Christina L. Avila, MD
Dermatology Physician · Southport, NC
Christina L. Avila, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Southport, North Carolina, and NPI 1518543453, issued on Mar 22, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina 2023-01317, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christina L. Avila
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 2023-01317 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1456 N Howe St Ste 101, Southport, NC 28461
- Phone
- (910) 994-3917
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2021
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2026
- Fax
- (910) 946-0279
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250414001700); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest dermatology physician records → All 507 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Christina L. Avila in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2023-01317Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
785 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide96 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate90 claims
- Finasteride38 claims
- Ssd34 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate32 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil32 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: $558.07
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Almirall LLC. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Waccamaw Dermatology LLCMyrtle Beach, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christina L. Avila among 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina
Christina L. Avila, MD is one of 507 dermatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 376 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 507 in North Carolina → Every provider in Southport → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abigail HunterShallotte, NC 284701194344994
- Blair Harris, DOLeland, NC 284511376001479
- Megan Kaufman, MDWilmington, NC 284121740573625
- Margaret Lang Houser, MDWilmington, NC 284121295312494
- Jill Maddox, N.P.Wilmington, NC 284121437388220
- Laura Tanner, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284121053400499
- James Appel, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284111457357204
- Courtney Ellis, PA-CWilmington, NC 284111801527288
Common questions
What is Christina L. Avila, MD's NPI number?
Christina L. Avila, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518543453, issued on Mar 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christina L. Avila, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1456 N Howe St Ste 101, Southport, NC, 28461. Phone: (910) 994-3917. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christina L. Avila, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2023-01317, 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 Christina L. Avila, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christina L. Avila, MD had 785 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.