Physician

Tyson Christensen, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Tyson Christensen, M.D. (NPI: 1326454125) practices orthopedic surgery in the Farmington, NM market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from San Juan, NM. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES PA (NPI: 1750356820; TIN: 85-0232271) and primary practice location at 87401-8990. Christensen is affiliated with the ACO Collaborative, LLC (ACO ID: A5067), participating under the MSSP model.

Christensen's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 552 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,400 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $243,224 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 508 prescription claims across 150 beneficiaries totaling $7,784 in drug costs, led by Naloxone Hcl (Naloxone Hcl). DME data shows 27 claims. No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved sharply higher in recent years, from $2,027 to $243,224. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $1,406 and ending at $7,784. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	16	160	$2,027
2019	24	36	$2,275
2020	225	778	$90,051
2021	564	2,637	$232,405
2022	509	2,985	$262,970
2023	526	3,294	$248,937
2024	552	3,400	$243,224

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	32	48	$1,406
2016	33	67	$1,752
2017	23	33	$1,272
2018	70	117	$1,312
2019	47	104	$12,238
2020	27	50	$1,189
2021	79	227	$4,380
2022	133	422	$6,282
2023	152	544	$9,170
2024	150	508	$7,784

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	12	$141
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	26	27	$7,026

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	302	477	$84
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	164	200	$58
20610	Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	187	370	$45
73562	X-ray of knee, 3 views	190	349	$26
J3301	Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	192	794	$1

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Naloxone Hcl	Naloxone Hcl	29	67	$1,760
Naproxen	Naproxen	67	2,010	$463
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	126	4,647	$385
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	64	331	$331
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	73	1,119	$298

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
L1833	Knee orthosis, adjustable knee joints (unicentric or polycentric), positional orthosis, rigid support, prefabricated, off-the shelf	N	15	16	$6,403
L3908	Wrist hand orthosis, wrist extension control cock-up, non molded, prefabricated, off-the-shelf	N	11	11	$624

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Tyson Christensen, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Tyson Christensen, M.D. (NPI 1326454125), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Tyson Christensen, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Tyson Christensen, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for ACO Collaborative, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5067).

What billing organization is linked to Tyson Christensen, M.D.?

Tyson Christensen, M.D. is linked to ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES PA (billing NPI 1750356820) in the available physician profile data.

Does Tyson Christensen, M.D. have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.