Maria Cristina Hatara, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Huntersville, NC
Maria Cristina Hatara, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Huntersville, North Carolina, and NPI 1427217439, issued on Jun 4, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-00066, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Cristina Hatara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 2024-00066 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13808 Professional Center Dr, Huntersville, NC 28078
- Phone
- (704) 377-4009
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240209000182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 681 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 13808 Professional Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Caroline Barrett, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1598290173
- Scott Brotze, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1912965609
- Julie Callan, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1831113299
- Scotty Campbell, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1396793303
- Beverly Clark, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1770583924
- Nicholas Crews, MDGastroenterology Physician1487093134
Verify Maria Cristina Hatara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-00066Check 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 gastroenterology physician in 2024
219 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole96 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf27 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium14 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: $222.79
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Enterra Medical, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Charlotte Gastroenterology And Hepatology PLLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Cristina Hatara among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina
Maria Cristina Hatara, MD is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
All 681 in North Carolina → Every provider in Huntersville → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Caroline Barrett, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781598290173
- Scott Brotze, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781912965609
- Nicholas Crews, MDHuntersville, NC 280781487093134
- Nicole Cullen, MDHuntersville, NC 280781891956777
- Steven Josephson, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781619925567
- Sahil Khanna, MDHuntersville, NC 280781346700390
- Savan Kothadia, MDHuntersville, NC 280781194348672
- Sharad Nangia, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781972702470
Common questions
What is Maria Cristina Hatara, MD's NPI number?
Maria Cristina Hatara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427217439, issued on Jun 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Cristina Hatara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13808 Professional Center Dr, Huntersville, NC, 28078. Phone: (704) 377-4009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Cristina Hatara, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-00066, 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 Maria Cristina Hatara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Cristina Hatara, MD had 219 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.