NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Veronica J. Ray, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Durham, NC

Veronica J. Ray, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1659314573, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 24984, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659314573
Name
Veronica J. Ray
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
24984 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27707
Phone
(919) 956-4000
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2022
Fax
(919) 956-4535
Medicaid ID
8970638 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100301000643); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1979
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 1301 Fayetteville St

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

  1. Veronica Acevedo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033526405
  2. Anjana Acharya, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1902843824
  3. Elizabeth Aronin, AGPCNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1235676628
  4. Laurie Astern, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285621383
  5. Paul Austin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1467427823
  6. Rajeev Bais, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1063427532

Verify Veronica J. Ray 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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98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,277 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 64 claims were for opioids.

  1. Veronica Ray6,277
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium414 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate206 claims
  3. Gabapentin196 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl188 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa186 claims
  6. Jardiance176 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lincoln Community Health Center IncorporatedDurham, NC

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

Veronica J. Ray among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Veronica J. Ray, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

380 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham

They are 380 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anjana Acharya, M.D.Durham, NC 277071902843824
  2. Rajeev Bais, M.D.Durham, NC 277071063427532
  3. Faye Banks, M.D.Durham, NC 277071366480923
  4. Leo Barber, M.D.Durham, NC 277071811930746
  5. April Buscher, MD, MPHDurham, NC 277071609097708
  6. Vandana Devalapalli, M.D.,FACP, MHS-CLDurham, NC 277071952328668
  7. Sher Guleria, MDDurham, NC 277071629152137
  8. Deborah Johnson, M.D.Durham, NC 277071255373288

Common questions

What is Veronica J. Ray, M.D.'s NPI number?

Veronica J. Ray, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659314573, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Veronica J. Ray, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC, 27707. Phone: (919) 956-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Veronica J. Ray, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 24984, 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 Veronica J. Ray, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Veronica J. Ray, M.D. had 6,277 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.