NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Edward Craven, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Clemmons, NC

Charles Edward Craven, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Clemmons, North Carolina, and NPI 1508824491, issued on May 2, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2019-01529, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1508824491
Name
Charles Edward Craven
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
2019-01529 NC
A71855 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7210 Village Medical Cir Ste 110, Clemmons, NC 27012
Phone
(336) 893-2400
Enumerated
May 2, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(336) 893-2410
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191106003477); 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 7210 Village Medical Cir Ste 110

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

  1. Jonathan AdamsPhysician Assistant1356720163
  2. Benjamin Boles, PA-CPhysician Assistant1447676788
  3. Russell Davis, PAPhysician Assistant1669119145
  4. Louis McIntyre, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1699789347
  5. Jack Poyle, PA-CPhysician Assistant1780398180
  6. Stuart Saunders, M.D.Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1841510674

Verify Charles Edward Craven in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

204 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 64 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Craven204
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib66 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl39 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl34 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl24 claims
  5. Meloxicam19 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: $34.31

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Craven$34
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Novant Health Medical Group, LLCWinston Salem, NC

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

Charles Edward Craven among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Charles Edward Craven, M.D. is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Clemmons

They are 6 of the 444 NPPES records with a practice address in Clemmons, and 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Haigler, MDClemmons, NC 270121578889200
  2. Louis McIntyre, M.D.Clemmons, NC 270121699789347
  3. Daniel PierceClemmons, NC 270121932562154
  4. Matthew Spivey, MDClemmons, NC 270121619331873
  5. Stephen Winter, MDClemmons, NC 270121598945636
  6. Aaron Beck, MD, MPHBermuda Run, NC 270061659951572
  7. Chase Bennett, MDAdvance, NC 270061821354705
  8. Joshua Giordano, DOBermuda Run, NC 270061093344095

Common questions

What is Charles Edward Craven, M.D.'s NPI number?

Charles Edward Craven, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508824491, issued on May 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Edward Craven, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7210 Village Medical Cir Ste 110, Clemmons, NC, 27012. Phone: (336) 893-2400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Edward Craven, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2019-01529, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Charles Edward Craven, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Edward Craven, M.D. had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.