NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Curtis Christensen, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Salt Lake City, UT

John Curtis Christensen, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1992742951, issued on May 31, 2006. Check the license (Utah 5400581-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992742951
Name
John Curtis Christensen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
5400581-1205 UT
54005811205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Lds Hospital Hospitalists, Salt Lake City, UT 84143
Phone
(801) 408-5482
Enumerated
May 31, 2006
Record last updated
May 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(801) 408-5481
Medicaid ID
942854057043 UT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060306000108); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2002
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Lds Hospital Hospitalists

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kathryn Eden, MDHospitalist Physician1326135922
  2. Jeffrey Robinson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1760422802
  3. Jennifer Scott, MDHospitalist Physician1841413820
  4. Jason Spaulding, MDInternal Medicine Physician1508987421
  5. Linda Venner, MDInternal Medicine Physician1508804139

Verify John Curtis Christensen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

54 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. John Christensen54
  2. Specialty average521

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

  1. Ihc Health Services IncSalt Lake City, UT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Curtis Christensen among 285 hospitalist physician records in Utah

John Curtis Christensen, MD is one of 285 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Utah. 86% 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, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2012 among the 225 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Utah

There are 285 hospitalist physician records in Utah.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anthony Apollo, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431861445454
  2. Dustin Armstrong, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431790841849
  3. Charles Ayers, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431649224940
  4. Christopher Carlisle, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431194718981
  5. Kena Desai, MS, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431124285945
  6. Kathryn Eden, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431326135922
  7. Adam Kraft, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431154376481
  8. Myung Lee, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841431518121771

Common questions

What is John Curtis Christensen, MD's NPI number?

John Curtis Christensen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992742951, issued on May 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Curtis Christensen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Lds Hospital Hospitalists, Salt Lake City, UT, 84143. Phone: (801) 408-5482. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Curtis Christensen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 5400581-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Curtis Christensen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Curtis Christensen, MD had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.

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