NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Robert Christensen, D.D.S., M.S., M.S.

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry · Durham, NC

John Robert Christensen, D.D.S., M.S., M.S. is an orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1255417846, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 5274, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255417846
Name
John Robert Christensen
Credential
D.D.S., M.S., M.S.
Primary taxonomy
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry 1223X0400X
License number
5274 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
121 W Woodcroft Pkwy, Durham, NC 27713
Phone
(919) 489-1543
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Fax
(919) 489-2892
Medicaid ID
8991556 NC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 121 W Woodcroft Pkwy

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

  1. Richard Frye, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1487801601

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $220.23

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Envista Holdings Corporation. The 7,622 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,641.73 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Christensen$220.23
  2. Specialty average$1,641.73

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

John Robert Christensen among 365 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in North Carolina

John Robert Christensen, D.D.S., M.S., M.S. is one of 365 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 62% 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 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223X0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry providers in North Carolina

There are 365 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brett Alvey, DDSDurham, NC 277131063750289
  2. Julie Mol, DDS, MS, PADurham, NC 277131053523928
  3. Farzana Rahman, DDS, MSDurham, NC 277131548570948
  4. Gary Tucker, DDSDurham, NC 277131730320433
  5. Joseph Anderson, DDS, MSDurham, NC 277071083107619
  6. Andrew Collins, D. M. D.Durham, NC 277071922011923
  7. Barbara Hershey, DDSDurham, NC 277071316078272
  8. Gavin Heymann, D.D.S., M.S.Durham, NC 277071265695431

Common questions

What is John Robert Christensen, D.D.S., M.S., M.S.'s NPI number?

John Robert Christensen, D.D.S., M.S., M.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255417846, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Robert Christensen, D.D.S., M.S., M.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 W Woodcroft Pkwy, Durham, NC, 27713. Phone: (919) 489-1543. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Robert Christensen, D.D.S., M.S., M.S.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5274, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.