Robert W. Christensen, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Columbia, SC
Robert W. Christensen, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1417993726, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 1192, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert W. Christensen
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 1192 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 76 Polo RD, Columbia, SC 29223
- Phone
- (803) 699-7255
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 699-0848
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091022000443); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 76 Polo RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Robert W. Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1192Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
2,280 Medicare Part D claims for 565 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate133 claims
- Prednisone103 claims
- Azithromycin86 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium64 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium55 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl49 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): 83 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: $968.93
46 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
- Lexington Health IncColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert W. Christensen among 493 medical physician assistant records in South Carolina
Robert W. Christensen, PA-C is one of 493 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2014 among the 282 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 47% 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina
There are 493 medical physician assistant records in South Carolina.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clarence Darby, PA PHDColumbia, SC 292231073535605
- Jeniece Gulley, PA-CColumbia, SC 292231316251317
- Tamenia Bluford, P.A.Columbia, SC 292291467526418
- Amy Cook, PAColumbia, SC 292291770066110
- Jessica Hall, PA-CColumbia, SC 292291386084655
- Prima Ray, PA-CColumbia, SC 292291083270912
- Whitney Buckland, PA-CColumbia, SC 292121962828194
- Lily ChozickColumbia, SC 292121528877826
Common questions
What is Robert W. Christensen, PA-C's NPI number?
Robert W. Christensen, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417993726, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert W. Christensen, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 76 Polo RD, Columbia, SC, 29223. Phone: (803) 699-7255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert W. Christensen, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1192, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert W. Christensen, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert W. Christensen, PA-C had 2,280 Medicare Part D claims for 565 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert W. Christensen, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.