Kristina Tester-Klashnya Chien, MD, JD
Family Medicine Physician · Saint Cloud, MN
Kristina Tester-Klashnya Chien, MD, JD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1518602820, issued on May 2, 2022. Check the license (Minnesota 75622, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristina Tester-Klashnya Chien
- Credential
- MD, JD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 75622 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1555 Northway Dr Ste 200, Saint Cloud, MN 56303
- Phone
- (320) 240-3157
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2022
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2024
- Fax
- (320) 240-3165
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240319000943); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristina Tester-Klashnya Chien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 75622Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
328 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
- Trazodone Hcl20 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Simvastatin15 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate12 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Centracare ClinicSaint Cloud, MN
- Centracare Health System - Long PrairieLong Prairie, MN · Critical Access Hospitals
- North Memorial Health CareRobbinsdale, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Kristina Tester-Klashnya Chien among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Kristina Tester-Klashnya Chien, MD, JD is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
69 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Cloud
They are 69 of the 3,805 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Cloud, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Kristina Tester-Klashnya Chien, MD, JD's NPI number?
Kristina Tester-Klashnya Chien, MD, JD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518602820, issued on May 2, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristina Tester-Klashnya Chien, MD, JD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1555 Northway Dr Ste 200, Saint Cloud, MN, 56303. Phone: (320) 240-3157. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristina Tester-Klashnya Chien, MD, JD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 75622, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kristina Tester-Klashnya Chien, MD, JD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristina Tester-Klashnya Chien, MD, JD had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.