Christopher Alvin Grimes
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Christopher Alvin Grimes is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1538664172, issued on Mar 27, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 2023-00002, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Alvin Grimes
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2023-00002 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-2255
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2023
- Fax
- (336) 716-3202
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230630000047); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Alvin Grimes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2023-00002Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
274 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl45 claims
- Meloxicam40 claims
- Gabapentin29 claims
- Methylprednisolone29 claims
- Celecoxib21 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,212.23
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, 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
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Alvin Grimes among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Christopher Alvin Grimes is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% 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 North 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 North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Birkedal, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571720062128
- Eben Carroll, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571114133758
- Raymond Duffett, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571740270990
- Cynthia Emory, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571700082005
- Cristin Ferguson, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571528042926
- John Frino, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571528098936
- David Martin, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571003890070
- William Mason, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571821035858
Common questions
What is Christopher Alvin Grimes's NPI number?
Christopher Alvin Grimes's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538664172, issued on Mar 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Alvin Grimes located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Alvin Grimes's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2023-00002, 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 Alvin Grimes prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Alvin Grimes had 274 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Alvin Grimes's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.