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 2 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. Robert Bynum, MDWilson, NC 278931477525111
  2. Graham Byrum, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341174525315
  3. Milagros Cailing, M.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461770672560
  4. Christian Cameron, M.D., M.B.I.Raleigh, NC 276171245556877
  5. Sandra Carias Zuniga, MDShelby, NC 281501114378940
  6. Michael Casey, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091003894056
  7. Benjamin Catanese, MDDurham, NC 277101609337690
  8. Dinesh Chandra, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041184653313
  9. Emily Chang, MDSanford, NC 273301447456512
  10. Dhruva Chawla, MDWashington, NC 278891245430727
  11. Paul Cheifetz, MDGastonia, NC 280541265486054
  12. Vijaya Chelikani, MDShelby, NC 281501528686474
  13. Dhruti Chen, MDSanford, NC 273301972861995
  14. Vernon Chiu, M.D.Kinston, NC 285041174705081
  15. Cynthia Christiano, MDGreenville, NC 278341912905043
  16. Peale Chuang, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282081649386665
  17. Annise Chung, DOCharlotte, NC 282081417299348
  18. Thomas Coffman, M.D.Durham, NC 277051912094756
  19. Howard Coke, M.B.B.SGreenville, NC 278341811349095
  20. Joseph Coladonato, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621073557633
  21. Rumulo Colindres, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991629141361
  22. Charles Cooperberg, MDDurham, NC 277041073530655
  23. Harry Crews, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011841293248
  24. Sarita Cross, MDAsheville, NC 288011194740837
  25. Steven Crowley, M.D.Durham, NC 277101639261472
  26. Pirouz Daeihagh, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571083699417
  27. Ralph Daher, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551760620280
  28. Gabriela Dande, DOChapel Hill, NC 275991639632870
  29. Michael Daniels, D.O.Huntersville, NC 280781356634497
  30. John DashiellGastonia, NC 280541811941602
  31. Elizabeth Dehmer, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011548485113
  32. Cynthia Denu-Ciocca, MDSanford, NC 273301760551014
  33. Vimal Derebail, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991639381999
  34. Niraj Desai, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771649246059
  35. Tejas Desai, MDGreenville, NC 278341912183179
  36. James Deterding, MDSanford, NC 273301396785994
  37. Randal Detwiler, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991306911177
  38. Maria Diaz-Gonzalez Ferris, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991962575621
  39. Brian Donner, D.O.Wilmington, NC 284011972544492
  40. Cynthia Dunham, MDGreensboro, NC 274051821038498
  41. William Durham, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011639166622
  42. John Duronville, M.D.Durham, NC 277101063779759
  43. Jason Eckel, M.D.Cary, NC 275111801079884
  44. Matthew Elliott, MDCharlotte, NC 282081215191143
  45. Matthew Ellis, M.D.Durham, NC 277101316048424
  46. Jim Ellison, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571811251291
  47. Miles Elmore, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011891798294
  48. Tarig Elraiyah, MDGreenville, NC 278341083144596
  49. Brian England, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011417959685
  50. Michael Etomi, MDCharlotte, NC 282051720039787

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.