Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Christopher Stiff, MD

Urology Physician · Denver, NC

Christopher Stiff, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Denver, North Carolina, and NPI 1679550180, issued on Dec 27, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-00465, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1679550180
Name
Christopher Stiff
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License numbers
2017-00465 NC
71878 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
269 Gillman RD Ste 100, Denver, NC 28037
Phone
(704) 660-3322
Enumerated
Dec 27, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 269 Gillman RD Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Julia Banks, DNP, RN, FNP-BCRegistered Nurse1558970574
  2. Daniel Barnes, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1255372090
  3. Marlisa Bullock-Durham, NPNurse Practitioner1134555139
  4. Ashley Flye, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376277186
  5. Keith McManus, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1477563229
  6. Jeffrey Moss, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275102972

Verify Christopher Stiff in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,427 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,354 among the 9,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 67 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Stiff1,427
  2. Specialty average1,354

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl384 claims
  2. Oxybutynin Chloride Er198 claims
  3. Myrbetriq111 claims
  4. Finasteride108 claims
  5. Cephalexin74 claims
  6. Gemtesa58 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 98.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $169.40

4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc.. The 8,628 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,864.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Stiff$169.40
  2. Specialty average$3,864.61

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

3 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Carolina Urology Partners PLLCMooresville, NC
  2. Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncCharlotte, NC
  3. Stone Institute OF The Carolinas LLCDavidson, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Urology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 459 urology physician records in North Carolina.

Other urology physician records in North Carolina

  1. Victor Abraham, MDWilmington, NC1003848540
  2. Yousef Abu-Salha, MDCary, NC1336704220
  3. Donald Allen, PACharlotte, NC1982629598
  4. Joseph Allen, M.D.Clayton, NC1861652257
  5. Joselito Almario, MDAhoskie, NC1477516490
  6. Joseph Alvarez, MDElizabeth City, NC1689623027
  7. Caroline Ames, M.D.Greenville, NC1699861096
  8. Mark Anderson, MDHickory, NC1043236177
  9. William Anderson, MDHuntersville, NC1689165078
  10. Michael Andrews, MDDurham, NC1316999204

Common questions

What is Christopher Stiff, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Stiff, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679550180, issued on Dec 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Stiff, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 269 Gillman RD Ste 100, Denver, NC, 28037. Phone: (704) 660-3322. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Stiff, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-00465, 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 Stiff, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Stiff, MD had 1,427 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,354. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Stiff, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.