Christopher Thomas Daley, MD
NPI 1174577407ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Rutherford College, NC
Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) with Emergeortho PA and 1 other group, practicing in Rutherford College, North Carolina. 464 Medicare patients in 2024, $223,233 paid; nearly all of their 1,600 Part D prescriptions were generic (96%). Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $561.99 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1174577407 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 20, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 1, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic Surgery Primary | 207X00000X | 200001108 | NC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 464 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 7,848 across 111 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $223,233 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,600 · 1,992 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 669 |
| Total drug cost | $39,383 |
| Generic share | 96% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Orthopedic Surgery |
Medical groups
- Emergeortho PALeland, NC · 731 clinicians
- Proactive Therapy of North Carolina IncWilson, NC · 563 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC
- Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC
- The McDowell HospitalMarion, NC
Other facilities
- Centerwell Home HealthHome health agency · Asheville, NC
- Centerwell Home HealthHome health agency · Hickory, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$561.99 · 15 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$109.14 · 5 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $420.73 | 7 |
| Bioventus LLC | $21.88 | 1 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $19.51 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $19.03 | 1 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $18.52 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$298.50 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$263.49 · 14 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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