Christina Ritter Burton, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Hickory, NC
Christina Ritter Burton, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1225396336, issued on Apr 26, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-03345, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christina Ritter Burton
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0010-03345 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 116 3RD St NW, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 855-1192
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2024
- Fax
- (828) 358-0832
- Medicaid ID
- 790246A NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120611000498); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christina Ritter Burton 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 0010-03345Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
15,601 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 232 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium701 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium664 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium530 claims
- Furosemide465 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate454 claims
- Sertraline Hcl425 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
- Bowen Primary And Urgent Care PAHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christina Ritter Burton among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Christina Ritter Burton, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 35% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2017 among the 6,366 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 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
128 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 128 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Christina Ritter Burton, PA-C's NPI number?
Christina Ritter Burton, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225396336, issued on Apr 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christina Ritter Burton, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 116 3RD St NW, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 855-1192. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christina Ritter Burton, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-03345, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christina Ritter Burton, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christina Ritter Burton, PA-C had 15,601 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.