Christopher Gerard Morais, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Christopher Gerard Morais, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1851015762, issued on Oct 4, 2022. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-03109, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Gerard Morais
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2024-03109 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2226 Nelson Hwy Ste 200, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
- Phone
- (984) 974-2020
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2022
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250320000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 688 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2226 Nelson Hwy Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Gerard Morais in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-03109Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Brimonidine Tartrate14 claims
- Latanoprost13 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: $162.70
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Gerard Morais among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Christopher Gerard Morais, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 97% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hussam Banna, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171750810958
- David Belyea, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275171144315243
- Jon Brisley, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171356345615
- David Fleischman, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171831417336
- Beth Friedland, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275171295728608
- Christopher Hwang, MD, MPHChapel Hill, NC 275171063807253
- Alessandro Iannaccone, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171306802434
- Meredith Klifto, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171992048805
Common questions
What is Christopher Gerard Morais, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Gerard Morais, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851015762, issued on Oct 4, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Gerard Morais, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2226 Nelson Hwy Ste 200, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517. Phone: (984) 974-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Gerard Morais, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-03109, 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 Gerard Morais, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Gerard Morais, MD had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.