NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Elizabeth Christensen, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Denver, CO

Sarah Elizabeth Christensen, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1447496674, issued on Dec 17, 2008. Check the license (Colorado DR.0051099, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447496674
Name
Sarah Elizabeth Christensen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
DR.0051099 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
777 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204
Phone
(303) 436-4949
Enumerated
Dec 17, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 7, 2025
Fax
(303) 436-3327
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120730000260); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 777 Bannock St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Eric Aaltonen, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1538340344
  2. Sarah Abbott, LCSWClinical Social Worker1326519042
  3. Ejaaz Abdulkabir, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1710551783
  4. Miren Aboitiz, NP-CWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1568862282
  5. Edgar Acosta, MSWClinical Social Worker1467900381
  6. Shanie Adaime, RDHDental Hygienist1083318554

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,991 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 605 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sarah Christensen3,991
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl210 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium192 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate175 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa121 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen118 claims
  6. Omeprazole90 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): 91.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%73.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%88.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Denver Health And Hospital AuthorityDenver, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

493 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Denver

They are 493 of the 25,068 NPPES records with a practice address in Denver, and 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado.

Other internal medicine physician records in Colorado

  1. Emily Aaron, MDDenver, CO1205256971
  2. David Abbey, MS MDFort Collins, CO1568483196
  3. Tyler Abbey, DOGreeley, CO1730572694
  4. Sahar Abdelqader, MDLongmont, CO1366600710
  5. Ahmed Abdulrahman, MDPueblo, CO1093425068
  6. Durant Abernethy, M.D.Frisco, CO1427289040
  7. Alan Aboaf, MDCentennial, CO1003866393
  8. Adam Abraham, MDAurora, CO1720178304
  9. Phebe Abraham, MDGreeley, CO1558980540
  10. Richard Abrams, M.D.Denver, CO1174645386

Common questions

What is Sarah Elizabeth Christensen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sarah Elizabeth Christensen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447496674, issued on Dec 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Elizabeth Christensen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 777 Bannock St, Denver, CO, 80204. Phone: (303) 436-4949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Elizabeth Christensen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0051099, 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 Sarah Elizabeth Christensen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Elizabeth Christensen, M.D. had 3,991 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sarah Elizabeth Christensen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.1 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.