NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Scott Ryan Christensen, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Boise, ID

Scott Ryan Christensen, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Boise, Idaho, and NPI 1578719027, issued on Aug 15, 2008. Check the license (Idaho M-10817, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578719027
Name
Scott Ryan Christensen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
M-10817 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
777 N Raymond St, Boise, ID 83704
Phone
(208) 514-2500
Enumerated
Aug 15, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(208) 375-2217
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190730002976); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 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 N Raymond St

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

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Verify Scott Ryan Christensen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
    Search for license M-10817    Check the board
  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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46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,182 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 122 claims were for opioids.

  1. Scott Christensen5,182
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium340 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium255 claims
  3. Omeprazole198 claims
  4. Lisinopril184 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate165 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl165 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: $72.92

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Scott Christensen$72.92
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Family Practice Group, P.A.Pocatello, ID
  2. Health West IncPocatello, ID

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

Scott Ryan Christensen among 1,316 family medicine physician records in Idaho

Scott Ryan Christensen, M.D. is one of 1,316 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 49% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2009 among the 793 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

315 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Boise

They are 315 of the 9,467 NPPES records with a practice address in Boise, and 1,316 family medicine physician records in Idaho.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ann Beach, MDBoise, ID 837041912968892
  2. Kirsten Deutsch, MDBoise, ID 837041407800865
  3. Jeffrey Edwards, MDBoise, ID 837041578566253
  4. Ronald Higginbotham, D.O.Boise, ID 837041760486138
  5. Mark Johnson, MDBoise, ID 837041831155365
  6. Arthur Jones, MDBoise, ID 837041063402097
  7. Russell Kocemba, MDBoise, ID 837041588629406
  8. Eric Maier, MDBoise, ID 837041831154707

Common questions

What is Scott Ryan Christensen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Scott Ryan Christensen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578719027, issued on Aug 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Scott Ryan Christensen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 777 N Raymond St, Boise, ID, 83704. Phone: (208) 514-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Scott Ryan Christensen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Idaho license number M-10817, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Scott Ryan Christensen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Scott Ryan Christensen, M.D. had 5,182 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.