Culley K. Christensen, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Los Alamos, NM
Culley K. Christensen, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and NPI 1184629727, issued on Jun 20, 2005. Check the license (New Mexico MD2011-0257, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Culley K. Christensen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- MD2011-0257 NM
CDR.0001925 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3917 West RD, Los Alamos, NM 87544
- Phone
- (505) 661-9118
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2022
- Fax
- (505) 661-9192
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Culley K. Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2011-0257Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 88.2 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).
Culley K. Christensen among 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico
Culley K. Christensen, MD is one of 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico.
All 141 in New Mexico → Every provider in Los Alamos → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Jones, D.O.Espanola, NM 875321831208198
- Matthew McKinley, MDEspanola, NM 875321720025737
- Herbert Rachelson, MDEspanola, NM 875321104971886
- Dan Guttmann, M.D.Taos, NM 875711366448607
- Sean Marvil, M.D.Taos, NM 875711891924668
- Luciano Ramires, MDTaos, NM 875711578301842
- Matthew Spittler, DOTaos, NM 875711710516927
- Luke Bulthuis, M.D.Santa Fe, NM 875071487944773
Common questions
What is Culley K. Christensen, MD's NPI number?
Culley K. Christensen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184629727, issued on Jun 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Culley K. Christensen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3917 West RD, Los Alamos, NM, 87544. Phone: (505) 661-9118. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Culley K. Christensen, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2011-0257, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Culley K. Christensen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Culley K. Christensen, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Culley K. Christensen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 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.