NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph A. Cristiano, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Winston Salem, NC

Joseph A. Cristiano, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1205154812, issued on May 6, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2013-00529, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205154812
Name
Joseph A. Cristiano
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2013-00529 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Medical Center Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27157
Phone
(336) 716-5222
Enumerated
May 6, 2010
Record last updated
Oct 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(336) 716-6415
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131011001107); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Medical Center Dr

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

  1. Jessica Duda, PHARMDOncology Pharmacist1144756594
  2. Karen Lachapelle, MA., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1174945356
  3. Karl Richardson, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1609194372
  4. Tamara Simpson, R.N.Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1245643824

Verify Joseph A. Cristiano 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph A. Cristiano among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Joseph A. Cristiano, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

218 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Winston Salem

They are 218 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Megan Alexander, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571467438739
  2. William Applegate, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571730163197
  3. Alain Bertoni, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571558344259
  4. Thomas Dubose, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571164405874
  5. Kirsten Feiereisel, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571669468724
  6. Elizabeth Gamble, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571356326391
  7. David Goff, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571144203845
  8. Peter Hoffmann, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571063495760

Common questions

What is Joseph A. Cristiano, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph A. Cristiano, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205154812, issued on May 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph A. Cristiano, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Dr, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-5222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph A. Cristiano, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2013-00529, 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.

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.