Craig R. Frater, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Raleigh, NC
Craig R. Frater, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1962464263, issued on Apr 4, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200200221, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig R. Frater
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 200200221 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3000 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610
- Phone
- (843) 237-3378
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 237-5073
- Medicaid IDs
- Q00223 SC
891306G NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100308000863); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig R. Frater in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200200221Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
237 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Ibuprofen13 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
- Prednisone12 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 one group practice
- Wake Emergency Physicians PARaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig R. Frater among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Craig R. Frater, MD is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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- Amy Griffin, MDRaleigh, NC 276101740242924
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Common questions
What is Craig R. Frater, MD's NPI number?
Craig R. Frater, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962464263, issued on Apr 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig R. Frater, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27610. Phone: (843) 237-3378. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig R. Frater, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200200221, 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 Craig R. Frater, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig R. Frater, MD had 237 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.