NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Surgery Physician NPI 1376538686 MD
Verify on CMS → Christopher Prato, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Gastonia, North Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 26,109 in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
936
Medicare Part D claims · 237 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Surgery Physician avg: 344
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$238.07
4 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Christopher Prato, MD carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 936 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 936
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥74th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Christopher Prato, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1376538686), first enumerated 09/13/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 936 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$238.07 in reported industry payments (4 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1376538686 · Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1376538686
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MID 26K Orthopaedic Surgery
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-LIGHT 936
- BOOK-LIGHT 925 in North Carolina
- PHOTO-ENUM Mittur Ramprasad, MD · 2005
Christopher Prato, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
936 ≥ 74th percentile 74% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Christopher Prato, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Christopher Prato, MD?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
936 172% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Orthopaedic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1376538686 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 09/13/2005 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Christopher Prato, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Carolina Orthopaedic And Sports Medicine Center PA
Gastonia, NC
Comprehab, Inc
Gastonia, NC
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Christopher Prato, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$238
Largest payer
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
936
Total Claims
$12K
Total Drug Cost
237
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 956
- Total Day Supply
- 16,151
- Generic Drug Cost
- $12K
- Opioid Claims
- 158 (16.9% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 88
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.13
- Gender Split
- 67% female / 33% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 30, 65-74: 115, 75-84: 80, 85+: 12
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Christopher Prato, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Celecoxib
Celecoxib
338 claims
- Ondansetron Odt 115
Ondansetron Odt
115 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin… 114
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
114 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl 92
Hydroxyzine Hcl
92 claims
- Prednisone 54
Prednisone
54 claims
- Cefadroxil 31
Cefadroxil
31 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 30
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
30 claims
- Meloxicam 27
Meloxicam
27 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Celecoxib | 338 |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 115 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 114 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | 92 |
| Prednisone | 54 |
| Cefadroxil | 31 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 30 |
| Meloxicam | 27 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 22 |
| Amoxicillin | 20 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Overview
How Christopher Prato, MD fits within the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
26,109
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
344
Avg Claims per Provider
Christopher Prato, MD's 936 claims are above the specialty average of 344.
Nationwide Orthopaedic Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Prato, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Prato.
One of 925 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers enrolled in North Carolina, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Christopher Adair
MD
Greensboro, NC
Dr. Richard Adams
M.D.
Statesville, NC
Dr. Samuel Adams
M.D.
Durham, NC
Dr. Anshul Agarwala
M.D.
Greensboro, NC
Dr. Briggs Ahearn
MD
Pineville, NC
Compare Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Christopher Prato, MD's specialty? ▼
Christopher Prato, MD specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician and practices in Gastonia, North Carolina. Credentials: MD.
How much does Christopher Prato, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Christopher Prato, MD wrote 936 Medicare Part D claims totaling $12K in drug costs for 237 beneficiaries.
What is Christopher Prato, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Christopher Prato, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Christopher Prato, MD located? ▼
Christopher Prato, MD is located at 2345 COURT DRIVE, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 865-0077.
What is Christopher Prato, MD's NPI number? ▼
Christopher Prato, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376538686, issued on 09/13/2005.
Does Christopher Prato, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Christopher Prato, MD had 158 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 16.9%.
How many Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 26,109 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Surgery Physician provider writes 344 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Christopher Prato, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Christopher Prato, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Celecoxib, Ondansetron Odt, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Christopher Prato, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Christopher Prato, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 936 Part D claims and 237 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Christopher Prato, MD's credentials? ▼
Christopher Prato, MD's NPI is 1376538686 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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