NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christen Denise Ground, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Ponca City, OK

Christen Denise Ground, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ponca City, Oklahoma, and NPI 1689021842, issued on May 18, 2016. Check the license (Oklahoma 7208, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689021842
Name
Christen Denise Ground
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
7208 OK
25MB10477200 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1908 N 14TH St Ste 202, Ponca City, OK 74601
Phone
(580) 718-4506
Enumerated
May 18, 2016
Record last updated
Nov 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(580) 718-4582
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210629002299); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oklahoma State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2016
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Christen Denise Ground in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

14,568 Medicare Part D claims for 587 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 559 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christen Ground14,568
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium562 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium508 claims
  3. Gabapentin459 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium398 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate371 claims
  6. Lisinopril311 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $397.54

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. Christen Ground$397.54
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Integris Ambulatory Care CorporationPonca City, OK

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christen Denise Ground among 2,303 family medicine physician records in Oklahoma

Christen Denise Ground, D.O. is one of 2,303 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 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 2016, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 1,407 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 60% 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 Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ponca City

They are 10 of the 704 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponca City, and 2,303 family medicine physician records in Oklahoma.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karen Adams, MDPonca City, OK 746011104818368
  2. Jan Hill, M.D.Ponca City, OK 746011871561696
  3. Ted Kaspar, DOPonca City, OK 746011871630137
  4. Candy Lindsey, D.O.Ponca City, OK 746011710206313
  5. Mark Rigney, M.D.Ponca City, OK 746011447253737
  6. Monica Symes, NP-CPonca City, OK 746011437678562
  7. Aaron Wilcox, D.O.Ponca City, OK 746011518195221
  8. James Williams, M.D.Ponca City, OK 746011639219066

Common questions

What is Christen Denise Ground, D.O.'s NPI number?

Christen Denise Ground, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689021842, issued on May 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christen Denise Ground, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1908 N 14TH St Ste 202, Ponca City, OK, 74601. Phone: (580) 718-4506. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christen Denise Ground, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 7208, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christen Denise Ground, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christen Denise Ground, D.O. had 14,568 Medicare Part D claims for 587 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christen Denise Ground, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.