NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patience Ekuatinne Reich, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Thomasville, NC

Patience Ekuatinne Reich, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Thomasville, North Carolina, and NPI 1447246566, issued on Sep 23, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 20000-1049, 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
1447246566
Name
Patience Ekuatinne Reich
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
20000-1049 NC
200001049 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
207 Old Lexington RD, Thomasville, NC 27360
Phone
(336) 474-3444
Enumerated
Sep 23, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2026
Fax
(336) 277-9183
Medicaid IDs
89136T7 NC
Q01049 SC
10082170 VA
3810000417 WV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040628001516); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1997
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 207 Old Lexington RD

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

  1. Babajide Aluko, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1164673315
  2. Nayana Annam, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1083643225
  3. Samantha Bolanos, NPNurse Practitioner1154671857
  4. Mary Briddell, NPNurse Practitioner1861471419
  5. Taylor Bulla, EMTBasic Emergency Medical Technician1154075638
  6. Christin Chaney, NNPCritical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner1104105337

Verify Patience Ekuatinne Reich 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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10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

574 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Patience Reich574
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir65 claims
  2. Prednisone43 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate21 claims
  4. Furosemide20 claims
  5. Eliquis18 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium17 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: $23.76

1 payment: 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. Patience Reich$23.76
  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, LLCThomasville, NC

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

Patience Ekuatinne Reich among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina

Patience Ekuatinne Reich, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

9 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Thomasville

They are 9 of the 423 NPPES records with a practice address in Thomasville, and 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Babajide Aluko, M.D.Thomasville, NC 273601164673315
  2. Debby Crosley, M.D.Thomasville, NC 273601285824961
  3. Kelvin Gold, MDThomasville, NC 273601982920690
  4. Abul Imam, MDThomasville, NC 273601851363881
  5. Birhane Kaleab, M.D.Thomasville, NC 273601336250265
  6. Edward Kayserian, MDThomasville, NC 273601396275103
  7. Chima OhadughaThomasville, NC 273601831621853
  8. Theresa Sheehan, MD FACPThomasville, NC 273601265504179

Common questions

What is Patience Ekuatinne Reich, MD's NPI number?

Patience Ekuatinne Reich, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447246566, issued on Sep 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patience Ekuatinne Reich, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 207 Old Lexington RD, Thomasville, NC, 27360. Phone: (336) 474-3444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patience Ekuatinne Reich, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 20000-1049, 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 Patience Ekuatinne Reich, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Patience Ekuatinne Reich, MD had 574 Medicare Part D claims for 239 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.