Catherine N. Gitau
Family Nurse Practitioner · Wake Forest, NC
Catherine N. Gitau is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and NPI 1326750811, issued on Dec 16, 2022. Check the license (North Carolina GITA-VLCMB, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine N. Gitau
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- GITA-VLCMB NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3000 Rogers RD Ste 200, Wake Forest, NC 27587
- Phone
- (919) 385-3450
- Enumerated
- Dec 16, 2022
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230327001625); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3000 Rogers RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Catherine N. Gitau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license GITA-VLCMBCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,603 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium102 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate89 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium81 claims
- Losartan Potassium73 claims
- Lisinopril59 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium49 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Wake Forest, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine N. Gitau among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Catherine N. Gitau is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 72% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
42 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Wake Forest
They are 42 of the 1,106 NPPES records with a practice address in Wake Forest, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Catherine N. Gitau's NPI number?
Catherine N. Gitau's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326750811, issued on Dec 16, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine N. Gitau located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 Rogers RD Ste 200, Wake Forest, NC, 27587. Phone: (919) 385-3450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine N. Gitau's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number GITA-VLCMB, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Catherine N. Gitau prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine N. Gitau had 1,603 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.