Joseph T. Christensen, MD
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician · Fresno, CA
Joseph T. Christensen, MD is an orthopaedic trauma physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1730483769, issued on Jan 5, 2011. Check the license (California A118471, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph T. Christensen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Trauma Physician 207XX0801X
- License numbers
- A118471 CA
ME126409 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7300 N Fresno St Dept OF, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 448-4580
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 018410900 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180111001927); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7300 N Fresno St Dept OF
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Jin, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1164550877
Verify Joseph T. Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A118471Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic trauma physician in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 151 among the 627 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 115 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen63 claims
- Ondansetron Odt48 claims
- Naloxone Hcl36 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl17 claims
- Ibuprofen13 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: $211.40
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 722 providers of this specialty with any payment received $15,814.30 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncFresno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph T. Christensen among 114 orthopaedic trauma physician records in California
Joseph T. Christensen, MD is one of 114 orthopaedic trauma physician records with a practice address in California. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2009 among the 95 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0801X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician providers in California
There are 114 orthopaedic trauma physician records in California.
All 114 in California → Every provider in Fresno → Orthopaedic Trauma Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic trauma physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Fariborz Naeni, MDFresno, CA 937211427168806
- Michael Allen, DOClovis, CA 936111295220002
- Kelsey Bonilla, MDClovis, CA 936111447782693
- Eric Lindvall, D.O.Clovis, CA 936111124025325
- Motasem Refaat, M.D.Clovis, CA 936111780976902
- Sally Trout, MDClovis, CA 936111932738234
- Juntian Wang, MDClovis, CA 936111861988925
- Alon Antebi, DOLancaster, CA 935341639174816
Common questions
What is Joseph T. Christensen, MD's NPI number?
Joseph T. Christensen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730483769, issued on Jan 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph T. Christensen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7300 N Fresno St Dept OF, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 448-4580. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph T. Christensen, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A118471, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph T. Christensen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph T. Christensen, MD had 230 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic trauma physician prescribers was 151. 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.