Rachel Niehuus, MD, PHD
Trauma Surgery Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Rachel Niehuus, MD, PHD is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1326402496, issued on Apr 5, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-02655, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachel Niehuus
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
- License number
- 2024-02655 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4001 Burnett-Womack Building CB #7050, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Phone
- (404) 727-4310
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241115000300); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4001 Burnett-Womack Building CB #7050
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kathryn Hepper, NPNurse Practitioner1053874065
- William Luo, MD, MASSurgery Physician1699359323
- Murphy Mostellar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093396301
- Edwin Savage, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336936780
- Alexis Wright-Spadaro, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083456198
Verify Rachel Niehuus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-02655Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rachel Niehuus among 29 trauma surgery physician records in North Carolina
Rachel Niehuus, MD, PHD 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 2016, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 69% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 19 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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.
All 29 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill → Trauma Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hartwig Bunzendahl, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991447344791
- Bruce Cairns, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991295829414
- Benjamin Isserlin, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991912252883
- Daniel Lammers, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991932569282
- Preston Rich, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991346335585
- Jeffrey Abrams, MDRaleigh, NC 276101679581011
- Brian Shanahan, PAChapel Hill, NC 275141508348665
- Camille Buchanan, FNPDurham, NC 277051689149825
Common questions
What is Rachel Niehuus, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Rachel Niehuus, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326402496, issued on Apr 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachel Niehuus, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4001 Burnett-Womack Building CB #7050, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (404) 727-4310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachel Niehuus, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-02655, 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.
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.