NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nephrology Physician in North Carolina

403 NPPES records list nephrology physician with a practice address in North Carolina, 3.7 per 100,000 residents, the 30th highest rate of 51. Durham and Chapel Hill have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 1 of 9.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RN0300X · method

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

Durham has the most, 43

  1. Durham43
  2. Chapel Hill37
  3. Greenville34
  4. Winston Salem34
  5. Charlotte32

Nephrology Physician records in North Carolina

  1. Sosan Abdullah, MDMorganton, NC 286551679664486
  2. Tariq Abo-Kamil, MDHenderson, NC 275361124077664
  3. Moses Aboagye-Kumi, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041497707640
  4. Pranab Acharya, M.D., MPHMonroe, NC 281121629385117
  5. Maureen Achuko, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041245239136
  6. Patricia Adams, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571992780282
  7. Adeyinka Adegoroye, MB CHBHigh Point, NC 272621952500423
  8. Syed Ahmed, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501568478683
  9. Joseph Aiello, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011942203310
  10. Anwar Al-HaidaryWilson, NC 278931205829066
  11. Muhammad Alam, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501194731224
  12. Maham Ali, MDShelby, NC 281501821640525
  13. Analicia Alvarado, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571003483256
  14. Andrew Annand, DOAsheville, NC 288051821106782
  15. Richard Appel, MDHigh Point, NC 272621003859133
  16. Patrick Archdeacon, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991316167364
  17. Fernando Ariza, MDWinston Salem, NC 271141699750638
  18. Cagil Arslan, M.D.Laurinburg, NC 283521497108153
  19. Ankita Ashoka, MDCary, NC 275111063075133
  20. Arash Ataei, MDDurham, NC 277051396321782
  21. Nawaf Atassi, M.D.Kinston, NC 285041194727479
  22. Oana Badescu, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021013289271
  23. Wafa BadwanGreenville, NC 278341497954200
  24. Mary Barchman, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341265439764
  25. Debargha Basuli, M.D. , PHDGreenville, NC 278341447612585
  26. Belayenh Befekadu, MDReidsville, NC 273201619902525
  27. Richard Benson, M.D.Boone, NC 286071972506103
  28. Michael Berkoben, M.D.Durham, NC 277101821171067
  29. Donald Berling, MDCharlotte, NC 282081710927421
  30. Danilo Bernardo, MDRoanoke Rapids, NC 278701669409835
  31. Dron Bhandari, MDGreensboro, NC 274051841562774
  32. Owais Bhatti, MDGreenville, NC 278341770924631
  33. Manpreet Bhutani, MBBSFort Bragg, NC 283101245412758
  34. Yara Bilen, MDGreenville, NC 278341639740939
  35. Richard Blair, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341386646628
  36. Samantha Blank, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021245644384
  37. Anthony Bleyer, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571346225778
  38. Paul Bolin, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341376540724
  39. Romin BonakdarDurham, NC 277041003236787
  40. Michael Bond, MDAsheville, NC 288051609260652
  41. Ryan BonnerChapel Hill, NC 275991992209290
  42. Isai Bowline, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571225260391
  43. Karl Brandspigel, MDElizabeth City, NC 279091104810498
  44. Leanne Brown, MDGreenville, NC 278341326603457
  45. Joel Bruce, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282051154387199
  46. William Buchanan, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041396744298
  47. William Burgess, MDCharlotte, NC 282071437101037
  48. John Burkart, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571669457891
  49. Thomas Burkart, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621679575880
  50. David ButterlyDurham, NC 277101518011832

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 30 of 51 per resident

  1. New Mexico3.7
  2. Tennessee3.7
  3. West Virginia3.7
  4. North Carolina3.7
  5. Florida3.7
  6. Washington3.6
  7. 50 states and D.C.4.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

85.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 85.8% 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 Carolina85.9%
  2. United States85.8%

Nephrology Physician records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file346 of 403 · 85.9% here, 85.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file310 · 76.9% here, 76.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more190 · 47.1% here, 54.9% nationally
  • Median graduation year2002 · the 310 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RN0300X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

403 NPPES records list nephrology physician (207RN0300X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 3.7 per 100,000 residents against 4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Durham has 43 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. Georgia417
  2. Massachusetts417
  3. Michigan376
  4. New Jersey433

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Florida3.7
  2. West Virginia3.7
  3. Tennessee3.7
  4. New Mexico3.7

The largest states

  1. California1,468
  2. Texas1,159
  3. New York1,049
  4. Florida840
  5. Pennsylvania651

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.