NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Peter Danford, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Greensboro, NC

Christopher Peter Danford, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1306189287, issued on Mar 29, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-01806, 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
1306189287
Name
Christopher Peter Danford
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
2016-01806 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 N Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone
(336) 832-4380
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2013
Record last updated
Dec 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161017000372); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2013
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 1200 N Elm St

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

  1. Caroline Aberman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1477180123
  2. Elizabeth Agnew, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1043433840
  3. Gabrielle AielloFamily Medicine Physician1295475200
  4. Olakunle Akintemi, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1609834175
  5. Vijaya Akula, M.D.,Internal Medicine Physician1407132228
  6. Christina Albert, MDFamily Medicine Physician1003377870

Verify Christopher Peter Danford 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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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

616 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Danford616
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium35 claims
  2. Furosemide26 claims
  3. Eliquis21 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl20 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 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: $67.76

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Danford$67.76
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Moses Cone Physician Services, IncGreensboro, NC

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

Christopher Peter Danford among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina

Christopher Peter Danford, M.D. is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nayana Abrol, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011497956205
  2. Princeton Carter, MDGreensboro, NC 274011518589043
  3. Anastassia Doutova, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011164647731
  4. Taye Gonfa, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011528412483
  5. Carole Hall, D.O.Greensboro, NC 274011518300474
  6. Man Kit Ho, MDGreensboro, NC 274011083304927
  7. Anand Hongalgi, MDGreensboro, NC 274011104026103
  8. Tyrone Kyle, D.O.Greensboro, NC 274011174882500

Common questions

What is Christopher Peter Danford, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Peter Danford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306189287, issued on Mar 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Peter Danford, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 N Elm St, Greensboro, NC, 27401. Phone: (336) 832-4380. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Peter Danford, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-01806, 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 Christopher Peter Danford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Peter Danford, M.D. had 616 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.