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Dr. David M. Christensen, MD

(119 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Washington School of Medicine

Professional interests include: ACL injury, rotator cuff tear, hip arthritis, and more.

115 Falls Avenue W
Twin Falls, ID 83301

(208) 732-0067

Dr. David M. Christensen, MD is a spine surgeon in Twin Falls, ID specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. David M. Christensen, MD is affiliated with Optum, Saint Alphonsus Health System and Optum Idaho.

Office Locations

Optum Idaho

115 Falls Avenue W
Twin Falls, ID 83301

(208) 732-0067

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1263 Bennett Avenue Suite 3
Burley, ID 83318

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260 Falls Avenue Suite C
Twin Falls, ID 83301

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Saint Alphonsus Health System

351 Sw 9th Street
Ontario, OR 97914

(541) 881-7184

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393 E 2nd N
Rexburg, ID 83440

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Saint Alphonsus Health System

4300 E Flamingo Avenue
Nampa, ID 83687

(208) 463-5000

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910 Nw 16th Street Suite 205
Fruitland, ID 83619

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Christensen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Twin Falls, ID during 2012 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
aspiration	31
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	370
hospital care	43
image guided procedures	47
injections	141
inpatient care	43
minimally invasive procedures	47
nerve block	63
nerve procedures	32
pain management	110
spinal procedures	190
X-rays	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Christensen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Twin Falls, ID during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, injections and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
aspiration	47
decompression surgery	62
doctor visit	605
hip imaging	36
hospital care	37
image guided procedures	45
injections	152
inpatient care	37
minimally invasive procedures	45
musculoskeletal imaging	95
nerve block	60
nerve procedures	62
pain management	105
revision surgery	21
spinal procedures	420
X-rays	286

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	420
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	62
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Christensen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Twin Falls, ID during 2014 were spinal procedures, injections, X-rays and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	691
hip imaging	35
hospital care	51
image guided procedures	31
injections	187
inpatient care	51
minimally invasive procedures	31
musculoskeletal imaging	58
nerve block	83
nerve procedures	22
pain management	114
spinal procedures	229
X-rays	151

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	54
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Christensen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Twin Falls, ID during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, injections and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	33
aspiration	64
decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	728
hip imaging	45
hospital care	33
image guided procedures	13
injections	165
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	30
musculoskeletal imaging	83
nerve block	88
nerve procedures	63
pain management	101
spinal procedures	364
X-rays	224

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	318
Female	556

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	802
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	128
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Christensen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Twin Falls, ID during 2016 were spinal procedures, injections, X-rays and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	44
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	647
hospital care	53
image guided procedures	16
injections	148
inpatient care	53
minimally invasive procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	23
nerve block	76
nerve procedures	20
pain management	92
spinal procedures	257
X-rays	143

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	401
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	74
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Christensen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Twin Falls, ID during 2017 were spinal procedures, injections, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
doctor visit	464
injections	113
nerve block	64
pain management	64
spinal procedures	127
X-rays	63

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	49
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Christensen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Twin Falls, ID during 2018 were spinal procedures, injections, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	70
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	431
injections	116
nerve block	46
nerve procedures	11
pain management	46
spinal procedures	123
X-rays	66

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	28
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Christensen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Twin Falls, ID during 2019 were spinal procedures, injections, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	66
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	474
injections	129
nerve block	50
nerve procedures	18
pain management	63
spinal procedures	144
X-rays	63

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	33
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Christensen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Twin Falls, ID during 2020 were injections, spinal procedures, aspiration and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	41
doctor visit	346
injections	70
nerve block	29
pain management	29
spinal procedures	47
X-rays	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	20
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Christensen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Twin Falls, ID during 2021 were spinal procedures, injections, aspiration and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
aspiration	35
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	329
injections	66
nerve block	31
nerve procedures	20
pain management	31
spinal procedures	89
X-rays	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Christensen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Twin Falls, ID during 2022 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
doctor visit	299
injections	44
spinal procedures	18
X-rays	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	86

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	15
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David M. Christensen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Twin Falls, ID were spinal procedures, injections, X-rays and pain management.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
aspiration	51
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	489
hip imaging	38
hospital care	43
image guided procedures	30
injections	121
inpatient care	43
minimally invasive procedures	33
musculoskeletal imaging	64
nerve block	59
nerve procedures	31
pain management	75
revision surgery	21
spinal procedures	182
X-rays	97

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	272
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	100
85 and over	42
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	114

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Christensen, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David M. Christensen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. David M. Christensen, MD graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine. He completed residency at Saint Luke's Medical Center, Cleveland. He is certified by the Orthopedic Surgery, Board Certified and has a state license in Idaho.

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

Residency: Saint Luke's Medical Center, Cleveland

Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery, Board Certified

Licensed In: Idaho

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David M. Christensen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Optum

Saint Alphonsus Health System

Optum Idaho

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David M. Christensen, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 119 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David M. Christensen, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Twin Falls, ID.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$11,628 SI-LOK $3,502	Spine $2,972	ELSA $2,026	CALIBER $1,599	CORBEL $601	Other $928
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$1,611 Image Guided Surgery Products $1,231	Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $380
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,104 Orthopaedics $1,044	Spine $60
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$524 Biologics Therapies $468	Enabling Technologies - NIM, NAV, Power $35	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $13	Interventional Therapies $7
Mazor Robotics Inc.	$517 $517
Other	$427 MPO Hip System $138	Biologics $126	I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT $38	TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $34	Navio Surgical System $28	Other $63

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$13,723
Food and Beverage	$2,089

Biography

Dr. David Christensen is a specialist in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. His areas of expertise include hip arthritis, knee arthritis, and sports injuries. The average patient rating for Dr. Christensen is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Before completing his residency at Saint Luke's Medical Center, Cleveland, Dr. Christensen attended medical school at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Christensen is affiliated with Optum and Saint Alphonsus Health System.

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