In 2023, Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD had a list price for abdominal MRI, ankle MRI, arterial duplex ultrasound, arterial ultrasound, hand X-ray, hip MRI, joint MRI, knee MRI, lower extremity arterial duplex, lower extremity (leg) arterial ultrasound, and lower extremity MRI that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Utah. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

By Affordability:

carotid duplex ultrasound

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Utah, Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for carotid duplex ultrasound, carotid ultrasound, duplex ultrasound, vascular studies, and vascular ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

musculoskeletal imaging

neck ultrasound

ultrasound

vascular procedures

In 2012, Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD performed more abdominal imaging, chest CT scan, duplex ultrasound, knee X-ray, musculoskeletal imaging, neck ultrasound, ultrasound (sonogram), and vascular procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Utah.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2012 were nuclear scan, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
diagnostic imaging	12
gastrointestinal procedures	12
lymph node procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	89
nuclear scan	126
thoracic (chest) imaging	116
X-rays	116

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2013 were nuclear scan, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	33
CT scan	11
diagnostic imaging	22
gastrointestinal procedures	22
lymph node procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	108
nuclear scan	147
pelvic imaging	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	130
X-rays	130

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	413
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	32
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, nuclear scan and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	31
CT scan	15
diagnostic imaging	16
gastrointestinal procedures	16
lymph node procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	117
nuclear scan	156
pelvic imaging	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	175
X-rays	175

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	12
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	31
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2015 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	24
CT scan	24
diagnostic imaging	12
gastrointestinal procedures	12
lymph node procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	121
nuclear scan	154
pelvic imaging	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	176
X-rays	164

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	626
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1002
Black	0
Hispanic	68
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	92
Less than 65	220

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, musculoskeletal imaging and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	15
CT scan	16
diagnostic imaging	15
gastrointestinal procedures	15
lymph node procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	159
nuclear scan	158
pelvic imaging	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	248
X-rays	276

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	608
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	15
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	57
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2017 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, musculoskeletal imaging and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	20
lymph node procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	204
nuclear scan	188
pelvic imaging	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	261
X-rays	305

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	447
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	676
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	15
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	365
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	61
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	97
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	18
cardiac procedures	13
CT scan	121
gastrointestinal procedures	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	31
musculoskeletal imaging	238
neck imaging	11
nuclear scan	110
pelvic imaging	84
spinal procedures	44
stress testing	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	59
ultrasound (sonogram)	113
vascular procedures	79
X-rays	191

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	497
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	926
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	484
From 75 to 84	311
85 and over	105
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram) and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	355
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	126
cardiac procedures	40
CT scan	387
gastrointestinal procedures	25
hip imaging	24
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	195
musculoskeletal imaging	467
neck imaging	43
nuclear scan	62
pelvic imaging	313
preventive care	14
spinal procedures	174
stress testing	40
thoracic (chest) imaging	173
ultrasound (sonogram)	445
vascular procedures	272
women's imaging	19
X-rays	543

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	672
Female	907

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1429
Black	0
Hispanic	85
Asian	17
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	788
From 75 to 84	453
85 and over	190
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2020 were CT scan, X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	342
aspiration	15
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	128
cardiac procedures	29
CT scan	396
hip imaging	22
injections	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	195
musculoskeletal imaging	320
neck imaging	43
nuclear scan	29
pelvic imaging	295
preventive care	11
spinal procedures	170
stress testing	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	166
ultrasound (sonogram)	342
vascular procedures	205
women's imaging	14
X-rays	372

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	571
Female	784

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1234
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	677
From 75 to 84	382
85 and over	157
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2021 were CT scan, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	325
aspiration	11
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	142
breast procedures	14
cardiac procedures	18
CT scan	446
hip imaging	26
injections	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	233
musculoskeletal imaging	341
neck imaging	29
nuclear scan	18
pelvic imaging	299
preventive care	14
spinal procedures	245
stress testing	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	153
ultrasound (sonogram)	279
vascular procedures	96
women's imaging	39
X-rays	434

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	579
Female	876

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1331
Black	0
Hispanic	69
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	745
From 75 to 84	429
85 and over	153
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2022 were CT scan, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	320
aspiration	18
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	161
cardiac procedures	27
CT scan	465
hip imaging	23
injections	18
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	250
musculoskeletal imaging	394
neck imaging	38
nuclear scan	41
pelvic imaging	249
spinal procedures	223
stress testing	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	149
ultrasound (sonogram)	255
vascular procedures	74
women's imaging	17
X-rays	458

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	650
Female	937

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1430
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	61
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	765
From 75 to 84	517
85 and over	181
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2023 were CT scan, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	353
aspiration	24
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	157
cardiac procedures	32
CT scan	518
hip imaging	34
injections	24
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	279
musculoskeletal imaging	443
neck imaging	44
nuclear scan	54
pelvic imaging	272
spinal procedures	245
stress testing	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	155
ultrasound (sonogram)	263
vascular procedures	75
women's imaging	17
X-rays	452

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	718
Female	969

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1527
Black	0
Hispanic	76
Asian	0
Other	44
Native American	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	852
From 75 to 84	540
85 and over	192
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD in 2023

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Salt Lake City, UT were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), musculoskeletal imaging and CT scan.

abdominal imaging	173
aspiration	17
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	122
breast procedures	14
cardiac procedures	26
CT scan	219
diagnostic imaging	15
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hip imaging	25
injections	17
lymph node procedures	20
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	197
musculoskeletal imaging	250
neck imaging	34
nuclear scan	103
pelvic imaging	144
preventive care	13
spinal procedures	183
stress testing	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	163
ultrasound (sonogram)	282
vascular procedures	133
women's imaging	21
X-rays	301

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	476
Female	550

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	8
Non-Hispanic White	920
Hispanic	53
Native American / Alaskan Native	4
Other	21

**Age**
75 to 84	303
85 and over	104
Less than 65	120
65 to 74	499

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	22
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Utah.

Licensed In: Utah

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Carl R. Christensen, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$173 XARELTO $83	INVOKANA $55	INVOKAMET $35
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$149 ENCOR ENSPIRE $149
Novo Nordisk Inc	$139 Victoza $105	Tresiba $13	Levemir $10	NovoLog $6	$5
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$29 QVAR $29
Lilly USA, LLC	$27 HUMALOG $27
Other	$86 NURTEC ODT $33	TEPEZZA $23	UBRELVY $21	NAMZARIC $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$604

Biography

Dr. Carl Christensen's medical specialty is diagnostic radiology. He studied medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine.

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