NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Louise Dysart Metz, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Louise Dysart Metz, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1861588642, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-01086, 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
1861588642
Name
Louise Dysart Metz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2008-01086 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1240 Environ Way, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Phone
(919) 240-7269
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 240-7816
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080905000606); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2000
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 1240 Environ Way

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

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Verify Louise Dysart Metz 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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

407 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Louise Metz407
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium35 claims
  2. Gabapentin29 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium25 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
  6. Baclofen14 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $36.77

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Louise Metz$36.77
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Avance Care PAChapel Hill, NC
  2. Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCChapel Hill, NC

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

Louise Dysart Metz among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Louise Dysart Metz, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

219 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 219 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lisa Emrich, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171245320043
  2. Bruce Granger, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171164483046
  3. David Henry, M. D.Chapel Hill, NC 275171235375924
  4. James Kurz, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171447330550
  5. Millie Long, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171336101914
  6. Julieanne McGregor, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171366653784
  7. Robert Monteiro, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171023001807
  8. Ashley Mortenson, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171033403456

Common questions

What is Louise Dysart Metz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Louise Dysart Metz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861588642, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Louise Dysart Metz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1240 Environ Way, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517. Phone: (919) 240-7269. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Louise Dysart Metz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-01086, 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 Louise Dysart Metz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Louise Dysart Metz, M.D. had 407 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.