NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Garrett Ring, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Durham, NC

Joshua Garrett Ring, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1578095428, issued on Mar 30, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-00280, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578095428
Name
Joshua Garrett Ring
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
2020-00280 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2301 Erwin RD, Durham, NC 27705
Phone
(919) 684-8111
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200826000682); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2301 Erwin RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Emily AaronsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659011666
  2. Bijan AbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043014335
  3. Hiwot Abate, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376293910
  4. Fawaz Abdulaziz M Alenezi, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1487268512
  5. Jawan Abdulrahim, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124656673
  6. Audrey AbendStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275337669

Verify Joshua Garrett Ring in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

145 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Ring145
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl12 claims
  2. Prednisone12 claims
  3. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro11 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Duke University Health System, IncDurham, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joshua Garrett Ring among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina

Joshua Garrett Ring, M.D. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine 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 2017, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

144 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham

They are 144 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heatherlee Bailey, MDDurham, NC 277051972546836
  2. David Brewer, M.D.Durham, NC 277051871522219
  3. Abhinav Chandra, M.D.Durham, NC 277051881778793
  4. Francis Conn, MDDurham, NC 277051114904828
  5. William Low, MDDurham, NC 277051427035138
  6. Reza MahramDurham, NC 277051891894838
  7. Joshua McConkey, M.D.Durham, NC 277051508858333
  8. John MorrisDurham, NC 277051750464582

Common questions

What is Joshua Garrett Ring, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joshua Garrett Ring, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578095428, issued on Mar 30, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Garrett Ring, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2301 Erwin RD, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 684-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Garrett Ring, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-00280, 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.

How much does Joshua Garrett Ring, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Garrett Ring, M.D. had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.