Christopher Upton, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Hendersonville, NC
Christopher Upton, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1336403328, issued on Jun 25, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-01059, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Upton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2016-01059 NC
TL-4445 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 709 N Justice St Ste B, Hendersonville, NC 28791
- Phone
- (828) 696-1234
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160119000054); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Upton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-01059Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,848 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium105 claims
- Metformin Hcl79 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium64 claims
- Lisinopril58 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate57 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate46 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Intermountain Medical Group Grand Junction, LLCGrand Junction, CO
- St Marys Hospital And Medical Center IncGrand Junction, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Upton among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Christopher Upton, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
80 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hendersonville
They are 80 of the 1,658 NPPES records with a practice address in Hendersonville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Upton, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Upton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336403328, issued on Jun 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Upton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 709 N Justice St Ste B, Hendersonville, NC, 28791. Phone: (828) 696-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Upton, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-01059, 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 Upton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Upton, MD had 1,848 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.