NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Neurological Surgery Physician in North Carolina

226 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician with a practice address in North Carolina, 2.1 per 100,000 residents, the 42nd highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Durham have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 2 of 5.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207T00000X · method

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

Charlotte has the most, 37

  1. Charlotte37
  2. Durham32
  3. Winston Salem26
  4. Raleigh21
  5. Chapel Hill15

Neurological Surgery Physician records in North Carolina

  1. Eric Deshaies, MDCharlotte, NC 282111225237795
  2. Christopher Dibble, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571518348655
  3. Emmet Dyer, MDCharlotte, NC 282041962400903
  4. Henry Elsner, MDGreensboro, NC 274011508857749
  5. Scott Elton, M.D.Sanford, NC 273301447209861
  6. John Engler, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071750587036
  7. Matthew EwendChapel Hill, NC 275991609960715
  8. Samuel FarberCharlotte, NC 282771184170805
  9. Kyle Fargen, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571750544060
  10. Frederick Finger, MDCharlotte, NC 282041962400861
  11. Wesley Fowler, MDAsheville, NC 288031689678419
  12. Deveney FranklinChapel Hill, NC 275141649026535
  13. Victor Freund, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341891762399
  14. Allan Friedman, M.D.Durham, NC 277101881777043
  15. Henry Friedman, M.D.Durham, NC 277101568525335
  16. Herbert Fuchs, M.D.Durham, NC 277101871676031
  17. Michael Galgano, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141225357098
  18. Lars Gardner, D.O.Raleigh, NC 276091477862969
  19. Timothy Garner, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091700883881
  20. Jonathan Garst, MDGreensboro, NC 274011811423940
  21. Aaron GelinneChapel Hill, NC 275141710440482
  22. Arthur Gerber, M.D.Pittsboro, NC 273121831358043
  23. Courtney GoodwinDurham, NC 277101538303235
  24. Timothy Gooldy, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282041801329461
  25. Jonah GordonWinston Salem, NC 271571891524591
  26. Oren Gottfried, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091578764213
  27. Richard Greenberg, MDCharlotte, NC 282111902058852
  28. Jennifer Griswold, MDGreenville, NC 278341538366364
  29. Peter Grossi, MDRaleigh, NC 276091881863744
  30. Steven Gudeman, M.DGastonia, NC 280541548216849
  31. Michael Haglund, MDDurham, NC 277101568546612
  32. Kimberly Hamilton, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141639439508
  33. David Hart, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031235155110
  34. Emad Hasan, M.DDurham, NC 277101891744389
  35. Erik Hauck, MD, PHDDurham, NC 277101952505521
  36. Charles Haworth, MDFayetteville, NC 283041669530390
  37. Michael Heafner, MDCharlotte, NC 282041811995715
  38. Andrew Healy, MDCharlotte, NC 282041699949669
  39. Madeline Heintschel, FNP-CDurham, NC 277041457117871
  40. Martin Henegar, MDCharlotte, NC 282041831197698
  41. Dominique Higgins, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171518344373
  42. Stephen Hipp, MDCharlotte, NC 282111447236187
  43. Mark Hnilica, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031922091339
  44. Coral Hodges, NPRaleigh, NC 276091982247292
  45. Ryan Hofler, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781225370521
  46. Christopher Holland, MD, PHDConcord, NC 280251235373218
  47. Regis Hoppenot, M.D., M.P.H.Greenville, NC 278341033419056
  48. Sean Hsu, M.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461295773943
  49. Wesley Hsu, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571407908528
  50. David HuieDurham, NC 277041760915003

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 42 of 51 per resident

  1. Iowa2.2
  2. Mississippi2.1
  3. Alabama2.1
  4. North Carolina2.1
  5. New Jersey2.0
  6. Georgia2.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

80.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 78.8% 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 Carolina80.5%
  2. United States78.8%

Neurological Surgery Physician records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file182 of 226 · 80.5% here, 78.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file161 · 71.2% here, 65.8% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more117 · 51.8% here, 52.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2006 · the 161 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207T00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

226 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician (207T00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 2.1 per 100,000 residents against 2.6 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 37 of them (16%).

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. Washington232
  2. Georgia219
  3. Massachusetts236
  4. Arizona198

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Alabama2.1
  2. Mississippi2.1
  3. New Jersey2.0
  4. Iowa2.2

The largest states

  1. California929
  2. Texas669
  3. Florida644
  4. New York529
  5. Pennsylvania447

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.