM 883451093793499
- Jose Chavez, MDHobbs, NM 882401386225506
- Murugan Athigaman, MDCarlsbad, NM 882201588620488
- David Robillard, MDCarlsbad, NM 882201518923820
Common questions
What is Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184078586, issued on Apr 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Christensen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2559 Medical Dr Ste 3200, Alamogordo, NM, 88310. Phone: (575) 446-5365. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2022-1145, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew Christensen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Christensen, M.D. had 301 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew Christensen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.