Michael R. Christner, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Hammond, LA
Michael R. Christner, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1912939026, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.025980, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael R. Christner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- MD.025980 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15790 Paul Vega MD Dr, Hammond, LA 70403
- Phone
- (985) 230-1682
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 230-1617
- Medicaid IDs
- 1049620 LA
02786520 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040119000665); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15790 Paul Vega MD Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Chad Achord, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1184634644
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- Carolyn Albin-Davenport, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1578606299
- Noor Ali, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255276028
- William Allen, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1952863185
Verify Michael R. Christner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.025980Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
235 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Cephalexin14 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate13 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): 78.1 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: $258.47
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
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
- North Oaks Medical Center LLCHammond, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael R. Christner among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana
Michael R. Christner, MD is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 64% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hammond
They are 36 of the 1,766 NPPES records with a practice address in Hammond, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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- Helen Gaines, MDHammond, LA 704031801825757
- John Guidry, MDHammond, LA 704031770515736
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Common questions
What is Michael R. Christner, MD's NPI number?
Michael R. Christner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912939026, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael R. Christner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15790 Paul Vega MD Dr, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (985) 230-1682. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael R. Christner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.025980, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael R. Christner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael R. Christner, MD had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael R. Christner, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.1 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.