NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clinical Laboratory Director (Non-physician) in North Carolina

20 NPPES records list clinical laboratory director (non-physician) with a practice address in North Carolina, 0.2 per 100,000 residents, the 15th highest rate of 46. Chapel Hill and Burlington have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 247ZC0005X · method

Chapel Hill has the most, 4

Clinical Laboratory Director (Non-physician) records in North Carolina

  1. Ntei Abudu, PHDDurham, NC 277091801432117
  2. Lerachia Bell, LAB DIRECTORPlymouth, NC 279621083568976
  3. Jessica Booker, PHDChapel Hill, NC 275991366789513
  4. Tanya DiazHuntersville, NC 280781831748599
  5. John FisherAsheville, NC 288011114319787
  6. James Fuller, PHD, DABCCCary, NC 275131871075283
  7. Ajay Grover, PHD., HCLD(ABB)Burlington, NC 272151285480624
  8. Briante Hall, CNAGreenville, NC 278341619853421
  9. Tiffany HillRaleigh, NC 276121023763141
  10. Ruth Koester, PHD, F(ACHI)Burlington, NC 272151023880481
  11. Gregory McIntire, PH.D.Greensboro, NC 274091013462399
  12. Thomas Monroe, PHDMorrisville, NC 275601881739381
  13. Shakia Nelson, CEOFayetteville, NC 283041063158582
  14. Andrea Penton, PH.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141780116178
  15. Lori Ramkissoon, PHDChapel Hill, NC 275141669106043
  16. Aqueba RobinsonEastover, NC 283121679227862
  17. John Schmitz, PH.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141689911380
  18. Margaret Sims, PH.D, MT (ASCP)Youngsville, NC 275961154011880
  19. Kristen SmithBurlington, NC 272151831729177
  20. Zengliu Su, DABCCGreensboro, NC 274091215334669

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 247ZC0005X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 15 of 46 per resident

  1. Illinois0.2
  2. Colorado0.2
  3. Texas0.2
  4. North Carolina0.2
  5. Washington0.2
  6. Missouri0.2
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 247ZC0005X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.4% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. North Carolina0.0%
  2. United States0.4%

Clinical Laboratory Director (Non-physician) records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 20 · 0.0% here, 0.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more10 · 50.0% here, 50.9% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 247ZC0005X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

20 NPPES records list clinical laboratory director (non-physician) (247ZC0005X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 0.2 per 100,000 residents against 0.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Chapel Hill has 4 of them (20%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. California21
  2. Maryland17
  3. Michigan14
  4. New Jersey14

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Washington0.2
  2. Texas0.2
  3. Missouri0.2
  4. Colorado0.2

The largest states

  1. Texas58
  2. New York47
  3. Florida33
  4. Georgia33
  5. Ohio31

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.