NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gastroenterology Physician in North Carolina

681 NPPES records list gastroenterology physician with a practice address in North Carolina, 6.3 per 100,000 residents, the 17th highest rate of 51. Winston Salem and Charlotte have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 13 of 14.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RG0100X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Winston Salem has the most, 72

  1. Winston Salem72
  2. Charlotte71
  3. Durham69
  4. Raleigh60
  5. Chapel Hill51

Gastroenterology Physician records in North Carolina

  1. Stephen Stowe, M.D.Mooresville, NC 281151063467124
  2. Thomas Sturgis, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341942258231
  3. Kristen Suchniak-Mussari, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011902148331
  4. Michael Sue, M.D.Elizabeth City, NC 279091548245806
  5. Eden Suguitan, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283141376638940
  6. Brian Sullivan, MD, MHSDurham, NC 277051467794735
  7. Siddharth Sura, MDCharlotte, NC 282771184897134
  8. Carles Surles, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031851374300
  9. Ayako Suzuki, MD, PHD, MSCDurham, NC 277101659555167
  10. Thomas Swantkowski, MDPinehurst, NC 283741144265109
  11. David Swartz, MDDurham, NC 277101700160017
  12. John Sweeney, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031427162320
  13. Varnita Tahiliani, M.D.Durham, NC 277101598022733
  14. Julia Tang, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141194760868
  15. Melissa Teitelman, MDDurham, NC 277041073547071
  16. David Tendler, MDDurham, NC 277131811957731
  17. Devi Thangavelu, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781710112115
  18. Ashish Thekdi, M.D.Matthews, NC 281051568584688
  19. Michelle Thiny, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991063573087
  20. Eric Thompson, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282111972521219
  21. Nyree Thorne, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571053522854
  22. Evan Tiderington, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031790051886
  23. Hans Tillmann, MDGreenville, NC 278341437335254
  24. Teodoro Toledo, MDBurlington, NC 272151417973983
  25. James Toussaint, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771760430235
  26. Douglas Trate, M.D.Boone, NC 286071477531242
  27. Judy Trieu, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991477917698
  28. Vivek Trivedi, M.D.Statesville, NC 286771124339890
  29. Donald Tsynman, MDGreenville, NC 278341508028143
  30. Anil Tumbapura, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276041518938521
  31. Viyan Udawatta, M.D.Clayton, NC 275201861735458
  32. Bryan Uslick, MDFayetteville, NC 283041902801483
  33. Raja Vadlamudi, M.D., M.P.H,Cary, NC 275111316067754
  34. Vinod Vallabh, MD, FRCPCary, NC 275181174518880
  35. Iris Vance, MDDurham, NC 277101891061131
  36. Rohini Vanga, MBBS,MDBurlington, NC 272151578798591
  37. Henry Vanpala, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091710241658
  38. Ravikant Varanasi, MDPinehurst, NC 283741467494021
  39. Donald Varner, MDHendersonville, NC 287911386693299
  40. Luis Vazquez-Montesino, MDRaleigh, NC 276101043767346
  41. Annapoorani Veerappan, M.D.Cary, NC 275191356636880
  42. Kurt Vernon, M.D.Dunn, NC 283341871559930
  43. Ramya Vestal, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031750699229
  44. William Vorder Bruegge, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041548293855
  45. Claire Vreeland, D.O.Greensboro, NC 274011639699499
  46. John Walker, MDHigh Point, NC 272621275553851
  47. Robert Walker, MDDurham, NC 277051891009072
  48. Patrick Walsh, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571609852995
  49. James Warren, MDNew Bern, NC 285601992799043
  50. Paul Watkins, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991386705366

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RG0100X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 17 of 51 per resident

  1. Missouri6.7
  2. Oregon6.6
  3. Ohio6.3
  4. North Carolina6.3
  5. Virginia6.2
  6. Maine6.2
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RG0100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

83.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 84.4% 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 Carolina83.0%
  2. United States84.4%

Gastroenterology Physician records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file565 of 681 · 83.0% here, 84.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file498 · 73.1% here, 73.7% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more324 · 47.6% here, 55.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2002 · the 498 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RG0100X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

681 NPPES records list gastroenterology physician (207RG0100X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 6.3 per 100,000 residents against 6.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Winston Salem has 72 of them (11%).

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. Massachusetts686
  2. New Jersey735
  3. Ohio741
  4. Michigan550

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Puerto Rico6.3
  2. Virginia6.2
  3. Maine6.2
  4. Oregon6.6

The largest states

  1. California2,140
  2. New York1,797
  3. Florida1,513
  4. Texas1,478
  5. Pennsylvania1,049

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.