Christine Pocha, MD
Transplant Surgery Physician · Sioux Falls, SD
Christine Pocha, MD is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1043228745, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 10020, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Pocha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
- License number
- 10020 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1315 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Phone
- (605) 322-8535
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160915001342); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
5 nearest transplant surgery physician records → All 6 in South Dakota → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1315 S Cliff Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ronald Auvenshine, DOTransplant Surgery Physician1962601120
- Melanie FullerPhysical Therapist1447764402
- James Furry, PA-CPhysician Assistant1417497793
- Alyssa Gramstad, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1972244382
- Emilee Haraldson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821733668
- Sydney HortonOccupational Therapist1487168068
Verify Christine Pocha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 10020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024
288 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ursodiol87 claims
- Lactulose57 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil22 claims
- Furosemide17 claims
- Spironolactone17 claims
- Xifaxan15 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: $30,677.38
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 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
- Avera MckennanSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Transplant Surgery Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 6 transplant surgery physician records in South Dakota.
All 6 in South Dakota → Every provider in Sioux Falls → Transplant Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 5 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ali Al-Hajjaj, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051174716294
- Ronald Auvenshine, DOSioux Falls, SD 571051962601120
- Sujit Sakpal, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051053546390
- Jeffery Steers, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051043209760
- Thavam Thambi-Pillai, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051487610465
Common questions
What is Christine Pocha, MD's NPI number?
Christine Pocha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043228745, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Pocha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1315 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 322-8535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Pocha, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 10020, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christine Pocha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Pocha, MD had 288 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. 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.