Sandy Christiansen, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Portland, OR
Sandy Christiansen, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1407112832, issued on Apr 10, 2012. Check the license (Oregon MD179263, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sandy Christiansen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- MD179263 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3303 SW Bond Ave, Portland, OR 97239
- Phone
- (503) 494-7246
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (503) 346-6961
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160921001885); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sandy Christiansen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD179263Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $878.16
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- University Professional ServicesPortland, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sandy Christiansen among 35 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Oregon
Sandy Christiansen, M.D. is one of 35 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Oregon
There are 35 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Oregon.
All 35 in Oregon → Every provider in Portland → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Irvan Bubic, MDPortland, OR 972391124656608
- Grace Chen, MDPortland, OR 972391053510370
- Ashley Gardner, M.D., M.S., PHDPortland, OR 972391730421991
- Eugene Hiebert, MDPortland, OR 972391487686994
- Salman Hirani, MDPortland, OR 972391225410541
- Kimberly Mauer, M.D.Portland, OR 972391154439578
- Andrei Sdrulla, MD, PHDPortland, OR 972391861648362
- David Sibell, M.D.Portland, OR 972391497786743
Common questions
What is Sandy Christiansen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sandy Christiansen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407112832, issued on Apr 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sandy Christiansen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3303 SW Bond Ave, Portland, OR, 97239. Phone: (503) 494-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sandy Christiansen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD179263, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sandy Christiansen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sandy Christiansen, M.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sandy Christiansen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 of 100. 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.