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Charles Edward Craven Jr., M.D.

NPI 1508824491ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Clemmons, NC

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) with Novant Health Medical Group, LLC, practicing in Clemmons, North Carolina. 324 Medicare patients in 2024, $143,300 paid; nearly all of their 204 Part D prescriptions were generic (97%). Heron Therapeutics, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $302.55 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1508824491
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 2, 2006
Last updated in NPPESOct 26, 2020
Certified by providerSep 6, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X2019-01529NC
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000XA71855CA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (NC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients324
Services billed2,174 across 44 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$143,300

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)204 · 243 30-day fills
Patients115
Total drug cost$3,585
Generic share97% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1998
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$302.55 · 4 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$34.31 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$138.601
Stryker Corporation$124.632
Avanos Medical$39.321

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$302.55 · 4 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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