Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Steven Christesen, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Port Charlotte, FL

Steven Christesen, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Port Charlotte, Florida, and NPI 1871586602, issued on Aug 26, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME66791, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1871586602
Name
Steven Christesen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME66791 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3440 Tamiami Trl, Port Charlotte, FL 33952
Phone
(941) 624-3600
Enumerated
Aug 26, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3440 Tamiami Trl

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

  1. Sovi Joseph, MD PAInternal Medicine Physician1376626937

Verify Steven Christesen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

15,380 Medicare Part D claims for 1,133 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 395 claims were for opioids.

  1. Steven Christesen15,380
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium915 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate739 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium672 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium664 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium433 claims
  6. Lisinopril384 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: $709.34

37 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Steven Christesen$709.34
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Empath Therapies LLCVenice, FL
  2. Millennium Physician Group LLCNokomis, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

80 internal medicine physician records list a Port Charlotte practice address

They are 80 of the 1,685 NPPES records with a Port Charlotte practice address, and 11,290 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

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  3. Kashif Abad, M.D.West Palm Beach, FL1518405075
  4. Jose Abando, MDDaytona Beach, FL1225101058
  5. Ismeth Abbas, M.D.Jacksonville, FL1245328020
  6. Sarah AbbasWeston, FL1023864154
  7. Nuzhat Abbasi, MDNorth Miami Beach, FL1184655466
  8. Aamer Abbass, MDFort Myers, FL1689081119
  9. Tony Abbassi, MDMiami, FL1679589188
  10. Ali Abbood, MDOrlando, FL1750886974

Common questions

What is Steven Christesen, MD's NPI number?

Steven Christesen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871586602, issued on Aug 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Christesen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3440 Tamiami Trl, Port Charlotte, FL, 33952. Phone: (941) 624-3600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven Christesen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME66791, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Steven Christesen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven Christesen, MD had 15,380 Medicare Part D claims for 1,133 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.