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 69 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. Lisa Einhorn, M.D.Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician1134418221
  2. Brynna Eisele, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790480069
  3. Michael Eisen, MA, LPCMental Health Counselor1306157417
  4. Bradley EisenbergPharmacist1336771724
  5. James EisenbraunBehavior Technician1255259909
  6. Howard Eisenson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1497867808
  7. Margaret Eisenson, PTPhysical Therapist1851453054
  8. Barbara Eisenstein, RPHPharmacist1750667143
  9. Leela EkambarapuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477304277
  10. Chiedozie Eke, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669636494
  11. Kathleen Eklund, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1801370655
  12. Mfoniso EkpoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215632260
  13. Sandy El Bitar, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1487060232
  14. Mai El Mallah, MDPediatric Pulmonology Physician1265548499
  15. Kenza El MarzoukiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194465120
  16. Mohamed Mustafa Moha Elamien, MD, MSCStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154909083
  17. Jenny Elander, LCSWAMental Health Counselor1205760725
  18. Katja Elbert-Avila, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1992888150
  19. Eric Elbogen, P.H.D.Clinical Psychologist1336275502
  20. Hysem Eldik, MDDermatology Physician1720513567
  21. Barbara Eldredge, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1588619050
  22. Mackenzie Eldridge, DPTPhysical Therapist1902308976
  23. Serena Eldridge, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265980775
  24. Sarada Eleswarpu, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1104205350
  25. Jeanette Elfering, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1336609197
  26. Magdi Elgasim, M.DResearch Study Specialist1811235930
  27. Ruth Elgren, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1891313193
  28. Denise Elizondo, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1851031801
  29. Jon Elkin, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1639373970
  30. Mary ElledgePediatric Nurse Practitioner1447955232
  31. Rachael Elledge, MS, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1942448972
  32. Tiffany EllerClinical Social Worker1700437613
  33. Sarah Ellestad, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1801979067
  34. Eric Ellingson, D.C.Chiropractor1083600977
  35. Heather Ellington, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1679682454
  36. Jasmine EllingtonClinical Social Worker1588321202
  37. Kenneth Ellington, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1609950344
  38. Roxanne Ellington, LCASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1316055080
  39. Amy Elliott, LPCMental Health Counselor1497939748
  40. David Elliott, MD, PHDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1790281491
  41. Richard Elliott, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1568972503
  42. Scotty Elliott, LCSWSocial Worker1669164414
  43. Adrienne EllisLicensed Practical Nurse1518289685
  44. Caryn Ellis, OTOccupational Therapist1235681628
  45. Emily EllisStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639811672
  46. Kayley EllisBehavior Technician1043046022
  47. Mary Ellis, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982268231
  48. Matthew Ellis, M.D.Nephrology Physician1316048424
  49. Natalie Ellis, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790425759
  50. Stephen Ellis, MDPsychiatry Physician1174106967

The largest North Carolina cities

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

All of North Carolina →

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.