Marc Duane Christensen, MD, PHD, PA
Neurological Surgery Physician · Lake Havasu City, AZ
Marc Duane Christensen, MD, PHD, PA is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and NPI 1396747218, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 73109, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marc Duane Christensen
- Credential
- MD, PHD, PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 73109 AZ
284220 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 72 Lake Havasu Ave S Ste 102, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
- Phone
- (928) 453-2211
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2025
- Fax
- (928) 453-2213
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260227000830); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurological surgery physician records → All 198 in Arizona → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 72 Lake Havasu Ave S Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Edward Bradshaw, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1235192774
- Chad Hartley, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1457513749
Verify Marc Duane Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 73109Check 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 neurological surgery physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $2,871.54
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Panacea Brain And Spine LLCLake Havasu City, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Marc Duane Christensen among 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona
Marc Duane Christensen, MD, PHD, PA is one of 198 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207T00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 198 in Arizona → Every provider in Lake Havasu City → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chad Hartley, MDLake Havasu City, AZ 864031457513749
- Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz, MDPrescott, AZ 863011386850006
- Whitney James, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863011144582248
- Robert McCabe, DOPrescott, AZ 863011720508203
- Sam Safavi-Abbasi, MDPrescott, AZ 863011689870990
- John Spitalieri, DOPrescott, AZ 863011881705796
- Michael Sughrue, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863011497977359
- Harvey Thomas, MDPrescott, AZ 863011427096288
Common questions
What is Marc Duane Christensen, MD, PHD, PA's NPI number?
Marc Duane Christensen, MD, PHD, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396747218, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marc Duane Christensen, MD, PHD, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 72 Lake Havasu Ave S Ste 102, Lake Havasu City, AZ, 86403. Phone: (928) 453-2211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marc Duane Christensen, MD, PHD, PA's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 73109, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Marc Duane Christensen, MD, PHD, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marc Duane Christensen, MD, PHD, PA had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.