Charles Leon Branch, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Advance, NC
Charles Leon Branch, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Advance, North Carolina, and NPI 1821078403, issued on Jan 19, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 27027, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Leon Branch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 27027 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 690 Burton RD, Advance, NC 27006
- Phone
- (336) 978-8878
- Enumerated
- Jan 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2024
- Medicaid IDs
- 8917801 NC
Q27027 SC
6134700 VA
1840964000 WV - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Leon Branch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 27027Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $499,567.79
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Charles Leon Branch among 226 neurological surgery physician records in North Carolina
Charles Leon Branch, MD is one of 226 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 71% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 neurological surgery physician records list a practice address in Advance
They are 2 of the 130 NPPES records with a practice address in Advance, and 226 neurological surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 226 in North Carolina → Every provider in Advance → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Bell, M.D.Advance, NC 270061487625489
- Edwin Stevens, M.D.Clemmons, NC 270121700066321
- Charles RawlingsWinston Salem, NC 271011306228028
- William Brown, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031932141827
- Dennis Campbell, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031003083148
- Otis Curling, MD, MBAWinston Salem, NC 271031053571604
- David Hart, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031235155110
- Mark Hnilica, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031922091339
Common questions
What is Charles Leon Branch, MD's NPI number?
Charles Leon Branch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821078403, issued on Jan 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Leon Branch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 690 Burton RD, Advance, NC, 27006. Phone: (336) 978-8878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Leon Branch, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 27027, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
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.