Dr. David Daniel Christensen, MD

  • Plattsburgh, NY
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1700204922PAC ID5991006751
Medicare services, 2024
298
Medicare patients, 2024
190
Part D claims, 2024
633
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$7,811
Practice address
75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Practice phone
Call (518) 562-7767
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Primary practice

Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital

Hospital · Plattsburgh, New York

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Dr. David Daniel Christensen is an orthopedic surgeon in Plattsburgh, New York

Dr. Christensen practices at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, New York, part of University of Vermont Health Network.

Dr. Christensen's NPI, 1700204922, was assigned on April 3, 2014. Dr. Christensen graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 2014. Dr. Christensen holds New Hampshire license 19790.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5991006751
NPI enumeration date
April 3, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(518) 562-7767
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
38
Medical school graduation
2014

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. David Daniel Christensen practices at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, New York

Dr. Christensen's primary practice is Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, at 75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 in Clinton County. The practice phone is (518) 562-7767.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. David Daniel Christensen is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Christensen's primary practice is Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, New York, part of University of Vermont Health Network. Dr. Christensen is also affiliated with Alice Hyde Medical Center. The medical group on file is University of Vermont Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christensen to 1 more hospital, 3 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David Daniel Christensen's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Christensen practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Champlain Valley Physicians HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. David Daniel Christensen is one of 1,151 orthopedic surgeons in New York

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Christensen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Christensen is licensed in New Hampshire.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, New HampshirePrimaryLicense 19790 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Christensen

Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. David Daniel Christensen billed Medicare for 298 services in 2024

CMS data shows 298 Medicare services from Dr. Christensen across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 190 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $69,212 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024298
Medicare patients190
Paid by Medicare$69,212
Procedure codes6

Dr. Christensen's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2112024: 1967%
Surgery
2023: 1102024: 1027%

Dr. Christensen compared with the New York median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Christensen
  • New York median
Medicare services
298vs 72659% below
Medicare patients
190vs 23619% below
Part D claims
579vs 737.9 times

Medians across 1,081 orthopedic surgeons in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Christensen's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. David Daniel Christensen treated 190 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 190 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christensen in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 74 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Christensen's median patient age at 72, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024190
Average age75
Average risk score1.23
Also on Medicaid18%

Dr. Christensen's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Christensen's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11862%
  • Men7238%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Christensen's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Anxiety30%
  5. Diabetes29%
  6. Mood disorders28%
  7. Ischemic heart disease25%
  8. Atrial fibrillation24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Christensen's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. David Daniel Christensen wrote 633 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Christensen wrote 633 Medicare Part D claims for 133 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 579 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,077 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 469 claims across 11 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024633
Drugs named by CMS11
Total drug cost$8,077
Part D patients133

Dr. Christensen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic617 claims97%
  • Brand-name16 claims3%

Dr. Christensen's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Christensen's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids32%200 of 633 claims
  • Antibiotics3%18 of 633 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4692024: 57923%

Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 11 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. David Daniel Christensen ranks in the 85th percentile for hip replacement in Medicare

Dr. Christensen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Christensen as offering telehealth. CMS counts 46 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Christensen, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Christensen ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Knee replacement
84th percentile62 procedures
Hip replacement
85th percentile46 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. David Daniel Christensen received $7,811 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Christensen from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $7,356.

General payments to Dr. Christensen by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Christensen by kind, 2016 to 2025

$7.8Kin total
  • Consulting fees$6,97589%
  • Food and beverage$4215%
  • Travel and lodging$4155%

Companies that paid Dr. Christensen the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. David Daniel Christensen graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School

Dr. Christensen graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 2014.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Minnesota Medical School

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. David Daniel Christensen's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. David Daniel Christensen's NPI number?

Dr. David Daniel Christensen's NPI number is 1700204922. It was assigned on April 3, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. David Daniel Christensen?

Dr. David Daniel Christensen is an orthopedic surgeon in Plattsburgh, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. David Daniel Christensen practice?

Dr. Christensen practices at 75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Dr. Christensen's primary practice is Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, New York, part of University of Vermont Health Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christensen to 1 hospital, 3 medical groups and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. David Daniel Christensen's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Christensen is (518) 562-7767.

What is Dr. David Daniel Christensen's medical license number?

Dr. Christensen holds New Hampshire license 19790.

Which hospitals is Dr. David Daniel Christensen affiliated with?

Dr. Christensen practices at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, New York. Dr. Christensen is also affiliated with Alice Hyde Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Christensen to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. David Daniel Christensen part of?

Dr. Christensen is linked to University of Vermont Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Christensen to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. David Daniel Christensen accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Christensen billed Medicare for 298 services in 2024, and Dr. Christensen accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. David Daniel Christensen offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Christensen as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. David Daniel Christensen see?

CMS counts 190 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christensen in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. David Daniel Christensen bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Christensen's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: bones and joints (20610) and office visit, established patient (99215).

Where did Dr. David Daniel Christensen go to medical school?

Dr. Christensen graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 2014.

What drugs does Dr. David Daniel Christensen prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Christensen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Celecoxib, Oxycodone HCl and Tramadol HCl.

Has Dr. David Daniel Christensen received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $7,811 in general payments to Dr. Christensen from 4 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medical Device Business Services, Inc.

How long has Dr. David Daniel Christensen been practicing?

Dr. Christensen graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.

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