Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen, DO

  • Pottsville, PA
  • Internist
NPI1710988092PAC ID5799866752
Medicare services, 2024
2,401
Medicare patients, 2024
492
Part D claims, 2024
11,884
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$13,405
Practice address
48 Tunnel Road, Suite 103, Pottsville, PA 17901
Practice phone
Call (570) 622-6520
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Schuylkill Endoscopy Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Pottsville, Pennsylvania

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Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen is an internist in Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Dr. Christiansen practices at Schuylkill Endoscopy Center in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Christiansen's NPI, 1710988092, was assigned on August 9, 2005. Dr. Christiansen graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School in 1984. Dr. Christiansen holds Pennsylvania license OS-005747-L.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5799866752
NPI enumeration date
August 9, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(570) 622-6520
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
68
Medical school graduation
1984

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

Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen practices at Schuylkill Endoscopy Center in Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Dr. Christiansen's primary practice is Schuylkill Endoscopy Center, at 48 Tunnel Road, Suite 103, Pottsville, PA 17901. The practice phone is (570) 622-6520.

  • Schuylkill Endoscopy Center
    48 Tunnel Road, Suite 103, Pottsville, PA 17901Phone(570) 622-6520

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Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen is affiliated with 19 sites of care and 6 medical groups

Dr. Christiansen's primary practice is Schuylkill Endoscopy Center in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Christiansen is also affiliated with Reading Hospital. The medical group on file is Phoenix Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christiansen to 2 more hospitals, 5 home health agencies, 5 medical groups, 4 skilled nursing facilities, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 hospices and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Christiansen practices, 19 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Schuylkill Endoscopy CenterAvailable with a free account
+18 more sites and 5 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen is one of 5,665 internists in Pennsylvania

Internal medicine is Dr. Christiansen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Christiansen is licensed in Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense OS-005747-L · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Christiansen

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

Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen billed Medicare for 2,401 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,401 Medicare services from Dr. Christiansen across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 492 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $163,771 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,401
Medicare patients492
Paid by Medicare$163,771
Procedure codes19

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,1792024: 1,1992%
Other services
2023: 5292024: 44716%
Surgery
2023: 3752024: 31616%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3522024: 29516%
Lab and pathology
2023: 2372024: 14439%

Where Dr. Christiansen's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office2,35198%
  • In a facility502%

Dr. Christiansen compared with the Pennsylvania median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Christiansen
  • Pennsylvania median
Medicare services
2,401vs 4175.8 times
Medicare patients
492vs 1852.7 times
Part D claims
11,004vs 22449.1 times

Medians across 5,518 internists in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Christiansen'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. Leif Eric Christiansen treated 492 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 492 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christiansen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 190 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Christiansen's median patient age at 68, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024492
Average age76
Average risk score1.24
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Christiansen's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Christiansen's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women29360%
  • Men19940%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis58%
  4. Anxiety33%
  5. Mood disorders31%
  6. Depression29%
  7. Ischemic heart disease29%
  8. Diabetes28%

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

Dr. Christiansen's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men44%

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

Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen wrote 11,884 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Christiansen wrote 11,884 Medicare Part D claims for 669 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11,004 of them, across 188 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $908,776 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,919 claims across 167 drugs.

Part D claims, 202411,884
Drugs named by CMS188
Total drug cost$908,776
Part D patients669

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

  • Generic9,966 claims84%
  • Brand-name1,838 claims15%
  • Other80 claims1%

Dr. Christiansen'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. Christiansen's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids4%474 of 11,884 claims
  • Antibiotics3%352 of 11,884 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%208 of 11,884 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: 8,9192024: 11,00423%

Drugs named by CMS: 188 in 2024, 167 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. Leif Eric Christiansen offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Christiansen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Christiansen as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

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

Removal of tissue: 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. Leif Eric Christiansen received $13,405 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 716 general payments to Dr. Christiansen from 62 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $1,958.

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

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

$13.4Kin total
  • Food and beverage$13,31599%
  • Education$901%

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

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School

Dr. Christiansen graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School in 1984.

  1. Medical schoolR Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen'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. Leif Eric Christiansen's NPI number?

Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen's NPI number is 1710988092. It was assigned on August 9, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen?

Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen is an internist in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen practice?

Dr. Christiansen practices at 48 Tunnel Road, Suite 103, Pottsville, PA 17901. Dr. Christiansen's primary practice is Schuylkill Endoscopy Center in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christiansen to 2 hospitals, 5 home health agencies, 5 medical groups, 4 skilled nursing facilities, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 hospices and 1 therapy and rehab clinic.

What is Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Christiansen is (570) 622-6520.

What is Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen's medical license number?

Dr. Christiansen holds Pennsylvania license OS-005747-L.

Which hospitals is Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen affiliated with?

Dr. Christiansen is affiliated with Reading Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Christiansen to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen part of?

Dr. Christiansen is linked to Phoenix Physical Therapy. Dmand AI links Dr. Christiansen to 5 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Christiansen billed Medicare for 2,401 services in 2024, and Dr. Christiansen accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen offer telehealth?

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

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen see?

CMS counts 492 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christiansen in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Christiansen's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415) and medicare service (G0439).

Where did Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen go to medical school?

Dr. Christiansen graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School in 1984.

What drugs does Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Christiansen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Furosemide and Levothyroxine Sodium.

Has Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $13,405 in general payments to Dr. Christiansen from 62 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Dr. Leif Eric Christiansen been practicing?

Dr. Christiansen graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.

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