Christopher Ryan Urban, M.D.
Procedural Dermatology Physician · Arden, NC
Christopher Ryan Urban, M.D. is a procedural dermatology physician with a practice address in Arden, North Carolina, and NPI 1508183286, issued on Apr 21, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2015-00259, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Ryan Urban
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Procedural Dermatology Physician 207NS0135X
- License number
- 2015-00259 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 78 Long Shoals RD, Arden, NC 28704
- Phone
- (828) 684-0703
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 684-5344
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150727001257); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest procedural dermatology physician records → All 9 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 78 Long Shoals RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jay Clarke, MHS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1275508285
- Michael Cogburn, MDDermatology Physician1912972811
- Frederick Gourdin, MDMOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1215902663
Verify Christopher Ryan Urban in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2015-00259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average procedural dermatology physician in 2024
210 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 713 among the 446 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gentamicin Sulfate76 claims
- Mupirocin46 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate37 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine15 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $98.02
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,439.11 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
- Skin Surgery Center PAArden, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Procedural Dermatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 9 procedural dermatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 9 in North Carolina → Every provider in Arden → Procedural Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 procedural dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joyce Carter, PARA-MEDICALFayetteville, NC 283041740747187
- John Van Gurp, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282261821173410
- William Sumner, MDConcord, NC 280251871579110
- Maryanna Ter Poorten, MDConcord, NC 280251477539724
- Jennifer Defazio, MDGreenville, NC 278341508988742
- Jonathan Cook, M.D.Durham, NC 277101417030669
- Carol Lekan, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276141265426571
- Stefan Weiss, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141578641387
Common questions
What is Christopher Ryan Urban, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Ryan Urban, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508183286, issued on Apr 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Ryan Urban, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 78 Long Shoals RD, Arden, NC, 28704. Phone: (828) 684-0703. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Ryan Urban, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2015-00259, 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 Ryan Urban, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Ryan Urban, M.D. had 210 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among procedural dermatology physician prescribers was 713. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Ryan Urban, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.