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Dr. James E. Christensen, MD
NPI1093072019PAC ID5890918197
- Medicare services, 2024
- 260
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 132
- Part D claims, 2024
- 86
- Publications
- 5
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 700 South Park St, Madison, WI 53715
- Practice phone
- Call (608) 251-6100
- 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. James E. Christensen is an orthopedic surgeon in Madison, Wisconsin
Dr. Christensen practices at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, part of SSM Health Care.
Dr. Christensen's NPI, 1093072019, was assigned on April 15, 2012. Dr. Christensen holds Wisconsin license 61239.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1093072019NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5890918197
- NPI enumeration date
- April 15, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (608) 251-6100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James E. Christensen practices at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison in Madison, Wisconsin
Dr. Christensen's primary practice is SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison, at 700 South Park St, Madison, WI 53715 in Dane County. The practice phone is (608) 251-6100.
- SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison700 South Park St, Madison, WI 53715 · Dane CountyPhone(608) 251-6100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James E. Christensen is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Christensen's primary practice is SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, part of SSM Health Care. The medical group on file is SSM Health Dean Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christensen to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James E. Christensen's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Christensen practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James E. Christensen is one of 526 orthopedic surgeons in Wisconsin
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Christensen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Christensen is licensed in Wisconsin.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, WisconsinPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Christensen
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
526orthopedic surgeons in Wisconsin59orthopedic surgeons in Madison9orthopedic surgeons at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James E. Christensen billed Medicare for 260 services in 2024
CMS data shows 260 Medicare services from Dr. Christensen across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 132 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $31,065 for them.
Medicare services, 2024260
Medicare patients132
Paid by Medicare$31,065
Procedure codes8
Dr. Christensen's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1702024: 13421%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 842024: 805%
- Surgery
- 2023: 322024: 359%
- Imaging
- 2023: 182024: 1139%
Where Dr. Christensen's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office24193%
- In a facility197%
Dr. Christensen compared with the Wisconsin median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Christensen
- Wisconsin median
- Medicare services
- 260vs 43941% below
- Medicare patients
- 132vs 17223% below
- Part D claims
- 55vs 7021% below
Medians across 543 orthopedic surgeons in Wisconsin 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. James E. Christensen treated 132 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 132 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christensen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 78 patients. 70% of them have arthritis, and 64% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Christensen's median patient age at 55, with 50% women.
Medicare patients, 2024132
Average age71
Average risk score1.02
Also on Medicaid12%
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
- Women6852%
- Men6448%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Christensen's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis70%
- High cholesterol64%
- High blood pressure61%
- Diabetes27%
- Mood disorders27%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
- Anxiety23%
- Depression22%
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 55
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. James E. Christensen wrote 86 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Christensen wrote 86 Medicare Part D claims for 44 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 55 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $164 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 46 claims across 3 drugs.
Part D claims, 202486
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$164
Part D patients44
Dr. Christensen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic85 claims99%
- Brand-name and other1 claims1%
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
- Opioids31%27 of 86 claims
- Antibiotics55%47 of 86 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: 462024: 5520%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 3 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. James E. Christensen ranks in the 83rd percentile for upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare
Dr. Christensen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 43 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Christensen, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Christensen ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 83rd percentile43 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. James E. Christensen has 5 publications on record
Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Christensen, published from 2017 to 2019. The most frequent topics are Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Christensen has published most often in Clin Sports Med. Dr. Christensen's most frequent co-authors are Stephen F. Brockmeier, MD, Jourdan M. Cancienne, MD and Warren R. Dunn, MD.
Papers5
Years published2017 to 2019
Topics Dr. Christensen writes about most
- Arthroscopy
- Arthroplasty
- Postoperative Complications
Dr. Christensen's most frequent co-authors
- Stephen F. Brockmeier, MD1 shared paper
- Jourdan M. Cancienne, MD1 shared paper
- Warren R. Dunn, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Christensen
J Bone Joint Surg Am
Athletic InjuriesSports Medicine
ArthralgiaArthroplastyArthroscopy
Clin Sports Med
Anterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionArthroscopy
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. James E. Christensen received $9,247 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 34 general payments to Dr. Christensen from 7 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $5,199.
General payments to Dr. Christensen by program year, 2018 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Christensen by kind, 2018 to 2025
$9.2Kin total
- Education$6,27668%
- Travel and lodging$1,50816%
- Food and beverage$1,46316%
Companies that paid Dr. Christensen the most, 2018 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. James E. 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (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. James E. Christensen's NPI number?
Dr. James E. Christensen's NPI number is 1093072019. It was assigned on April 15, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James E. Christensen?
Dr. James E. Christensen is an orthopedic surgeon in Madison, Wisconsin. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. James E. Christensen practice?
Dr. Christensen practices at 700 South Park St, Madison, WI 53715. Dr. Christensen's primary practice is SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, part of SSM Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christensen to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. James E. Christensen's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Christensen is (608) 251-6100.
What is Dr. James E. Christensen's medical license number?
Dr. Christensen holds Wisconsin license 61239.
Which hospitals is Dr. James E. Christensen affiliated with?
Dr. Christensen practices at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison in Madison, Wisconsin.
What medical group is Dr. James E. Christensen part of?
Dr. Christensen is linked to SSM Health Dean Medical Group.
Does Dr. James E. Christensen accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Christensen billed Medicare for 260 services in 2024, and Dr. Christensen accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James E. Christensen see?
CMS counts 132 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christensen in 2024, with an average age of 71.
What services does Dr. James E. Christensen bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Christensen's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99212).
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What drugs does Dr. James E. Christensen prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Christensen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin and Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. James E. Christensen received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $9,247 in general payments to Dr. Christensen from 7 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.
How long has Dr. James E. Christensen been practicing?
Dr. Christensen graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
Does Dr. James E. Christensen do research?
Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Christensen, published from 2017 to 2019.
Who does Dr. James E. Christensen publish with?
Dr. Christensen's most frequent co-authors are Stephen F. Brockmeier, MD (1 shared paper), Jourdan M. Cancienne, MD (1 shared paper) and Warren R. Dunn, MD (1 shared paper).
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