Bryan Lee Christensen, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Columbia, SC
Bryan Lee Christensen, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1730279654, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 33278, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bryan Lee Christensen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 33278 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 114 Gateway Corporate Blvd Ste 240, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 365-8660
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 227-4178
- Medicaid ID
- NC2955 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170807001379); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 114 Gateway Corporate Blvd Ste 240
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Nicholas Grimaldi, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1528080777
- Gregory Penny, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1780047324
- Jordan SoxPhysician Assistant1275321028
Verify Bryan Lee Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 33278Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
488 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 73 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam234 claims
- Gabapentin60 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl23 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium22 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Amoxicillin18 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: $1,119.19
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Musc Community PhysiciansColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bryan Lee Christensen among 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina
Bryan Lee Christensen, M.D. is one of 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 365 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kim Chillag, MDColumbia, SC 292031053389908
- John Eady, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031952365413
- William Felmly, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031154399079
- Nicholas Grimaldi, D.O.Columbia, SC 292031528080777
- Jeffrey Hopkins, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031558524835
- Afraaz Irani, MDColumbia, SC 292031770896086
- Thomas Jones, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031386693158
- Janine Moseley, P.A.Columbia, SC 292031578650305
Common questions
What is Bryan Lee Christensen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bryan Lee Christensen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730279654, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bryan Lee Christensen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 114 Gateway Corporate Blvd Ste 240, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 365-8660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bryan Lee Christensen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 33278, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bryan Lee Christensen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bryan Lee Christensen, M.D. had 488 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.