NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Durham, NC

13,451 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Durham, 3rd of 412 North Carolina cities. The largest group is students in training: 1,285, 10% of the city's records, against 3% across North Carolina. Page 230 of 270.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Durham

  1. Students in training1,285
  2. Clinical Social Worker1,204
  3. Physical Therapist547
  4. Physician Assistant511
  5. Mental Health Counselor501
  6. Internal Medicine Physician380
  7. Pharmacist366
  8. Speech-Language Pathologist363

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Durham in North Carolina

  • Rank in North Carolina3rd of 412 cities by records
  • Share of the state6.8% of North Carolina's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups22.6% of all records
  • Students in training rank1st of the 10 North Carolina cities with the most

Compared with North Carolina as a whole, Durham has 2.8× the state's share of student in an organized health care education/training program records and 0.34× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Durham, alphabetically

  1. Marybeth Spanarkel, MDGastroenterology Physician1265459119
  2. Matthew Sparks, MDNephrology Physician1487754024
  3. Marilyn SparlingEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1891844817
  4. Jean Spaulding, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1033484555
  5. Joi Spaulding, MDFamily Medicine Physician1386272458
  6. Stephanie Spaulding, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1013434257
  7. Sharon Spear, PAPhysician Assistant1700050754
  8. Julia Spearman, P.T.Physical Therapist1710092002
  9. Andrew Spector, MDNeurology Physician1851556096
  10. Denise Spector, NPNurse Practitioner1538599931
  11. Zebulon Spector, MDPediatric Cardiology Physician1326208950
  12. Brian Speese, B.A.,QMHPAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1801238225
  13. Harold Speight, D.D.S, P.AGeneral Practice Dentistry1891714952
  14. Shelvie SpeightRegistered Nurse1497500698
  15. Samantha Spellicy, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730829276
  16. Alexandria Spellman, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902434566
  17. Suzanne SpenceAnesthesiology Physician1124102090
  18. Lynette Spencer, RD,LDNRegistered Dietitian1295442374
  19. Michelle Spencer, DPTPhysical Therapist1750700597
  20. Sarah Spencer, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1952757585
  21. Sarah Spencer, MSW, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1598575979
  22. Alexandra Spessot, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1073789764
  23. Krista Spicher, D.C.Chiropractor1407224181
  24. Hannah Spiegl, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750960621
  25. Gail Spiridigliozzi, PH.D.Pediatrics Physician1033293907
  26. Leigh Spivey-Rita, PHDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1629671839
  27. Fiona SplaineStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689425191
  28. Emma SpranceSpeech-Language Pathologist1629911102
  29. Journei SprattSpeech-Language Pathologist1063347409
  30. Susan Spratt, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1942384813
  31. Brooke Spratte, MD, BSPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952982464
  32. Megan Spraw, L.P.C.A.Professional Counselor1982039368
  33. Julia Springer, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1912504481
  34. Patricia Springs, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1477130003
  35. Charles Spritzer, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1063507770
  36. Robert Spurney, M.D.Specialist1548351869
  37. Keeravaani SrinivasanPharmacist1679426373
  38. Roshini Srinivasan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245082544
  39. Meredith Srour-Welser, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083418156
  40. Jadelynn St Dre, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1275113276
  41. Eugene St. Clair, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1851475727
  42. Karen St. Claire, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1588748453
  43. Jamie St. John, MPTPhysical Therapist1194977421
  44. Karrah St. Laurent-Ariot, MDNeurocritical Care Physician1487143467
  45. Jesse StabenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811691488
  46. Harry Stafford, MDFamily Medicine Physician1285648352
  47. Lauren StaffordPediatric Nurse Practitioner1811050693
  48. Neil Stafford, MDInternal Medicine Physician1992722771
  49. Mark Stafford-Smith, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1346324266
  50. Trisha StaggPharmacy Technician1437540713

The largest North Carolina cities

  1. Charlotte23,603
  2. Raleigh16,309
  3. Winston Salem10,040
  4. Greensboro8,190
  5. Asheville8,173

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How to read this directory

Durham, North Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 13,451 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Durham - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Durham practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Durham is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (1,285 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 1,204 and Physical Therapist with 547). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to North Carolina's population, Durham reports roughly 124.1 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For Durham patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Durham, NC?

There are 13,451 registered healthcare providers in Durham, NC, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Durham?

The most common specialties in Durham are Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Clinical Social Worker, Physical Therapist, Physician Assistant, Mental Health Counselor. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program has the most providers with 1,285.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

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.