Christopher Eric Wangsness, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Brookings, SD
Christopher Eric Wangsness, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Brookings, South Dakota, and NPI 1578757514, issued on Sep 4, 2007. Check the license (South Dakota SD7847, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Eric Wangsness
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- SD7847 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 22ND Ave, Brookings, SD 57006
- Phone
- (065) 696-9000
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101101000060); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 300 22ND Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jamie Halvorson, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1629536354
- Jada Kahl, MSOTR/LOccupational Therapist1396061016
Verify Christopher Eric Wangsness 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 SD7847Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
242 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl25 claims
- Azithromycin20 claims
- Ondansetron Odt20 claims
- Methylprednisolone18 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro15 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
- City OF BrookingsBrookings, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Eric Wangsness among 601 family medicine physician records in South Dakota
Christopher Eric Wangsness, MD is one of 601 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 393 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Brookings
They are 19 of the 375 NPPES records with a practice address in Brookings, and 601 family medicine physician records in South Dakota.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shelby Eischens, MDBrookings, SD 570061770529844
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- Jill Kruse, DOBrooking, SD 570061114967403
- Kenric Malmberg, MDBrookings, SD 570061376585885
- Nabeel Nasir, MDBrookings, SD 570061962692707
- Jennifer Olson, MDBrookings, SD 570061285623439
- Debra Rodeghiero Johnston, MDBrookings, SD 570061043268063
Common questions
What is Christopher Eric Wangsness, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Eric Wangsness, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578757514, issued on Sep 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Eric Wangsness, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 22ND Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006. Phone: (065) 696-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Eric Wangsness, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number SD7847, 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 Christopher Eric Wangsness, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Eric Wangsness, MD had 242 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.