Benjamin Scott Christensen, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Temple, TX
Benjamin Scott Christensen, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1437773835, issued on Jun 1, 2020. Check the license (Texas U8697, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Scott Christensen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License numbers
- U8697 TX
79014 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 546 N Kegley RD, Temple, TX 76502
- Phone
- (254) 215-0900
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240320000775); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Scott Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U8697Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $15.02
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 2 group practices
- Emergenchealth PLLCKingwood, TX
- Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Scott Christensen among 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas
Benjamin Scott Christensen, MD is one of 4,635 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2005 among the 3,293 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
120 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Temple
They are 120 of the 4,612 NPPES records with a practice address in Temple, and 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jaring Damstra, DOTemple, TX 765021952051005
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- Brett Dillon, MDTemple, TX 765021831776335
- Jeramie Hanson, MDTemple, TX 765021225322563
- Bryant LoosleTemple, TX 765021629572631
- Gary OversonTemple, TX 765021912647140
- Benjamin Swenson, DOTemple, TX 765021538861745
- Ronald Dias, MDTemple, TX 765041538261656
Common questions
What is Benjamin Scott Christensen, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Scott Christensen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437773835, issued on Jun 1, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Scott Christensen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 546 N Kegley RD, Temple, TX, 76502. Phone: (254) 215-0900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Scott Christensen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U8697, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.