NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Celeste Chantel Ware

Family Nurse Practitioner · Gastonia, NC

Celeste Chantel Ware is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1053167130, issued on Apr 29, 2024. Check the license (North Carolina 5019961, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053167130
Name
Celeste Chantel Ware
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
5019961 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2555 Court Dr Ste 200, Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone
(704) 671-7025
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2024
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240712002512); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2555 Court Dr Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Carlos Anzola, PA-CPhysician Assistant1073596771
  2. Jessica Baldwin, NPNurse Practitioner1245944206
  3. Ram Belbase, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1750539169
  4. Heidi Chappell, AGPCNP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1629587167
  5. Lavy Clevenger, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1235895954
  6. Jordan Delk, PA-CPhysician Assistant1184288342

Verify Celeste Chantel Ware in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

83 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. Celeste Ware83
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $41.40

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Celeste Ware$41.40
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Celeste Chantel Ware among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Celeste Chantel Ware 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 2024, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 86% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

114 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gastonia

They are 114 of the 2,833 NPPES records with a practice address in Gastonia, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Auber, FNPGastonia, NC 280541518251917
  2. Lauri Bausch, FNP-BCGastonia, NC 280541942525803
  3. Sherri Bissell, NP-CGastonia, NC 280541548546724
  4. Marianne Hayes, FNPGastonia, NC 280541518297225
  5. Sharon Heinrich, NPGastonia, NC 280541336162239
  6. Billie Hsu, FNPGastonia, NC 280541881905180
  7. Stephanie Johnson, NP-CGastonia, NC 280541942412770
  8. Janet Kelchner, FNP-CGastonia, NC 280541265429864

Common questions

What is Celeste Chantel Ware's NPI number?

Celeste Chantel Ware's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053167130, issued on Apr 29, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Celeste Chantel Ware located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2555 Court Dr Ste 200, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 671-7025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Celeste Chantel Ware's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5019961, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Celeste Chantel Ware prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Celeste Chantel Ware had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.