Christopher M. Christensen, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lincoln, NE
Christopher M. Christensen, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1619988029, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 21453, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher M. Christensen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 21453 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 S 48TH St, Lincoln, NE 68506
- Phone
- (402) 489-0200
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1619988029 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060406000162); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher M. Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 21453Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
315 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
- Ondansetron Odt33 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl28 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Tramadol Hcl20 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Nebraska Emergency Medicine PCLincoln, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher M. Christensen among 271 emergency medicine physician records in Nebraska
Christopher M. Christensen, MD is one of 271 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2012 among the 118 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 271 emergency medicine physician records in Nebraska.
All 271 in Nebraska → Every provider in Lincoln → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Bonta, MDLincoln, NE 685061851302269
- Frank Coughlin, MDLincoln, NE 685061780695106
- Peter Davidson, DOLincoln, NE 685061881605210
- Tadd Delozier, MDLincoln, NE 685061336150747
- Chad Duval, MDLincoln, NE 685061861403289
- John Hansen, MDLincoln, NE 685061497766810
- Jay Meyer, MDLincoln, NE 685061487665899
- Edward Mlinek, MDLincoln, NE 685061114938537
Common questions
What is Christopher M. Christensen, MD's NPI number?
Christopher M. Christensen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619988029, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher M. Christensen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 S 48TH St, Lincoln, NE, 68506. Phone: (402) 489-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher M. Christensen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 21453, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher M. Christensen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher M. Christensen, MD had 315 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.