Joshua Benjamin Christensen, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Missoula, MT
Joshua Benjamin Christensen, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Missoula, Montana, and NPI 1316093917, issued on Jan 26, 2007. Check the license (Montana 12263, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Benjamin Christensen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 12263 MT
45640 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802
- Phone
- (406) 327-1613
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110128000514); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Benjamin Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12263Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
402 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate49 claims
- Cefadroxil46 claims
- Cefuroxime30 claims
- Amoxicillin28 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim19 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $27.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Providence Health And Services MtMissoula, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Benjamin Christensen among 24 infectious disease physician records in Montana
Joshua Benjamin Christensen, MD is one of 24 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Montana. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2007 among the 17 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Montana
There are 24 infectious disease physician records in Montana.
All 24 in Montana → Every provider in Missoula → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Christiansen, M.D.Missoula, MT 598021811056336
- Marco Lorio, M.DMissoula, MT 598021295140937
- Leslie Whitney, MDMissoula, MT 598041780758714
- Peter Bulger, MDBozeman, MT 597151295157642
- Jessika Hinz, DOBozeman, MT 597151316171127
- Benedict Painter, MDBozeman, MT 597151154314839
- David Taylor, MDBozeman, MT 597151518290923
- Jeffrey Tjaden, M.D. M.P.H.Bozeman, MT 597151164583373
Common questions
What is Joshua Benjamin Christensen, MD's NPI number?
Joshua Benjamin Christensen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316093917, issued on Jan 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Benjamin Christensen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802. Phone: (406) 327-1613. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Benjamin Christensen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 12263, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua Benjamin Christensen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Benjamin Christensen, MD had 402 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Benjamin Christensen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.