NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nortei Dowuona, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Winston Salem, NC

Nortei Dowuona, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1154579696, issued on Sep 8, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-02011, 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
1154579696
Name
Nortei Dowuona
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
2012-02011 NC
51698 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3333 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston Salem, NC 27103
Phone
(336) 718-8383
Enumerated
Sep 8, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(336) 718-9622
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150316000972); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3333 Silas Creek Pkwy

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

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  4. Richard Adams, LPCMental Health Counselor1871868315
  5. Emily Addington, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1174251193
  6. Victor Adkisson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1912058553

Verify Nortei Dowuona 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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49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

777 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nortei Dowuona777
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis64 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate52 claims
  3. Furosemide43 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium36 claims
  5. Carvedilol31 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium31 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: $1,078.15

55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nortei Dowuona$1,078.15
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Novant Health Medical Group, LLCCharlotte, NC

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

Nortei Dowuona among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina

Nortei Dowuona, MD is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 33% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

183 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Winston Salem

They are 183 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Olayinka Akinola, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031285612523
  2. Ioana Apoltan, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031295730174
  3. Thomas Cann, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031548240690
  4. Edward Chung, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031174510804
  5. Dawn Chung, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031366438194
  6. Cristin Howe, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031184696247
  7. Theodore Igbinigie, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031154393171
  8. Angelce Kikerkov, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031770555740

Common questions

What is Nortei Dowuona, MD's NPI number?

Nortei Dowuona, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154579696, issued on Sep 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nortei Dowuona, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3333 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. Phone: (336) 718-8383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nortei Dowuona, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-02011, 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 Nortei Dowuona, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nortei Dowuona, MD had 777 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.