Physician

Steven M Christiansen, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Steven Christiansen, MD (NPI: 1548603483) practices ophthalmology in the Colorado Springs, CO market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from El Paso, CO. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is FRONT RANGE RETINA, P.C. (NPI: 1831780980; TIN: 861413144) and primary practice location at 80921-3937. Christiansen is affiliated with the Healthcare Solutions Network (ACO ID: A3283), participating under the MSSP model.

Christiansen's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 321 traditional Medicare patients, billed 7,524 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $514,294 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 175 prescription claims across 55 beneficiaries totaling $5,825 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 3 records totaling $138. 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 up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $40,239 and ending at $514,294. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $12,246 to $5,825. 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.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$528K$1.1M2017 Medicare payment: $40,239 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $73,856 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $789,478 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,056,116 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $818,665 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $862,984 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $356,390 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $514,294 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017145292$40,239
2018307540$73,856
20196823,916$789,478
20209476,013$1,056,116
20216915,157$818,665
20225984,756$862,984
20233672,104$356,390
20243217,524$514,294

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$14K$27K2015 Drug cost: $12,246 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $27,093 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $19,688 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $6,210 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $5,588 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $11,191 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $6,291 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $3,313 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $4,216 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $5,825 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201579227$12,246
201694396$27,093
201787306$19,688
20184285$6,210
201978163$5,588
2020104257$11,191
202158160$6,291
20224399$3,313
202343109$4,216
202455175$5,825

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

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

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more198198$109
67028Injection of drug into eye66333$97
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more150231$92
92134Imaging of retina315734$31
92250Photography of the retina6165$27

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate571,854$2,067
OfloxacinOfloxacin31716$347
LatanoprostLatanoprost331,547$286
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat12830$238

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.3$138ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Steven M. Christiansen, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Steven M. Christiansen, MD (NPI 1548603483), 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 Steven M. Christiansen, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Steven M. Christiansen, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Healthcare Solutions Network (MSSP, ACO ID A3283).

What billing organization is linked to Steven M. Christiansen, MD?

Steven M. Christiansen, MD is linked to FRONT RANGE RETINA, P.C. (billing NPI 1831780980) in the available physician profile data.

Does Steven M. Christiansen, MD have Open Payments data?

Steven M. Christiansen, MD has 3 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary 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.