James Benjamin Christenson, MD
Psychiatry Physician · St Cloud, MN
James Benjamin Christenson, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in St Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1922019231, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 46444, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Benjamin Christenson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 46444 MN
49302 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1406 6TH Avenue North, St Cloud, MN 56303
- Phone
- (320) 251-2700
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (320) 656-7115
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051122000570); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1406 6TH Avenue North
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Christine Boese, PA-CPhysician Assistant1548452204
- Melissa Chapman, PACPhysician Assistant1912998873
Verify James Benjamin Christenson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 46444Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,366 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl142 claims
- Clonazepam128 claims
- Trazodone Hcl118 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate106 claims
- Olanzapine98 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er97 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- St Cloud HospitalWaite Park, MN · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Park Nicollet ClinicBurnsville, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
15 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in St Cloud
They are 15 of the 474 NPPES records with a practice address in St Cloud, and 974 psychiatry physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is James Benjamin Christenson, MD's NPI number?
James Benjamin Christenson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922019231, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Benjamin Christenson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1406 6TH Avenue North, St Cloud, MN, 56303. Phone: (320) 251-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Benjamin Christenson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 46444, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Benjamin Christenson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Benjamin Christenson, MD had 2,366 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.