Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Rochelle M Christensen, MD, FACOG

Individual provider Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · NPI 1497795769

Dr. Rochelle M Christensen, MD, FACOG practises Obstetrics/Gynecology in Rapid City, South Dakota. Graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1998, 28 years ago. Practices with Sanford Medical Center, a 842-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in South Dakota.

Years since qualifying
28
Trained at
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Licensed in
SD
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.
FACOG — Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
An obstetrician-gynaecologist admitted as a fellow of ACOG.

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Practice location Address checks out

7236 Jordan Dr Ste 100 A
Rapid City, SD 57702-8740 Not confirmed with CMS for 10 years — call before visiting
Phone: (605) 718-3747
Fax: (605) 718-3047
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Specialties & licences

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207V00000X · Licence 4259 (SD)

Record details

NPI number1497795769
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD , FACOG
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedJune 7, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJuly 15, 2016

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyOBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1998 (28 years in practice)
Group practice Sanford Medical Center — 842 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of the uterus 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients26
Services billed 69 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age70

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Education $6,000 4 payments · educational material or training, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $2,623 10 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $117 2 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

Each amount is the sum of what companies reported for that kind of payment in 2025, rounded to the dollar. Not all of it is income to the clinician: a meal is not a fee, a charitable contribution goes to a charity, and a royalty or an acquisition payment is not a salary.

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Sanford Medical Center

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 842 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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