Christopher L. Polen, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Gastonia, NC
Christopher L. Polen, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1225087760, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2007-00565, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher L. Polen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- 2007-00565 NC
35071019 OH
20695 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2240 Remount RD, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 671-5311
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2022
- Fax
- (704) 671-5308
- Medicaid IDs
- N0056C SC
5906659 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040513000097); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records → All 172 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2240 Remount RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lutricia Bennett, FNPNurse Practitioner1124234513
- Bianca Beyder, PA-CPhysician Assistant1396055026
- Richard Fricker, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1053426379
- April Fulbright, PHARMDClinical Pharmacology Physician1093201345
- Gary Gammon, MDInternal Medicine Physician1427044163
- Jason Justice, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1245209881
Verify Christopher L. Polen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2007-00565Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Monongalia County General Hospital CompanyMorgantown, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher L. Polen among 172 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina
Christopher L. Polen, MD is one of 172 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 91% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2007 among the 144 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 172 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina.
All 172 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Carson, D.OGastonia, NC 280541477580199
- Richard Fricker, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541053426379
- Heath High, MDGastonia, NC 280541851535058
- Jason Justice, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541245209881
- Jennifer Lindsey, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541407294234
- Komal Parikh, MDGastonia, NC 280541861812141
- Nitesh Upadhyay, MDGastonia, NC 280541841499217
- Mohammad Siddiqi, MDHuntersville, NC 280781508150558
Common questions
What is Christopher L. Polen, MD's NPI number?
Christopher L. Polen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225087760, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher L. Polen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2240 Remount RD, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 671-5311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher L. Polen, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2007-00565, 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.
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.