Christian Jay Gaffney, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Rapid City, SD
Christian Jay Gaffney, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1972860534, issued on Apr 19, 2012. Check the license (South Dakota 11207, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian Jay Gaffney
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 11207 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4141 5TH St, Rapid City, SD 57701
- Phone
- (605) 341-1414
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2024
- Fax
- (605) 341-7062
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190607002228); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4141 5TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christian Jay Gaffney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 11207Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 81 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.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Methylprednisolone25 claims
- Baclofen13 claims
- Meloxicam13 claims
- Pregabalin13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 52.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,054.76
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, 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 2 group practices
- Black Hills Orthopedic And Spine Center IncRapid City, SD
- Black Hills Orthopedic And Spine Center OF Wyoming PCGillette, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 113 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Dakota.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Dakota
- Brian Aamlid, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1710984133
- Brent Adams, MDYankton, SD1093930521
- Michael Adler, MDTea, SD1851314124
- Aaron Althaus, MDDakota Dunes, SD1518195619
- Dale Anderson, M.D.Rapid City, SD1750462859
- Keith Baumgarten, MDTea, SD1467474452
- Carl Bechtold, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1336160589
- Clint Benge, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1710367719
- Gail Benson, MDSioux Falls, SD1184659500
- Benjamin Bissell, M.D.Dakota Dunes, SD1265582712
Common questions
What is Christian Jay Gaffney, MD's NPI number?
Christian Jay Gaffney, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972860534, issued on Apr 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian Jay Gaffney, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4141 5TH St, Rapid City, SD, 57701. Phone: (605) 341-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian Jay Gaffney, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 11207, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christian Jay Gaffney, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian Jay Gaffney, MD had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christian Jay Gaffney, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 52.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.