Ernie Christensen, DPT
Physical Therapist · Sioux Falls, SD
Ernie Christensen, DPT is a physical therapist with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1477576718, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 1438, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernie Christensen
- Credential
- DPT
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Therapist 225100000X
- License number
- 1438 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 815 S Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
- Phone
- (605) 231-5586
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2024
- Fax
- (605) 231-5587
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160307002151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernie Christensen 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 1438Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Athletico LtdSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernie Christensen among 992 physical therapist records in South Dakota
Ernie Christensen, DPT is one of 992 physical therapist records with a practice address in South Dakota. 31% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 33% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2013 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
290 physical therapist records list a practice address in Sioux Falls
They are 290 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 992 physical therapist records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Ernie Christensen, DPT's NPI number?
Ernie Christensen, DPT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477576718, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernie Christensen, DPT located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 815 S Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104. Phone: (605) 231-5586. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernie Christensen, DPT's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 1438, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Ernie Christensen, DPT's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.8 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.