Christopher Chadwick Ghigiarelli, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Dickson City, PA
Christopher Chadwick Ghigiarelli, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1275553208, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD070476L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Chadwick Ghigiarelli
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- MD070476L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 334 Main St, Dickson City, PA 18519
- Phone
- (570) 307-1767
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2024
- Fax
- (570) 307-1770
- Medicaid ID
- 1837635 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100223000633); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records → All 111 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 334 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Carol Armstrong, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1821483215
- Shawn BifanoOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1285097667
- Ignacio Campa-Garcia, PAPhysician Assistant1265478648
- Nicole Cardillo, OTROccupational Therapist1013046036
- Joseph Cesare, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1477580108
- Quincy Cheesman, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1922622257
Verify Christopher Chadwick Ghigiarelli in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD070476LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
694 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 154 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone158 claims
- Meloxicam116 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen97 claims
- Mupirocin78 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium75 claims
- Amoxicillin52 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: $160.31
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Innovation Technologies Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Chadwick Ghigiarelli among 111 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Christopher Chadwick Ghigiarelli, M.D. is one of 111 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 92% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records list a practice address in Dickson City
They are 4 of the 218 NPPES records with a practice address in Dickson City, and 111 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 111 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Dickson City → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carol Armstrong, MDDickson City, PA 185191821483215
- Thomas Jordan, M.D.Dickson City, PA 185191508023086
- Paul Metzger, M.D.Dickson City, PA 185191649207374
- Dustin Buller, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011982165791
- Eric Pridgen, MDLehighton, PA 182351174051254
- Matthew Best, M.D.Allentown, PA 181041487033684
- Kenneth Brislin, MDAllentown, PA 181041922090257
- Robert Palumbo, MDAllentown, PA 181041124010491
Common questions
What is Christopher Chadwick Ghigiarelli, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Chadwick Ghigiarelli, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275553208, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Chadwick Ghigiarelli, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 334 Main St, Dickson City, PA, 18519. Phone: (570) 307-1767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Chadwick Ghigiarelli, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD070476L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Chadwick Ghigiarelli, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Chadwick Ghigiarelli, M.D. had 694 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.