Melissa M. Christensen, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Fargo, ND
Melissa M. Christensen, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1801079231, issued on Dec 7, 2007. Check the license (North Dakota PAC0382, as entered in NPPES) with the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa M. Christensen
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PAC0382 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 32ND Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103
- Phone
- (701) 234-2829
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (701) 234-3868
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080115000671); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa M. Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license PAC0382Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
2,359 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 177 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone541 claims
- Methotrexate426 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate217 claims
- Leflunomide211 claims
- Tramadol Hcl86 claims
- Gabapentin67 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): 74.2 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: $513.46
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Internal Medicine Associates IncFargo, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa M. Christensen among 101 medical physician assistant records in North Dakota
Melissa M. Christensen, PA-C is one of 101 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Dakota. 68% 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 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2010 among the 56 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in North Dakota
There are 101 medical physician assistant records in North Dakota.
All 101 in North Dakota → Every provider in Fargo → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Bjorklund, PA-CFargo, ND 581031932127669
- Joanna Breding, PA-CFargo, ND 581031528243573
- Jamie Brown, PA-CFargo, ND 581031205015633
- Dacia Engberg, PA-CFargo, ND 581031528221769
- Catherine Garvey, PA-CFargo, ND 581031861419723
- Susan Hanson, PA-CFargo, ND 581031114966751
- Tahereh Keshavarz, PA-CFargo, ND 581031326287244
- Cassandra Kringlie, PAFargo, ND 581031336228246
Common questions
What is Melissa M. Christensen, PA-C's NPI number?
Melissa M. Christensen, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801079231, issued on Dec 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa M. Christensen, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 32ND Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58103. Phone: (701) 234-2829. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa M. Christensen, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number PAC0382, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa M. Christensen, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa M. Christensen, PA-C had 2,359 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa M. Christensen, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.2 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.