Christopher Robert Vitale, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fort Wayne, IN
Christopher Robert Vitale, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and NPI 1679884068, issued on Jun 30, 2010. Check the license (Indiana 02004802A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Robert Vitale
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 02004802A IN
20A14021 CA
5101018805 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5050 N Clinton St, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
- Phone
- (260) 484-8551
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (260) 482-5060
- Medicaid ID
- 201368500 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130528000666); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 491 in Indiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5050 N Clinton St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tyson Agnew, PAPhysician Assistant1801614524
- John Akers, PAPhysician Assistant1609878487
- Daniel Andersen, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1841856515
- Dale AndersonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1750779591
- Carissa Ashtary Yazdi, PA-CPhysician Assistant1609224732
- Susan Badenhorst, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1528069960
Verify Christopher Robert Vitale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 02004802ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam29 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: $659.40
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Mclaren MacombMount Clemens, MI · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
- Rau Physical Therapy IncFrankenmuth, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Christopher Robert Vitale among 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana
Christopher Robert Vitale, D.O. is one of 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 314 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Indiana
There are 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 491 in Indiana → Every provider in Fort Wayne → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Berghoff, MDFort Wayne, IN 468251811995970
- David Conner, MDFort Wayne, IN 468251750420105
- William Couch, MDFort Wayne, IN 468251073505301
- David Goertzen, MDFort Wayne, IN 468251154329902
- Jeffrey Harris, MDFort Wayne, IN 468251689673204
- Jeffrey Hartzell, M.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468251245315183
- Gregory Hoffman, MDFort Wayne, IN 468251598764128
- Scott Karr, MDFort Wayne, IN 468251578562104
Common questions
What is Christopher Robert Vitale, D.O.'s NPI number?
Christopher Robert Vitale, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679884068, issued on Jun 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Robert Vitale, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5050 N Clinton St, Fort Wayne, IN, 46825. Phone: (260) 484-8551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Robert Vitale, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 02004802A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Robert Vitale, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Robert Vitale, D.O. had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.