Benjamin Christians, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Iowa City, IA
Benjamin Christians, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1730617812, issued on Jun 1, 2017. Check the license (Iowa R-10939, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Christians
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- R-10939 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr Dept OF, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 356-2233
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 384-6511
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200818002004); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Christians in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license R-10939Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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
- Avera MckennanSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Christians among 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa
Benjamin Christians, DO is one of 509 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2012 among the 231 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
123 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Iowa City
They are 123 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa.
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- Hans House, MDIowa City, IA 522421760464622
- Harlo Hove, MDIowa City, IA 522421265408520
- Sangil Lee, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421003022237
- Anna Lorence, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421881803583
- Michael Miller, MDIowa City, IA 522421447240874
Common questions
What is Benjamin Christians, DO's NPI number?
Benjamin Christians, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730617812, issued on Jun 1, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Christians, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr Dept OF, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-2233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Christians, DO's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number R-10939, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Christians, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Christians, DO had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.