Christopher Allen Prato, MD

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X

License

2008-01483 Issued in NC

Practice address

2345 Court Drive
Gastonia, NC 28054-2176

Phone

(704) 865-0077

NPI assigned

Sep 13, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Medical College of Wisconsin, 1997

Medicare assignment

May accept Medicare assignment

Group practices

Caromont Medical Group IncGroup PAC ID 3577476258, 425 clinicians

Carolina Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center PAGroup PAC ID 7810983020, 20 clinicians

Comprehab, IncGroup PAC ID 2769653757, 376 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Caromont Regional Medical Center Hospital, Gastonia, NC, CCN 340032

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir.nextgen.com/nge/prod/fhir-api-r4/fhir/r4/
• Direct secure messaging: christopher.pratomd.p1@direct.cosmc.nextgenshare.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Carolina Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center PA

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Gastonia, NC
  • NPI 1255380143
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Caromont Medical Group Inc

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Gastonia, NC
  • NPI 1356314272
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Comprehab LLC

  • Physical Therapist
  • Gastonia, NC
  • NPI 1407932775
  Care Compare group
• Carolina Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center PA

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Belmont, NC
  • NPI 1306644521

  Orthopaedic Surgery

  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Gaston Memorial Hospital, Incorporated

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Gastonia, NC
  • NPI 1013918960
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1772496000000",
    "number": "1376538686",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "2345 COURT DR",
            "city": "GASTONIA",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "280542151",
            "telephone_number": "704-865-0077",
            "fax_number": "704-867-6401"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "2345 COURT DRIVE",
            "city": "GASTONIA",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "280542176",
            "telephone_number": "704-865-0077"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "PRATO",
        "first_name": "CHRISTOPHER",
        "middle_name": "ALLEN",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-09-13",
        "last_updated": "2026-03-03",
        "certification_date": "2026-03-03",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207X00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Orthopaedic Surgery",
            "state": "NC",
            "license": "2008-01483",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Julie P. Potts, LPCA
• Courtney Goode Powell, RN
• Susan Barbara Powers, LCSW
• Practice Management Resource Group LLC
• Michael Canaan Prater, D.O.
• Tanya Ann Pratt-Doctry, PA-C
• Preeminent Home Health LLC
• Premier Integrated Health
• Premier Pharmacy and Wellness Center
• Premise Health of North Carolina Medical PC

• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Gastonia, NC
• Providers in Gastonia, NC by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 3, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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