NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Christiansen, M.D.

Neurology Physician · Scottsdale, AZ

Michael Christiansen, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1972999308, issued on Apr 13, 2015. Check the license (Arizona 52548, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972999308
Name
Michael Christiansen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
52548 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Phone
(480) 301-8000
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 20, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210410000059); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 13400 E Shea Blvd

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

  1. Rawad Abbas, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1255028825
  2. Abdelmohaymin Abdalla, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1871081505
  3. Hesham Mubarak Abdalla, M.B.B.S.Internal Medicine Physician1013696111
  4. Mahmoud Abdelnabi, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1548934714
  5. Haidar Abdul-Muhsin, M.B.CH.B.Urology Physician1356755250
  6. Ali Abdulsahib, MDInfectious Disease Physician1417535030

Verify Michael Christiansen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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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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No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Amdx, Ltd.Phoenix, AZ
  2. Honorhealth AmbulatoryPhoenix, AZ

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

Michael Christiansen among 458 neurology physician records in Arizona

Michael Christiansen, M.D. is one of 458 neurology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Arizona

There are 458 neurology physician records in Arizona.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Adler, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591023091022
  2. Erich Bosch, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591447233150
  3. Jonathan Carter, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591851377378
  4. Richard Caselli, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591568444255
  5. John Caviness, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591932182268
  6. Erika Driver-Dunckley, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591881678480
  7. Sanford Fineman, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591720067853
  8. Rashmi Halker Singh, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591508895582

Common questions

What is Michael Christiansen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Christiansen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972999308, issued on Apr 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Christiansen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259. Phone: (480) 301-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Christiansen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 52548, 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.

What is Michael Christiansen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.