Christopher Thomas Battista, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · North Charleston, SC
Christopher Thomas Battista, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in North Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1114345626, issued on Apr 1, 2014. Check the license (South Carolina 83821, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Thomas Battista
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 83821 SC
57473 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2880 Tricom St, North Charleston, SC 29406
- Phone
- (843) 797-5050
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 797-3633
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200706001093); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2880 Tricom St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ashley Burleson, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1710138557
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Verify Christopher Thomas Battista in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 83821Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
536 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 57 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium103 claims
- Diazepam79 claims
- Gabapentin79 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl59 claims
- Methylprednisolone55 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 61.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19,378.19
66 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. 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.
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
- Arcis Healthcare LLCNorth Charleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Thomas Battista among 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina
Christopher Thomas Battista, MD is one of 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 45% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 365 in South Carolina → Every provider in North Charleston → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Neal Huang, MDNorth Charleston, SC 294061932606761
- David Johannesmeyer, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061255697967
- Christopher Kestner, MDNorth Charleston, SC 294061912147083
- Todd Lansford, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061730379942
- James McCoy, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061730119090
- Adam Schaaf, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061871702175
- Daniel Sullivan, DONorth Charleston, SC 294061154983740
- Richard Zimlich, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061083644355
Common questions
What is Christopher Thomas Battista, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Thomas Battista, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114345626, issued on Apr 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Thomas Battista, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2880 Tricom St, North Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 797-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Thomas Battista, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 83821, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Thomas Battista, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Thomas Battista, MD had 536 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Thomas Battista, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.