Simbiso Ranga, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Sylva, NC
Simbiso Ranga, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Sylva, North Carolina, and NPI 1225204191, issued on May 1, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 200801337, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Simbiso Ranga
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 200801337 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 68 Hospital RD, Sylva, NC 28779
- Phone
- (828) 586-7428
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2026
- Fax
- (828) 586-7427
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081014000075); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Simbiso Ranga in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200801337Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
459 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. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass100 claims
- Prednisone42 claims
- Levofloxacin27 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- Eliquis15 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium15 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: $50.49
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Electromed, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region LLCWilmington, NC
- 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).
Simbiso Ranga among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina
Simbiso Ranga, M.D. 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
- Graduated2001 · 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).
Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Simbiso Ranga, M.D.'s NPI number?
Simbiso Ranga, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225204191, issued on May 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Simbiso Ranga, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 68 Hospital RD, Sylva, NC, 28779. Phone: (828) 586-7428. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Simbiso Ranga, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200801337, 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 Simbiso Ranga, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Simbiso Ranga, M.D. had 459 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.