Benjamin Thomas Christensen, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Riverton, UT
Benjamin Thomas Christensen, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Riverton, Utah, and NPI 1932469459, issued on May 17, 2012. Check the license (Utah 8699717-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Thomas Christensen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 8699717-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13638 S Meribel Way, Riverton, UT 84065
- Phone
- (385) 985-5353
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (801) 495-7990
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131106000304); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio Medical University, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Thomas Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 8699717-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,458 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium405 claims
- Losartan Potassium216 claims
- Omeprazole214 claims
- Lisinopril178 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium159 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate132 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ihc Health Services IncDraper, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Thomas Christensen among 1,411 family medicine physician records in Utah
Benjamin Thomas Christensen, MD is one of 1,411 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Utah. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 942 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 207Q00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Riverton
They are 19 of the 758 NPPES records with a practice address in Riverton, and 1,411 family medicine physician records in Utah.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Thomas Christensen, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Thomas Christensen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932469459, issued on May 17, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Thomas Christensen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13638 S Meribel Way, Riverton, UT, 84065. Phone: (385) 985-5353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Thomas Christensen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 8699717-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Thomas Christensen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Thomas Christensen, MD had 4,458 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.