NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hospitalist Physician in North Carolina

989 NPPES records list hospitalist physician with a practice address in North Carolina, 9.1 per 100,000 residents, the 19th 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 14 of 20.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208M00000X · 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, 183

  1. Winston Salem183
  2. Charlotte164
  3. Wilmington68
  4. Raleigh59
  5. Durham53

Hospitalist Physician records in North Carolina

  1. Cara Obrien, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571326224908
  2. Kwadwo OforiRaleigh, NC 276171124335872
  3. Oyakhire Ofori, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011063962710
  4. Charles Ofosu, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741982637062
  5. Nana Ofosu, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571720391352
  6. Ufeh Ogar, MDAsheville, NC 288011154055952
  7. Shamusideen Ogbulu, MDWhiteville, NC 284721144478736
  8. Chima OhadughaThomasville, NC 273601831621853
  9. Kinsley Ojukwu, MDLexington, NC 272921811516933
  10. Adaorah Okafor, D.O.Winston Salem, NC 271031205156858
  11. Benson Okeiyi, MDHuntersville, NC 280781770840761
  12. Wycliffe Okumu, MDMonroe, NC 281121689832354
  13. Makanjuola OladigboCharlotte, NC 282041811960669
  14. Oliver Olea, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041629023635
  15. Patricia Onuegbu, MDCharlotte, NC 282041174811848
  16. Augustine Onwukwe, MDLexington, NC 272921215963343
  17. Kikelomo Oshunkentan, MDCharlotte, NC 282031588823629
  18. Emmanuel Osinuga, MDWhiteville, NC 284721194112987
  19. Paul Ossman, M.D., M.P.H.Chapel Hill, NC 275991104041672
  20. Christopher Oti, MDGreensboro, NC 274011124066535
  21. Steven Ovu, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571568876845
  22. Abena Owusu-Banahene, MDWhiteville, NC 284721558713347
  23. William Packer, MDSmithfield, NC 275771518428457
  24. Jennifer Pagliei, MDWilmington, NC 284011376768887
  25. Ravi Pahwani, MDGreensboro, NC 274011134429756
  26. Madhu Paladugu, MDSmithfield, NC 275771659532596
  27. Raja Paladugu, M.D.North Wilkesboro, NC 286591972570232
  28. Ajitha Palukuru, MDMonroe, NC 281121164578704
  29. Pushpa Pangeni, PAConcord, NC 280251285013409
  30. Amritpal Pannu, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571013295641
  31. Manisha Pant, MBBSCharlotte, NC 282041992150890
  32. Jill Pappalardi, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101003074246
  33. Daniel Paredes, MDRaleigh, NC 276101194111757
  34. Irfan Parkar, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC 278041609007301
  35. Jason ParkerCharlotte, NC 282031821301862
  36. Marissa ParkerAsheville, NC 288011649193327
  37. Suneel Parvathareddy, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571235484213
  38. Aashutos Patel, MDDurham, NC 277051174101174
  39. Achint Patel, MDLexington, NC 272921134508633
  40. Archita Patel, MDCharlotte, NC 282101518997931
  41. Dimpi Patel, D.O.Wilmington, NC 284011669746590
  42. Dipti Patel, M.DCharlotte, NC 282151982908158
  43. Ekta Patel, MDLaurinburg, NC 283521720281405
  44. Gautam Patel, MDMatthews, NC 281051679764054
  45. Hiral Patel, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571912565961
  46. Jitendra Patel, MDMooresville, NC 281171679885511
  47. Neelam Patel, DOCharlotte, NC 282031598260408
  48. Priyeshkumar Patel, MDCharlotte, NC 282151407139256
  49. Prutha Patel, DOFayetteville, NC 283041184364408
  50. Rahul PatelMorganton, NC 286551023710936

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208M00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 19 of 51 per resident

  1. Alaska10.0
  2. Iowa9.4
  3. New Hampshire9.4
  4. North Carolina9.1
  5. Montana8.9
  6. Georgia8.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.8.3

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208M00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

89.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 90.5% 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 Carolina89.9%
  2. United States90.5%

Hospitalist Physician records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file889 of 989 · 89.9% here, 90.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file836 · 84.5% here, 83.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more307 · 31.0% here, 39.1% nationally
  • Median graduation year2010 · the 836 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208M00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

989 NPPES records list hospitalist physician (208M00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 9.1 per 100,000 residents against 8.3 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Winston Salem has 183 of them (19%).

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. Ohio982
  2. Georgia967
  3. Missouri930
  4. Wisconsin894

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Montana8.9
  2. New Hampshire9.4
  3. Iowa9.4
  4. South Carolina8.7

The largest states

  1. California3,099
  2. New York2,067
  3. Florida1,817
  4. Texas1,587
  5. Illinois1,535

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.