Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Robert Christenson, DO

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1427419506

Robert Christenson, DO practises General Surgery in Far Rockaway, New York. Graduated from At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville in 2016, 10 years ago. Practices with Saint Thomas Medical Partners, a 584-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
10
Trained at
At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville
Licensed in
TN
In the registry since
2016
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

327 Beach 19th St
Far Rockaway, NY 11691-4423
Phone: (718) 869-7256
Fax: (718) 869-7834
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Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 4313 (TN)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Taxonomy 390200000X

Record details

NPI number1427419506
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedMarch 16, 2016
Last updated in NPPESAugust 27, 2021
Certification dateAugust 27, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolAT STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF OSTEO MED, KIRKSVILLE
Graduated 2016 (10 years in practice)
Group practice Saint Thomas Medical Partners — 584 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 59 times · 67th percentile
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 59 times · 66th percentile
Hernia repair (minimally invasive) 1–10 times
Hernia repair - groin (open) 1–10 times
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Removal or shaving of skin growth 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients194
Services billed 375 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Education $4,000 2 payments · educational material or training, not a fee
Food and Beverage $500 5 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $339 2 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Saint Thomas Medical Partners

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 584 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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