NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wade K. Christensen, P.A.

Medical Physician Assistant · Idaho Falls, ID

Wade K. Christensen, P.A. is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and NPI 1386626463, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (Idaho PA268, as entered in NPPES) with the Idaho 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
1386626463
Name
Wade K. Christensen
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA268 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1880 John Adams Pkwy, Idaho Falls, ID 83401
Phone
(208) 524-6633
Enumerated
Nov 15, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 19, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(208) 524-9952
Medicaid IDs
807937700 ID
807659300 ID
805622400 ID
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100907000950); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1880 John Adams Pkwy

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

  1. Wallace Baker, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1083696967
  2. Jessica Christensen, FNPNurse Practitioner1457913162
  3. Telietha Hammon, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1942976592
  4. Joshua Hansen, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1588948087
  5. Rebecca Newby, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457685265
  6. Laura Tabor, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1538121322

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Idaho board licenses this profession
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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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4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024

5,207 Medicare Part D claims for 374 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 195 claims were for opioids.

  1. Wade Christensen5,207
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole213 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium197 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium187 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate139 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium127 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium123 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: $1,098.27

55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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. Wade Christensen$1,098.27
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Bmh IncBlackfoot, ID

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

Wade K. Christensen among 371 medical physician assistant records in Idaho

Wade K. Christensen, P.A. is one of 371 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Idaho. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2011 among the 249 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 53% 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 Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

43 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Idaho Falls

They are 43 of the 2,467 NPPES records with a practice address in Idaho Falls, and 371 medical physician assistant records in Idaho.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Barbo, PAIdaho Falls, ID 834011457451486
  2. Ruth Beck, PA-CIdaho Falls, ID 834011689749616
  3. Joshua Black, PA-CIdaho Falls, ID 834011922714104
  4. Corbin Bunnage, PA-CIdaho Falls, ID 834011447325485
  5. Joshua Hansen, PA-CIdaho Falls, ID 834011588948087
  6. Craig Kantack, PA-CIdaho Falls, ID 834011699052357
  7. Boyd Larson, PA-CIdaho Falls, ID 834011245310846
  8. Stephanie Morgan, PAIdaho Falls, ID 834011316910797

Common questions

What is Wade K. Christensen, P.A.'s NPI number?

Wade K. Christensen, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386626463, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wade K. Christensen, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1880 John Adams Pkwy, Idaho Falls, ID, 83401. Phone: (208) 524-6633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wade K. Christensen, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists Idaho license number PA268, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Wade K. Christensen, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wade K. Christensen, P.A. had 5,207 Medicare Part D claims for 374 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.