Christopher William Rice
Rheumatology Physician · Greensboro, NC
Christopher William Rice is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1235584335, issued on Apr 27, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-02068, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher William Rice
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 2021-02068 NC
219244 NC
10768 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 N Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401
- Phone
- (336) 832-7272
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2024
- Fax
- (336) 832-8641
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210819000482); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher William Rice in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2021-02068Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,337 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone262 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate206 claims
- Methotrexate101 claims
- Allopurinol67 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen58 claims
- Azathioprine49 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: $1,476.73
86 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating CorporationGreensboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher William Rice among 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina
Christopher William Rice is one of 234 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 234 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greensboro → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Rebecca Szer, DOGreensboro, NC 274011932722170
- William Truslow, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011790795755
- Govinda Aryal, MDGreensboro, NC 274081083860126
- Ellen Ann Sockman, MDGreensboro, NC 274081891321857
- John Zieminski, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274081427043140
- James Beekman, MDGreensboro, NC 274101043221013
Common questions
What is Christopher William Rice's NPI number?
Christopher William Rice's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235584335, issued on Apr 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher William Rice located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 N Elm St, Greensboro, NC, 27401. Phone: (336) 832-7272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher William Rice's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-02068, 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 Rice prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher William Rice had 1,337 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.