Desire Christensen, MD
NPI 1083064216ActiveIndividual· Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry· Iowa City, IA
Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (MD) with North Platte Nebraska Hospital Corporation, practicing in Iowa City, Iowa. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $3,579 for 141 claims, against $2,226 paid for services in 2024. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $519.34 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Great Plains Health as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1083064216 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 19, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 17, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry Primary | 2084P0800X | R-10667 | IA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Psychiatry (NE); Practitioner - Psychiatry (WI) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 15 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 33 across 4 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $2,226 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 141 · 161 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 25 |
| Total drug cost | $3,579 |
| Generic share | 98% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Psychiatry |
Medical group
- North Platte Nebraska Hospital CorporationNorth Platte, NE · 243 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Great Plains HealthNorth Platte, NE
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$519.34 · 26 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$430.00 · 22 payments from 10 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $151.23 | 7 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $105.41 | 5 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $83.91 | 4 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | $49.94 | 3 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $44.91 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$519.34 · 26 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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