Christopher Prato MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1376538686 is registered to Christopher Prato MD, a Orthopaedic Surgery practising at 2345 Court Drive in Gastonia, North Carolina. Orthopaedic Surgery is a medical specialty focused on injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles. Christopher Prato MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2005.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20081117000237Orthopedic SurgeryNC
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Christopher Prato MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Christopher Prato MD directly at (704) 865-0077.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1376538686 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Orthopaedic Surgery is a medical specialty focused on injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (704) 865-0077.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Christopher Prato MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.