Dr. Alan R. Christensen, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 389
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 267
- Part D claims, 2024
- 814
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 300 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD 57006
- Practice phone
- Call (605) 696-9000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Alan R. Christensen is a general surgeon in Brookings, South Dakota
Dr. Christensen practices at Brookings Health System in Brookings, South Dakota, part of City of Brookings.
Dr. Christensen's NPI, 1023097565, was assigned on January 12, 2006. Dr. Christensen holds South Dakota license 5603.
- NPI
- 1023097565NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8921082371
- NPI enumeration date
- January 12, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (605) 696-9000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Alan R. Christensen practices at Brookings Health System in Brookings, South Dakota
Dr. Christensen's primary practice is Brookings Health System, at 300 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD 57006 in Brookings County. The practice phone is (605) 696-9000.
- Brookings Health System300 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD 57006 · Brookings CountyPhone(605) 696-9000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Alan R. Christensen is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Christensen's primary practice is Brookings Health System in Brookings, South Dakota, part of City of Brookings. Dr. Christensen is also affiliated with Sanford Health Watertown. The medical group on file is Edith Sanford Breast Center Sioux Falls. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christensen to 1 more hospital, 3 medical groups and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alan R. 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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Brookings Health System | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Alan R. Christensen is one of 105 general surgeons in South Dakota
Surgery is Dr. Christensen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Christensen is licensed in South Dakota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, South DakotaPrimary
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Dr. Alan R. Christensen billed Medicare for 389 services in 2024
CMS data shows 389 Medicare services from Dr. Christensen across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 267 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,851 for them.
Dr. Christensen's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 1802024: 1791%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1212024: 1118%
- Other services
- 2023: 1232024: 9920%
Where Dr. Christensen's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office9725%
- In a facility29275%
Dr. Christensen compared with the South Dakota median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Christensen
- South Dakota median
- Medicare services
- 389vs 1782.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 267vs 16265% above
- Part D claims
- 726vs 3620.2 times
Medians across 105 general surgeons in South Dakota 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. Alan R. Christensen treated 267 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 267 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christensen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 162 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Christensen's median patient age at 67, with 50% women.
Dr. Christensen's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Christensen's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12145%
- Men14655%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Christensen's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol74%
- High blood pressure70%
- Arthritis34%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Diabetes26%
- Anxiety22%
- Chronic kidney disease19%
- Depression19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Christensen's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Alan R. Christensen wrote 814 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Christensen wrote 814 Medicare Part D claims for 271 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 726 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,475 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 722 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Christensen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic794 claims98%
- Brand-name20 claims2%
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
- Opioids5%44 of 814 claims
- Antibiotics4%31 of 814 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: 7222024: 7261%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 7 in 2023.
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. Alan R. Christensen scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Christensen for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Christensen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 73 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Christensen, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Christensen's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 81of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 71of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Christensen ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 72nd percentile73 procedures
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 65th percentile56 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Sources for Dr. Alan R. Christensen's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Alan R. Christensen's NPI number?
Dr. Alan R. Christensen's NPI number is 1023097565. It was assigned on January 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Alan R. Christensen?
Dr. Alan R. Christensen is a general surgeon in Brookings, South Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Alan R. Christensen practice?
Dr. Christensen practices at 300 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD 57006. Dr. Christensen's primary practice is Brookings Health System in Brookings, South Dakota, part of City of Brookings. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christensen to 1 hospital, 3 medical groups and 1 ambulatory surgery center.
What is Dr. Alan R. Christensen's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Christensen is (605) 696-9000.
What is Dr. Alan R. Christensen's medical license number?
Dr. Christensen holds South Dakota license 5603.
Which hospitals is Dr. Alan R. Christensen affiliated with?
Dr. Christensen practices at Brookings Health System in Brookings, South Dakota. Dr. Christensen is also affiliated with Sanford Health Watertown. Dmand AI links Dr. Christensen to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Alan R. Christensen part of?
Dr. Christensen is linked to Edith Sanford Breast Center Sioux Falls. Dmand AI links Dr. Christensen to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Alan R. Christensen accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Christensen billed Medicare for 389 services in 2024, and Dr. Christensen accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Alan R. Christensen's MIPS score?
Dr. Christensen's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alan R. Christensen see?
CMS counts 267 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christensen in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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What services does Dr. Alan R. Christensen bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Christensen's most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (43239), surgery: digestive system (45385) and medicare service (G0500).
What drugs does Dr. Alan R. Christensen prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Christensen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Famotidine and Sucralfate.
How long has Dr. Alan R. Christensen been practicing?
Dr. Christensen graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
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