Christopher William Prater, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Durham, NC
Christopher William Prater, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1457681306, issued on Dec 28, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2023-02313, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher William Prater
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2023-02313 NC
2017018911 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3116 N Duke St, Durham, NC 27704
- Phone
- (919) 620-5333
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230830004434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher William Prater in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2023-02313Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
633 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium45 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium42 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium30 claims
- Omeprazole19 claims
- Lisinopril17 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): 79.3 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Accelerated Care IncRoxboro, NC
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher William Prater among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Christopher William Prater, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
380 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 380 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Christopher William Prater, MD's NPI number?
Christopher William Prater, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457681306, issued on Dec 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher William Prater, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3116 N Duke St, Durham, NC, 27704. Phone: (919) 620-5333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher William Prater, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2023-02313, 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 William Prater, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher William Prater, MD had 633 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher William Prater, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.