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Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD

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Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

2820 Mount Rushmore Road
Rapid City, SD 57701

(605) 342-3280

Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD is an urologist in Rapid City, SD specializing in urology (urinary tract disease).

Office Locations

2820 Mount Rushmore Road
Rapid City, SD 57701

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD treated as an urologist in Rapid City, SD during 2012 were urologic procedures, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	13
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	71
blood draw	97
catheterization	68
chemotherapy	71
cryotherapy	13
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	745
hospital care	129
inpatient care	129
lab tests	482
laser treatment	13
minimally invasive procedures	289
minor procedures	28
stent placement (stenting)	50
urologic procedures	489

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD treated as an urologist in Rapid City, SD during 2013 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	16
blood draw	104
cryotherapy	16
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	550
foreign body removal	16
hospital care	203
incontinence surgery	15
inpatient care	203
lab tests	400
laser treatment	32
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	16
minimally invasive procedures	289
minor procedures	26
stent placement (stenting)	46
urologic procedures	374

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	453
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	566
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	77
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD treated as an urologist in Rapid City, SD during 2014 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	15
blood draw	95
CT scan	15
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	624
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
lab tests	390
minimally invasive procedures	236
minor procedures	30
pelvic imaging	15
stent placement (stenting)	23
urologic procedures	323

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	548
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	72
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD treated as an urologist in Rapid City, SD during 2015 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
blood draw	125
CT scan	12
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	627
foreign body removal	11
hospital care	98
incontinence surgery	12
inpatient care	98
lab tests	457
minimally invasive procedures	264
minor procedures	27
pelvic imaging	12
stent placement (stenting)	20
urologic procedures	387

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	832
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1058
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	86

**Age**
From 65 to 74	524
From 75 to 84	376
85 and over	154
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD treated as an urologist in Rapid City, SD during 2016 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	32
blood draw	119
CT scan	13
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	749
foreign body removal	19
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112
lab tests	503
laser treatment	16
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	16
minimally invasive procedures	255
minor procedures	21
pelvic imaging	13
stent placement (stenting)	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
urologic procedures	358

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	470
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	587
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	65
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD treated as an urologist in Rapid City, SD during 2017 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	58
blood draw	105
CT scan	29
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	712
foreign body removal	13
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121
lab tests	425
laser treatment	20
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	20
minimally invasive procedures	210
minor procedures	23
pelvic imaging	42
stent placement (stenting)	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	42
urologic procedures	275
vascular procedures	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	457
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	561
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	54
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2017

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD treated as an urologist in Rapid City, SD were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and inpatient care.

abdominal imaging	29
ablation	14
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	71
blood draw	107
catheterization	68
chemotherapy	71
cryotherapy	14
CT scan	17
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	667
foreign body removal	14
hospital care	129
incontinence surgery	13
inpatient care	129
lab tests	442
laser treatment	20
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	17
minimally invasive procedures	257
minor procedures	25
pelvic imaging	20
stent placement (stenting)	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	30
urologic procedures	367
vascular procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2017

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	553
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	33
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	210
85 and over	70
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	268

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD From 2012 - 2017

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gary Christiansen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	18
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Dakota.

Licensed In: South Dakota

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
American Medical Systems Inc.	$399 AMS 700 Series $151	GreenLight Laser Therapy $102	AdVance Male Sling System $65	TherMatrx Office Thermo Therapy $64	MONARC $17
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$202 Vesicare $123	XTANDI $60	Myrbetriq $19
TOLMAR Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$105 ELIGARD $105
Janssen Products, LP	$90 PROCRIT $90
KARL STORZ Lithotripsy-America, Inc.	$78 Urology $78
Other	$229 Lupron $65	Harvoni $41	FIRMAGON $25	Cryo Probe $24	trelstar $15	Other $58

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$928
Education	$175

Biography

Dr. Gary Christiansen is an urology (urinary tract disease) specialist in Rapid City, SD. Dr. Christiansen has obtained a license to practice in South Dakota.