NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Preston B. Rich, MD

Trauma Surgery Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Preston B. Rich, MD is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1346335585, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license 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 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346335585
Name
Preston B. Rich
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
License number
200000952 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone
(919) 966-8596
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 27, 2025
Fax
(919) 843-5515
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211101003022); 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 101 Manning Dr

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

  1. Kirkwood Adams, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1710069810
  2. Melanie Adams, PACPhysician Assistant1174695456
  3. Kimberly Adamson, NNPNurse Practitioner1255429577
  4. Mukhtar Adem, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1457445769
  5. Araba Afenyi-Annan, MDClinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician1275629842
  6. Thaniyyah Ahmad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023454600

Verify Preston B. Rich in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Acute Care Surgery Medical Group IncLong Beach, CA

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

Preston B. Rich among 29 trauma surgery physician records in North Carolina

Preston B. Rich, MD is one of 29 trauma surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% 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 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2010 among the 19 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 2086S0127X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Trauma Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 29 trauma surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hartwig Bunzendahl, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991447344791
  2. Bruce Cairns, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991295829414
  3. Benjamin Isserlin, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991912252883
  4. Daniel Lammers, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991932569282
  5. Rachel Niehuus, MD, PHDChapel Hill, NC 275991326402496
  6. Jeffrey Abrams, MDRaleigh, NC 276101679581011
  7. Brian Shanahan, PAChapel Hill, NC 275141508348665
  8. Camille Buchanan, FNPDurham, NC 277051689149825

Common questions

What is Preston B. Rich, MD's NPI number?

Preston B. Rich, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346335585, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Preston B. Rich, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-8596. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Preston B. Rich, MD's license?

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.

What is Preston B. Rich, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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