Christopher Pizzola, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Wilmington, NC
Christopher Pizzola, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1164840831, issued on Mar 31, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-00512, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Pizzola
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- 2020-00512 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2131 S 17TH St, Wilmington, NC 28401
- Phone
- (910) 667-3000
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201013002657); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Pizzola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2020-00512Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
1,627 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Xarelto140 claims
- Prednisone102 claims
- Anastrozole85 claims
- Eliquis83 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate80 claims
- Jakafi76 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: $300.46
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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
- Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region LLCWilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Pizzola among 431 hematology & oncology physician records in North Carolina
Christopher Pizzola, MD is one of 431 hematology & oncology 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 2014, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 79% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 302 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 431 hematology & oncology physician records in North Carolina.
All 431 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington → Hematology & Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Anagnost, MDWilmington, NC 284011750374146
- Swaleh Bahamadi, MDWilmington, NC 284011649320144
- John Belle, MDWilmington, NC 284011508000621
- James Coley, D.O.Wilmington, NC 284011437610698
- Alyssa Cortese, MDWilmington, NC 284011053818120
- Shannon Haenel, D.O.Wilmington, NC 284011811124365
- Kenneth Kotz, MDWilmington, NC 284011669466009
- Justin Markow, DOWilmington, NC 284011336414168
Common questions
What is Christopher Pizzola, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Pizzola, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164840831, issued on Mar 31, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Pizzola, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2131 S 17TH St, Wilmington, NC, 28401. Phone: (910) 667-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Pizzola, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-00512, 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 Pizzola, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Pizzola, MD had 1,627 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. 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.