NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tait Nielson Christensen, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Apple Valley, CA

Tait Nielson Christensen, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Apple Valley, California, and NPI 1861775611, issued on Sep 27, 2011. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1861775611
Name
Tait Nielson Christensen
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
Practice location
18300 US Highway 18, Apple Valley, CA 92307
Phone
(760) 242-2311
Enumerated
Sep 27, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 27, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111031000693); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 18300 US Highway 18

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

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  4. Kabir Ahmed, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1659315729
  5. Katherine Alconcel, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1376864215
  6. Robert Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1003010182

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck 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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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

191 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Tait Christensen191
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Cefuroxime36 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa23 claims
  3. Cephalexin23 claims
  4. Azithromycin12 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate11 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: $28.66

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tait Christensen$28.66
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

Tait Nielson Christensen among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California

Tait Nielson Christensen, PA-C is one of 3,376 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 69% 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 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 46% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Apple Valley

They are 16 of the 1,518 NPPES records with a practice address in Apple Valley, and 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nuha Alomari, PA-CApple Valley, CA 923071497582209
  2. Michael Erskine, PA-CApple Valley, CA 923071053369009
  3. Elias Frangos, PA-CApple Valley, CA 923071235697376
  4. Isabel GalvezApple Valley, CA 923071932945847
  5. Gabrielle GonzalezApple Valley, CA 923071942601430
  6. Bruce Jackson, P.A.Apple Valley, CA 923071124072087
  7. Marshall Koon, PA-CApple Valley, CA 923071982939302
  8. John Nicolaisen, PAApple Valley, CA 923071548666738

Common questions

What is Tait Nielson Christensen, PA-C's NPI number?

Tait Nielson Christensen, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861775611, issued on Sep 27, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tait Nielson Christensen, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18300 US Highway 18, Apple Valley, CA, 92307. Phone: (760) 242-2311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tait Nielson Christensen, PA-C's license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tait Nielson Christensen, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tait Nielson Christensen, PA-C had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.