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 9 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. Jeanne Zekan, MDHigh Point, NC 272621952344996
  2. Yi Zhang, MDGastonia, NC 280541033615034
  3. Kyle Zoll, DORaleigh, NC 276091851822423

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.

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.