Dr. Thomas James Christensen, MD

Dr. Christensen practices at Reno Orthopaedic Clinic - Reno Office in Reno, Nevada.

Dr. Christensen's NPI, 1366616278, was assigned on April 22, 2008. Dr. Christensen graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2007. Dr. Christensen holds Nevada license 14665.

Dr. Christensen's primary practice is Reno Orthopaedic Clinic - Reno Office, at 555 N Arlington Ave, Reno, NV 89503 in Washoe County. The practice phone is (775) 786-3040.

Dr. Christensen's primary practice is Reno Orthopaedic Clinic - Reno Office in Reno, Nevada. Dr. Christensen is also affiliated with Renown South Meadows Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC Davis Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christensen to 4 more hospitals, 4 medical groups and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Christensen practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hand surgery is Dr. Christensen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Christensen is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Christensen's licenses on file in 4 states: Nevada, California, Minnesota and Utah.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint cyst and minor injury to a limb among the conditions Dr. Christensen treats.

CMS data shows 2,226 Medicare services from Dr. Christensen across 24 procedure codes in 2024, for 613 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $173,265 for them.

CMS counts 613 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christensen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 301 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have arthritis. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Christensen's median patient age at 68, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Christensen wrote 415 Medicare Part D claims for 266 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 360 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,406 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 287 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Christensen for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Christensen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 85 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Christensen, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Christensen, published from 2013 to 2019. The most frequent topics are Bone Plates and Fracture Fixation, Internal. Dr. Christensen has published most often in J Orthop Trauma. Dr. Christensen's most frequent co-authors are Erik Noble Kubiak, MD, Alexander Y. Shin, MD and Allen Thorp Bishop, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Christensen to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Hypesthesia and Somatosensory Disorders.

CMS Open Payments shows 95 general payments to Dr. Christensen from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 40% of the total. Integra LifeSciences Corporation paid the most, $18,618.

Dmand AI lists 6 awards for Dr. Christensen, most recently Vice President Nevada Orthopaedic Society in 2018.

Dr. Christensen graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2007.

Dr. Christensen is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.