David Thomas Christianson, MD

Primary specialty

Neurological Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207T00000X

License

MD-54921 Issued in IA

Practice address

1215 Pleasant St Ste 618
Des Moines, IA 50309-1418

Phone

(515) 875-9560

Fax

(515) 875-9561

NPI assigned

Jun 20, 2018

Last updated

Sep 8, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Neurosurgery

Education

Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

The Iowa Clinic PCGroup PAC ID 4082513742, 307 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Hospital, Des Moines, IA, CCN 160082
• Trinity Regional Medical Center Hospital, Fort Dodge, IA, CCN 160016

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: davidchristianson@tic.allscriptsdirect.net
• Direct secure messaging: dchristianson1207662@direct.unitypoint.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• The Iowa Clinic PC

  dba The Iowa Clinic

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1346233178

  Neurological Surgery

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• St Luke's Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1083708226
  NPD
• The Iowa Clinic, PC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1871451328
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  dba Iowa Lutheran Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1356433049
  Care Compare affiliation
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  dba Iowa Methodist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1396837951
  Care Compare affiliation
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  dba Iowa Methodist Medical Center-Methodist West

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1598905762
  Care Compare affiliation
• Trinity Regional Medical Center

  dba UnityPoint Health Trinity Regional Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fort Dodge, IA
  • NPI 1487759858
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Rebecca Christensen
• Sherry Jeanine Christensen, DC
• Zachary Christensen, LMHCT
• Christian Church Homes of Iowa, Inc.
• Rebecca K Christiansen
• Lindsey Ann Christianson, D.O.
• Colleen Chloe Christopherson, BS, CADC
• Patrick C Chua, M.D.
• Brendan Dooley Chuapoco, L.AC.
• Katherine Whitmore Chuapoco, L.AC.

• Neurological Surgery Physician in Des Moines, IA
• Providers in Des Moines, IA by specialty
• Neurological Surgery Physician in Iowa

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 8, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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