Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Zev Nakamura

Psychiatry Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Zev Nakamura is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1881013217, issued on Apr 14, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 201051, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1881013217
Name
Zev Nakamura
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
201051 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
University OF North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone
(919) 966-4764
Enumerated
Apr 14, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at University OF North Carolina

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

  1. Oluchi EzeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063200418
  2. Catherine Fine, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1043283112
  3. Justin Gettings, M.DPsychiatry Physician1184957201
  4. Emily Hardisty, M.S.Genetic Counselor (M.S.)1265410054
  5. Meredith Petschauer, ATCAthletic Trainer1336545383
  6. Lam Tu, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1063723906

Verify Zev Nakamura 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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

235 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Zev Nakamura235
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin35 claims
  2. Nortriptyline Hcl35 claims
  3. Hydroxyzine Hcl26 claims
  4. Sertraline Hcl22 claims
  5. Lorazepam21 claims
  6. Clonazepam15 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. 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). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

226 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 226 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

Other psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

  1. Ronee Aaron, D.O.Hendersonville, NC1154390615
  2. Elise Abken, MDChapel Hill, NC1558884221
  3. Amy Abramowitz, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC1871983676
  4. Mohammad Abu-Salha, MDClayton, NC1245228527
  5. Julie Adams, MDDurham, NC1295753440
  6. Scott Adams, DOKings Mountain, NC1700175890
  7. Rachel Adcock, MDDurham, NC1669661922
  8. Danielle Adegoroye, M.D.Greensboro, NC1750697389
  9. Michael Adelman, M.D.Cary, NC1841516622
  10. Sanju Adhikari, MDRaleigh, NC1225441066

Common questions

What is Zev Nakamura's NPI number?

Zev Nakamura's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881013217, issued on Apr 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zev Nakamura located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at University OF North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-4764. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zev Nakamura's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201051, 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 Zev Nakamura prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zev Nakamura had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.