Michael Reed Christensen, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Provo, UT
Michael Reed Christensen, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Provo, Utah, and NPI 1851956700, issued on May 7, 2019. Check the license (Utah 13459832-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Reed Christensen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 13459832-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1055 N 300 W Ste 204, Provo, UT 84604
- Phone
- (801) 357-7373
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230803003391); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Reed Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 13459832-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
318 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate69 claims
- Ofloxacin44 claims
- Latanoprost36 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine33 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth21 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol18 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): 89.8 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: $49.69
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Utah Valley Eye Center IncProvo, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Reed Christensen among 202 ophthalmology physician records in Utah
Michael Reed Christensen, MD is one of 202 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Utah. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Utah
There are 202 ophthalmology physician records in Utah.
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Common questions
What is Michael Reed Christensen, MD's NPI number?
Michael Reed Christensen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851956700, issued on May 7, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Reed Christensen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1055 N 300 W Ste 204, Provo, UT, 84604. Phone: (801) 357-7373. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Reed Christensen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 13459832-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Reed Christensen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Reed Christensen, MD had 318 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Reed Christensen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.8 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.