Rochelle M. Christensen, MD, FACOG
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Rapid City, SD
Rochelle M. Christensen, MD, FACOG is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1497795769, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 4259, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rochelle M. Christensen
- Credential
- MD, FACOG
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 4259 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7236 Jordan Dr, Rapid City, SD 57702
- Phone
- (605) 718-3747
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 718-3047
- Medicaid ID
- 6201102 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101023000040); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7236 Jordan Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sharron Bramblee, CNP PACPhysician Assistant1750312302
- Joanne Evans-Lewis, MSN WHNPNurse Practitioner1669597662
Verify Rochelle M. Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 4259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol29 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): 76.7 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: $24.41
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sage Therapeutics, Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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 2 group practices
- Rapid City Obstetrics And GynecologyRapid City, SD
- Sanford Medical CenterWatertown, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rochelle M. Christensen among 99 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in South Dakota
Rochelle M. Christensen, MD, FACOG is one of 99 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 81% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2007 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 99 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in South Dakota.
All 99 in South Dakota → Every provider in Rapid City → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shana Bernhard, MDRapid City, SD 577011386691939
- Marcia BesharaRapid City, SD 577011154373231
- Marvin Buehner, MDRapid City, SD 577011730136383
- Katherine Degen, MDRapid City, SD 577011588992051
- Anthony Diehl, MDRapid City, SD 577011053342691
- Helen Frederickson, MDRapid City, SD 577011144251786
- Molly Gilbert, MDRapid City, SD 577011699124776
- Michelle Krohn, D.ORapid City, SD 577011255698767
Common questions
What is Rochelle M. Christensen, MD, FACOG's NPI number?
Rochelle M. Christensen, MD, FACOG's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497795769, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rochelle M. Christensen, MD, FACOG located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7236 Jordan Dr, Rapid City, SD, 57702. Phone: (605) 718-3747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rochelle M. Christensen, MD, FACOG's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 4259, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rochelle M. Christensen, MD, FACOG prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rochelle M. Christensen, MD, FACOG had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rochelle M. Christensen, MD, FACOG's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.