NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chris Granger, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Durham, NC

Chris Granger, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1295818458, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 38959, 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
1295818458
Name
Chris Granger
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
38959 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Duke University Medical Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Phone
(919) 620-4467
Enumerated
Oct 23, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110216000342); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 1984
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at Duke University Medical Ctr

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

  1. Thomas AberantHematology & Oncology Physician1932282175
  2. Lance Adams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1073940326
  3. Swati Agrawal, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1922191188
  4. John AlexanderCardiovascular Disease Physician1831282094
  5. Patricia AllushuskiCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1538258090
  6. Lisa Amaya-Jackson, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1841373081

Verify Chris Granger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 38959
    Check the board
  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
Open the North Carolina license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

551 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Chris Granger551
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Jardiance54 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate48 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium44 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium41 claims
  5. Eliquis37 claims
  6. Spironolactone33 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: $29,734.81

32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chris Granger$29,735
  2. Specialty average$3,820

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. Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC

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

Chris Granger among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina

Chris Granger, M.D. is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John AlexanderDurham, NC 277101831282094
  2. Thomas Bashore, M.D.Durham, NC 277101659454890
  3. Anna Lisa Chamis, M.D.Durham, NC 277101750464905
  4. Anita Cook, NPDurham, NC 277101326121575
  5. Lawrence CrawfordDurham, NC 277101932282183
  6. Sandesh Dev, MDDurham, NC 277101033182407
  7. Mark Donahue, M.D.Durham, NC 277101699876797
  8. Victor Dzau, M.D.Durham, NC 277101831188820

Common questions

What is Chris Granger, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chris Granger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295818458, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chris Granger, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Duke University Medical Ctr, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 620-4467. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chris Granger, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 38959, 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 Chris Granger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chris Granger, M.D. had 551 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.