Benjamin Scott Christensen, MD

Primary specialty

Anesthesiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207L00000X

License

79014 Issued in AZ

Practice address

546 N Kegley Rd
Temple, TX 76502-4069

Phone

(254) 215-0900

NPI assigned

Jun 1, 2020

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX, AZ2 enrollments

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 2

Specialty

Anesthesiology

Education

Other, 2021

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Emergenchealth PLLCGroup PAC ID 1355606641, 1,037 clinicians

Scott and White ClinicGroup PAC ID 8123923604, 2,426 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, TX, CCN 450034

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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

• Emergenchealth PLLC

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • NPI 1467970897
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Scott & White Clinic

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Temple, TX
  • NPI 1093779704

  Anesthesiology

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Valley Anesthesiology Consultants, Inc.

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • NPI 1285660704
  Medicare reassignment
• Scott & White Clinic

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Dallas, TX
  • NPI 1649820796

  Anesthesiology

  NPD
• Scott & White Hospital - Taylor

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Taylor, TX
  • NPI 1659366557
  NPD (past)

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

• Christus Health Southeast Texas

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Beaumont, TX
  • NPI 1679557888
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "PO BOX 844658",
            "city": "DALLAS",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "752844658",
            "telephone_number": "800-994-0371",
            "fax_number": "254-215-9722"
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            "state": "TX",
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        }
    ],
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        "middle_name": "SCOTT",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-06-01",
        "last_updated": "2026-04-28",
        "certification_date": "2026-04-28",
        "status": "A"
    },
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    ],
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    "endpoints": [
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            "affiliation": "N",
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            "city": "Temple",
            "state": "TX",
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}

• Girija Sankar Chintapalli, MD
• Sarah Sunghee Cho, PHARMD
• Edward Ming-Tai Chong, M.D.
• Ching Juliet Chou, D.O.
• Wen-Mei Chou, PH.D.
• Grant Tovey Christensen, MD
• Christian Farms Treehouse, Inc
• Jessica Christian, PHARMD
• Milissa Christian, P.T.
• Ryne Cory Christiansen

• Anesthesiology Physician in Temple, TX
• Providers in Temple, TX by specialty
• Anesthesiology Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 28, 2026; 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.