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.
- 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
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 966-2220
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190830002127); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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.
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Verify Zev Nakamura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 201051Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin35 claims
- Nortriptyline Hcl35 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl26 claims
- Sertraline Hcl22 claims
- Lorazepam21 claims
- 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
- 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).
Zev Nakamura among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Zev Nakamura is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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.
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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), 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.