Christian Athens, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Minneapolis, MN
Christian Athens, DO is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1255861472, issued on Jun 20, 2017. Check the license (Minnesota 80452, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian Athens
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 80452 MN
5101023375 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 Park Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55415
- Phone
- (612) 873-3000
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250827001205); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christian Athens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 80452Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Enoxaparin Sodium13 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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: $3,332.92
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, 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
- Hennepin Healthcare System IncMinneapolis, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christian Athens among 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota
Christian Athens, DO is one of 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 76% 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 77% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 420 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota
There are 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Timothy Fowler, MDMinneapolis, MN 554151235193665
- Patrick Yoon, MDMinneapolis, MN 554151134236284
- Jeffrey Luna, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554171851535876
- Andrew Arthur, M.D.Robbinsdale, MN 554221720017544
- Joseph Bocklage, M.D.Robbinsdale, MN 554221639180417
- Paul Cammack, M.D.Robbinsdale, MN 554221962413799
Common questions
What is Christian Athens, DO's NPI number?
Christian Athens, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255861472, issued on Jun 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian Athens, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 Park Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55415. Phone: (612) 873-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian Athens, DO's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 80452, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christian Athens, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian Athens, DO had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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.