NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Frank Loeser, MD

Rheumatology Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Richard Frank Loeser, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1609851732, issued on Dec 13, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 000029324, 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609851732
Name
Richard Frank Loeser
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License numbers
000029324 NC
29324 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3300 Thurston Building CB#7280, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone
(919) 966-7042
Enumerated
Dec 13, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
10178908 VA
3810003037 WV
8952461 NC
Q29324 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050725000039); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1984
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.
Download card Updates feed

Verify Richard Frank Loeser in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 000029324
    Check 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
Open the North Carolina license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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).

Richard Frank Loeser among 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina

Richard Frank Loeser, MD is one of 234 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% 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, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 158 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Natalie Allcott, DOChapel Hill, NC 275991194349985
  2. Robert Berger, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991487731584
  3. Michael CunninghamChapel Hill, NC 275991821587742
  4. Nortin Hadler, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991780759530
  5. Beth Jonas, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991578638276
  6. Joanne Jordan, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991396812053
  7. Amanda Nelson, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991982816203
  8. Dhavalkumar Patel, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991578623104

Common questions

What is Richard Frank Loeser, MD's NPI number?

Richard Frank Loeser, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609851732, issued on Dec 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Frank Loeser, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3300 Thurston Building CB#7280, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-7042. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Frank Loeser, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 000029324, 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.