Joseph Rudi Christensen, OD
Optometrist · New Bern, NC
Joseph Rudi Christensen, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in New Bern, North Carolina, and NPI 1376876631, issued on Sep 17, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2145, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Rudi Christensen
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2145 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3005 Dr Martin Luther King JR Blvd, New Bern, NC 28562
- Phone
- (252) 633-0651
- Enumerated
- Sep 17, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 514-9419
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100302000093); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- International American University At Puerto Rico - School Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Rudi Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2145Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
512 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost143 claims
- Timolol Maleate40 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth36 claims
- Travoprost30 claims
- Restasis29 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine26 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $234.38
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Joseph Rudi Christensen among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Joseph Rudi Christensen, OD is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in New Bern → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Baxter, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621386681724
- Duane Binkley, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621467415885
- Keitha Covalla, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621124023221
- Shawn Doty, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621578604245
- Cathy Doty, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621770624405
- Cara Hamm, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621710172507
- Samuel Hobbs, ODTrent Woods, NC 285621922011980
- Nirvighna Kanjiya, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621376876227
Common questions
What is Joseph Rudi Christensen, OD's NPI number?
Joseph Rudi Christensen, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376876631, issued on Sep 17, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Rudi Christensen, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3005 Dr Martin Luther King JR Blvd, New Bern, NC, 28562. Phone: (252) 633-0651. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Rudi Christensen, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2145, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Rudi Christensen, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Rudi Christensen, OD had 512 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Rudi Christensen, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.