Brian Vernon Christensen, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Ontario, OR
Brian Vernon Christensen, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ontario, Oregon, and NPI 1780180760, issued on Mar 30, 2018. Check the license (Oregon DO225277, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Vernon Christensen
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- DO225277 OR
O-1297 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 896 Fortner St, Ontario, OR 97914
- Phone
- (208) 642-9376
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 500858021 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250804002379); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific Nw Un Of Hs, Col Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 896 Fortner St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrew Bennett, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1588036396
- Angeli ButlerCounselor1033951009
- Kaitana DahleFamily Nurse Practitioner1255080321
- Chris Lattimer, CHWCommunity Health Worker1902757750
- Caden WhitePhysician Assistant1386325199
- Lacey Wickersham, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1710716824
Verify Brian Vernon Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license DO225277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,002 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium70 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate38 claims
- Valsartan36 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa28 claims
- Meloxicam28 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate27 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $113.14
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Valley Family Health Care IncOntario, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Vernon Christensen among 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon
Brian Vernon Christensen, DO is one of 2,847 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2009 among the 1,671 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 57% 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 Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ontario
They are 11 of the 603 NPPES records with a practice address in Ontario, and 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vernon Barton, MDOntario, OR 979141578522231
- Andrew Bennett, M.D.Ontario, OR 979141588036396
- Maggie Bonilla, DOOntario, OR 979141649705492
- David Brauer, MDOntario, OR 979141295718096
- Ashley Clements, FNPOntario, OR 979141518484120
- Christine Davenport-Welter, MD, MPHOntario, OR 979141659831386
- Paul Gering, MDOntario, OR 979141235198995
- Sharmeen Nelson, M. D.Ontario, OR 979141780878868
Common questions
What is Brian Vernon Christensen, DO's NPI number?
Brian Vernon Christensen, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780180760, issued on Mar 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Vernon Christensen, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 896 Fortner St, Ontario, OR, 97914. Phone: (208) 642-9376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Vernon Christensen, DO's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number DO225277, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Vernon Christensen, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Vernon Christensen, DO had 1,002 Medicare Part D claims for 106 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.