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
Also registered at 701 Park Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Alyse Acciani, DPMStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104404128
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).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota.
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- Tamara Alexandrov, MDRochester, MN1700910130
- Benjamin Allen, MDRochester, MN1750692752
- Scott Allen, MDMankato, MN1134573975
- Tyler Allen, MDRochester, MN1841878378
- Thomas Alter, MDRochester, MN1548991748
- Jordan Ammons, MDRochester, MN1881453314
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.