Cheryl H. Defrank, CANP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Raleigh, NC
Cheryl H. Defrank, CANP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1356409858, issued on Dec 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 900245, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cheryl H. Defrank
- Credential
- CANP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 900245 NC
89740 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2605 Blue Ridge RD Ste 225, Raleigh, NC 27607
- Phone
- (984) 222-8000
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2023
- Fax
- (984) 222-8001
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170621000003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2605 Blue Ridge RD Ste 225
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cheryl H. Defrank in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 900245Check 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: $328.03
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Neighborhealth Center IncRaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cheryl H. Defrank among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Cheryl H. Defrank, CANP is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
441 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Raleigh
They are 441 of the 16,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Raleigh, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 6,631 in North Carolina → Every provider in Raleigh → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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- Margaretann House, MSN, FNPRaleigh, NC 276071447387212
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Common questions
What is Cheryl H. Defrank, CANP's NPI number?
Cheryl H. Defrank, CANP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356409858, issued on Dec 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cheryl H. Defrank, CANP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2605 Blue Ridge RD Ste 225, Raleigh, NC, 27607. Phone: (984) 222-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cheryl H. Defrank, CANP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 900245, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
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.