Vern M. Christensen, DPM
Foot Surgery Podiatrist · Amory, MS
Vern M. Christensen, DPM is a foot surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Amory, Mississippi, and NPI 1083674378, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 80149, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vern M. Christensen
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0131X
- License number
- 80149 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1107 Earl Frye Blvd, Amory, MS 38821
- Phone
- (662) 257-2357
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 257-2399
- Medicaid ID
- 0119847 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050325000366); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Barry University School Of Podiatric Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1107 Earl Frye Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vern M. Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 80149Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot surgery podiatrist in 2024
297 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 358 among the 1,032 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen72 claims
- Promethazine Hcl44 claims
- Ketoconazole40 claims
- Cephalexin24 claims
- Lidocaine-Prilocaine19 claims
- Methylprednisolone13 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): 76.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Monroe Health Services IncAmory, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vern M. Christensen among 17 foot surgery podiatrist records in Mississippi
Vern M. Christensen, DPM is one of 17 foot surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1996 among the 11 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 88% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0131X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers in Mississippi
There are 17 foot surgery podiatrist records in Mississippi.
All 17 in Mississippi → Every provider in Amory → Foot Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Appling, D.P.M.Southaven, MS 386721033432521
- Brian Shwer, D.P.M.Southaven, MS 386711588667414
- Robert Wenzler, DPMSouthaven, MS 386711518999630
- Chris Varva, D.P.M.Oxford, MS 386551477521987
- Lawrence Tamburino, D.P.M.Brandon, MS 390421083689277
- Michael Boykins, D.P.M.Ridgeland, MS 391571205049657
- Vershern EdwardsRidgeland, MS 391571497905079
- Robert Woodruff, D.P.M., P.A.Jackson, MS 392061336220177
Common questions
What is Vern M. Christensen, DPM's NPI number?
Vern M. Christensen, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083674378, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vern M. Christensen, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1107 Earl Frye Blvd, Amory, MS, 38821. Phone: (662) 257-2357. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vern M. Christensen, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 80149, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vern M. Christensen, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vern M. Christensen, DPM had 297 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among foot surgery podiatrist prescribers was 358. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vern M. Christensen, DPM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.8 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.