NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark H. Christensen, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Boaz, AL

Mark H. Christensen, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Boaz, Alabama, and NPI 1609161124, issued on Jun 13, 2011. Check the license (Alabama MD.32561, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609161124
Name
Mark H. Christensen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD.32561 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2505 US Highway 431, Boaz, AL 35957
Phone
(256) 593-8310
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2011
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130821000245); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2505 US Highway 431

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Anna Allen, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1003353855
  2. Traci Billingsley, P.A.Physician Assistant1568554590
  3. Joy Bolt, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1184618670
  4. Elizabeth BradfordAthletic Trainer1285472878
  5. Andrew Christie, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1669747010
  6. James Clement, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1295896397

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

691 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 137 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mark Christensen691
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen123 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt48 claims
  3. Cephalexin37 claims
  4. Prednisone37 claims
  5. Ciprofloxacin Hcl31 claims
  6. Azithromycin29 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: $118.90

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mark Christensen$118.90
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Immh Scottsboro LLCScottsboro, AL
  2. Island Medical Alabama LLCCullman, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mark H. Christensen among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama

Mark H. Christensen, M.D. is one of 678 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Alabama

There are 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Clement, M.D.Boaz, AL 359571295896397
  2. Benjamin Dowdey, MDCentre, AL 359601134160716
  3. William Hawley, MDCentre, AL 359601447290663
  4. Tamara Hughes, MDCentre, AL 359601952332751
  5. Larry Mitchell, MDCentre, AL 359601710067160
  6. Ashley Cole, M.D.Fort Payne, AL 359681841424959
  7. Ronald Graham, D.O.Fort Payne, AL 359681770526808
  8. Thomas McFarland, M.D.Fort Payne, AL 359681407899453

Common questions

What is Mark H. Christensen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mark H. Christensen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609161124, issued on Jun 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark H. Christensen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2505 US Highway 431, Boaz, AL, 35957. Phone: (256) 593-8310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark H. Christensen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.32561, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mark H. Christensen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark H. Christensen, M.D. had 691 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.