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 254 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. Chardonnay WardStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922703776
  2. Elizabeth WardPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1073137030
  3. John Ward, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1841828936
  4. Lakeisha Ward, MA, LPC-A, NCCProfessional Counselor1124588991
  5. Latosha Ward, CPED, CFMSpecialist1497088538
  6. Meghan Ward, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1013265198
  7. Michael Ward, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1013151836
  8. Mitchell Ward, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184476095
  9. Rebecca Ward, DPTPhysical Therapist1851798516
  10. Virgina Ward, FNPNurse Practitioner1184232852
  11. Amr Wardeh, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1225667579
  12. John Wardsworth, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1831114321
  13. Amber Ware, B.A.Professional Counselor1962801290
  14. Hayley Ware, LMBTMassage Therapist1467288837
  15. Ruth Ware, LCSWClinical Social Worker1679840524
  16. Tyler WarePhysical Therapy Assistant1679441166
  17. Kayla WarechowskiRegistered Dietitian1699481879
  18. Alicia Warlick, MDAnesthesiology Physician1841339835
  19. Andrew Warren, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1740546076
  20. Jeffrey Warren, PHD LCMHCS NCC NCSCProfessional Counselor1407063845
  21. Leslie Warren, BSW, MSW, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1104361468
  22. Neil WarrenCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1215184791
  23. Paul Warren, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1053094482
  24. Phoebe Warren, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598605370
  25. Stephanie Warren, RN, MSN, NNP-BCCritical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner1669710927
  26. Lauri Warren-TignorClinical Social Worker1891716270
  27. Poliala WarwickPhysical Therapist1659986990
  28. Raymond Wase, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1215074802
  29. Briana WashingtonClinical Social Worker1588507420
  30. Edward Washington, D. C.Chiropractor1932275344
  31. Jamie Washington, LCMHC, LCASProfessional Counselor1366954356
  32. Katherine Washington, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1104548254
  33. Lacey Washington, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1275585796
  34. Lanise WashingtonClinical Social Worker1619701497
  35. Michelle WashingtonMassage Therapist1669339867
  36. Ulaine Washington, P-LCSW, LCAS-PSchool Social Worker1689909699
  37. Anna WassermanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689516155
  38. Steven Wasserman, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1497132922
  39. Jameka WassonClinical Social Worker1700595634
  40. Robert WassonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376306902
  41. Erin WasylykCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1639891492
  42. Diana Waters, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528647138
  43. Kevin Waters, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1295817575
  44. Leslie WatersPhysical Therapy Assistant1861943136
  45. Rebecca WatersAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1245792654
  46. Tracy Waters, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1871681494
  47. Veronica WatfordProfessional Counselor1124435714
  48. Alicia Watkins, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1710433511
  49. Rachel WatkinsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255271888
  50. Susan Watkins, MSW, CSWClinical Social Worker1447282348

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.