Edwin Dale Christensen, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Northport, AL
Edwin Dale Christensen, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Northport, Alabama, and NPI 1689635245, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 24343, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edwin Dale Christensen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 24343 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1325 Mcfarland Blvd Ste 204, Northport, AL 35476
- Phone
- (205) 462-3334
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 009939446 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040423000295); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edwin Dale Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 24343Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,816 Medicare Part D claims for 438 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 1,062 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen519 claims
- Gabapentin355 claims
- Tramadol Hcl255 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium222 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate216 claims
- Alprazolam191 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: $326.36
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Edwin Dale Christensen among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Edwin Dale Christensen, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Northport
They are 23 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Northport, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Edwin Dale Christensen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edwin Dale Christensen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689635245, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edwin Dale Christensen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1325 Mcfarland Blvd Ste 204, Northport, AL, 35476. Phone: (205) 462-3334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edwin Dale Christensen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 24343, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edwin Dale Christensen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edwin Dale Christensen, M.D. had 6,816 Medicare Part D claims for 438 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.