NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ophthalmology Physician in North Carolina

688 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician with a practice address in North Carolina, 6.3 per 100,000 residents, the 26th highest rate of 51. Durham and Charlotte have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 10 of 14.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207W00000X · 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, 91

  1. Durham91
  2. Charlotte79
  3. Raleigh49
  4. Winston Salem45
  5. Chapel Hill44

Ophthalmology Physician records in North Carolina

  1. Narendra Patel, MD, MPHGreensboro, NC 274081467657866
  2. Payal Patel, M.D.Monroe, NC 281121356735617
  3. Pooja Patel, MDHendersonville, NC 287911881985463
  4. Raj Patel, MDHendersonville, NC 287911164715553
  5. Sheel Patel, MDFayetteville, NC 283041871540146
  6. Tania Paul, MDSouthern Pines, NC 283871871756999
  7. Winston Payne, M.D.Asheville, NC 288051952365058
  8. Paula Pecen, MDGreensboro, NC 274101740505528
  9. Thomas Perraut, MDColumbus, NC 287221043213424
  10. Dwight Perry, MDDurham, NC 277041497756688
  11. Katherine Peters, MDAsheville, NC 288031003378761
  12. Luke Peterson, M.D.Matthews, NC 281051659698967
  13. Brandon Phillips, MDFayetteville, NC 283041407018658
  14. Richard Phinney, MDSouthern Pines, NC 283871952388308
  15. Alexandra Pietraszkiewicz, MDPineville, NC 281341952964124
  16. Laurie PollockDurham, NC 277101700960697
  17. Matej Polomsky, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031760643597
  18. Karen PopovichHillsborough, NC 272781841766003
  19. William Porfilio, MDBurlington, NC 272151285836288
  20. Isaac Porter, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091407069727
  21. Sasapin Prakalapakorn, MD, MPHDurham, NC 277101871777953
  22. Richard Preske, M.D.Mount Airy, NC 270301902874332
  23. Mary Price, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011821107772
  24. Jamie Prince, MD, MPHRaleigh, NC 276071306402359
  25. James Pulaski, MDRoanoke Rapids, NC 278701619017068
  26. Omar Punjabi, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282101508022286
  27. Shawn Putman, MDWilson, NC 278931174586507
  28. Michael Quist, MDDurham, NC 277051154858959
  29. Yulia Radionchenko, M.D.High Point, NC 272621760695084
  30. Gary Raflo, M.D.Concord, NC 280251598758492
  31. Sinthu Ranjan, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171881125110
  32. Gary Rankin, MDGreensboro, NC 274051538196209
  33. Nitya Rao, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571700451077
  34. Veena Rao, MDMatthews, NC 281051134410186
  35. Shobit Rastogi, M.D.Mooresville, NC 281171720062763
  36. Leighton Raynor, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551013921691
  37. Usha Reddy, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781609077841
  38. Bruce Redler, MDBrevard, NC 287121518509686
  39. Curtis Reeves, MDCharlotte, NC 282051205821907
  40. John Reynolds, M.D.Salisbury, NC 281471235118761
  41. Joshua Rheinbolt, MDConcord, NC 280251083805725
  42. Jonathan Rho, MDRaleigh, NC 276091962080358
  43. Charles Rice, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031538143037
  44. Cadmus Rich, MDDurham, NC 277041821099425
  45. Michael Richard, M.D.Durham, NC 277101669434197
  46. Charles Richards, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031952315962
  47. Miriam Ridley, MDCharlotte, NC 282111568452027
  48. Jimmie Riggins, MDFayetteville, NC 283041285686865
  49. Susanna Ringeman, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031700097060
  50. Paul Riske, MDRaleigh, NC 276071649477860

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 26 of 51 per resident

  1. Louisiana6.5
  2. South Dakota6.5
  3. Ohio6.4
  4. North Carolina6.3
  5. Delaware6.3
  6. South Carolina6.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

77.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.8% 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 Carolina77.3%
  2. United States77.8%

Ophthalmology Physician records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file532 of 688 · 77.3% here, 77.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file464 · 67.4% here, 65.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more411 · 59.7% here, 63.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2004 · the 463 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

688 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician (207W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 6.3 per 100,000 residents against 6.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Durham has 91 of them (13%).

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. New Jersey631
  2. Ohio751
  3. Virginia592
  4. Maryland588

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Delaware6.3
  2. South Dakota6.5
  3. Louisiana6.5
  4. South Carolina6.1

The largest states

  1. California2,899
  2. New York1,822
  3. Florida1,581
  4. Texas1,514
  5. Pennsylvania1,088

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.