Ralph Steven Christy, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Concord, NC
Ralph Steven Christy, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Concord, North Carolina, and NPI 1770650236, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 30544, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ralph Steven Christy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 30544 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Medical Park Dr, Concord, NC 28025
- Phone
- (704) 403-1349
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100518000185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1983
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Medical Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ralph Steven Christy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 30544Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
135 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Warfarin Sodium31 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate17 claims
- Eliquis13 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,191.64
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Artivion, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ralph Steven Christy among 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina
Ralph Steven Christy, MD is one of 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 71% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 1998 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina.
All 157 in North Carolina → Every provider in Concord → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Cicci, MDConcord, NC 280251851503734
- Medhat Takla, MDConcord, NC 280251073697991
- Alec Akbarov, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541427099787
- Cornelius Dyke, MDGastonia, NC 280541245226083
- James Greelish, MDGastonia, NC 280541306933411
- Hamdi Abu Ali, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282031760718746
- Joseph Cook, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282031023029485
- Thomas Maxey, MDCharlotte, NC 282031336325471
Common questions
What is Ralph Steven Christy, MD's NPI number?
Ralph Steven Christy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770650236, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ralph Steven Christy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Medical Park Dr, Concord, NC, 28025. Phone: (704) 403-1349. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ralph Steven Christy, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 30544, 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 Ralph Steven Christy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ralph Steven Christy, MD had 135 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ralph Steven Christy, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.