Ryan Christensen, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Ryan Christensen, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1104117019, issued on Apr 26, 2011. Check the license (Colorado DR.0053524, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan Christensen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- DR.0053524 CO
173076 NC
11701708-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
- Phone
- (719) 475-0299
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200423002066); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ryan Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0053524Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
158 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin25 claims
- Ondansetron Odt17 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $15.10
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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
- Utah Valley Emergency Physicians IncProvo, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ryan Christensen among 1,434 emergency medicine physician records in Colorado
Ryan Christensen, M.D. is one of 1,434 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2011 among the 810 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Colorado
There are 1,434 emergency medicine physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Baker, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071992753271
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- William Freedman, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071407805773
- Christopher Galloway, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071215986583
- Eric Glanzer, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071902854888
- Timothy Hurtado, DOColorado Springs, CO 809071033108915
- Mason Kates, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071033168364
- Christopher Layton, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071417936436
Common questions
What is Ryan Christensen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ryan Christensen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104117019, issued on Apr 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan Christensen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907. Phone: (719) 475-0299. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan Christensen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0053524, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ryan Christensen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ryan Christensen, M.D. had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.