NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael S. Rees, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Raleigh, NC

Michael S. Rees, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1144270737, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 23226, 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
1144270737
Name
Michael S. Rees
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
23226 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3200 Blue Ridge RD, Raleigh, NC 27612
Phone
(919) 781-9979
Enumerated
May 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 781-0124
Medicaid ID
8970850 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040816000123); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1976
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3200 Blue Ridge RD

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

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  2. Annina Dougherty, DPTPhysical Therapist1235416611
  3. Jessica Giddings, DPTPhysical Therapist1093054850
  4. Gloria Herrera, MDInternal Medicine Physician1629031109
  5. William Howerton, DDS, MSOral and Maxillofacial Radiology Dentistry1619997392
  6. Selina James, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447236781

Verify Michael S. Rees 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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,723 Medicare Part D claims for 496 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 102 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Rees6,723
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium358 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium310 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate289 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium266 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium245 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate238 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: $738.31

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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. Michael Rees$738.31
  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 one group practice

  1. Legacy Healthcare Services IncDurham, NC

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

Michael S. Rees among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Michael S. Rees, MD 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
  • Graduated1976 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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).

315 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Raleigh

They are 315 of the 16,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Raleigh, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Ashburn, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121447245790
  2. Donald Campbell, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121447245402
  3. Curtis Carlson, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121336134394
  4. Christina Crater, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121750376810
  5. Jonathan Flescher, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121558356618
  6. Wayne Harper, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121376538926
  7. Anne Ibach, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121023012309
  8. Rodger Israel, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121073508149

Common questions

What is Michael S. Rees, MD's NPI number?

Michael S. Rees, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144270737, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael S. Rees, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3200 Blue Ridge RD, Raleigh, NC, 27612. Phone: (919) 781-9979. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael S. Rees, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 23226, 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 Michael S. Rees, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael S. Rees, MD had 6,723 Medicare Part D claims for 496 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.