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 3 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. Leon Charkoudian, MDWilmington, NC 284121194874131
  2. David Chesnutt, MDGoldsboro, NC 275341538171061
  3. Rupal Chiniwalla, MDCharlotte, NC 282021871588129
  4. Dana Christianson, MDBrevard, NC 287121104885920
  5. Monica Cid, M.D.Elkin, NC 286211952782278
  6. Michael Clamp, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571952621211
  7. William Clark, MDNew Bern, NC 285621447831177
  8. Wesley Clement, MDCharlotte, NC 282691851354724
  9. Nancy Cline, MDShelby, NC 281501093791352
  10. Jennifer Coben, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276171639580798
  11. Andrew Coggin, M.D.Southern Pines, NC 283871518307081
  12. Kenneth Cohen, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991942225446
  13. Scott Cole, M.D.Brevard, NC 287121255622940
  14. Michael Compton, MDCary, NC 275111184949554
  15. Briggs Cook, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781457317976
  16. George Cooper, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041851395602
  17. Scott Cousins, MDDurham, NC 277101023065612
  18. Christopher Covington, D.O.Wilmington, NC 284031093836215
  19. Lisa CowanDurham, NC 277051295091221
  20. James Crandall, MDAsheville, NC 288031891889135
  21. Brian Crichlow, M.D.Roanoke Rapids, NC 278701902986292
  22. David Cui, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141982353363
  23. Catherine Cuite, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282101679560221
  24. Molly CunardFort Bragg, NC 283101003562059
  25. Vincent Dahringer, MDRaleigh, NC 276091912010190
  26. Mays Dairi, MDDurham, NC 277041417987215
  27. Melissa Daluvoy, M.D.Durham, NC 277051760657860
  28. Stephen Daugherty, MDCharlotte, NC 282111134119787
  29. Robert Davanzo, MDHigh Point, NC 272621558305987
  30. Pujan Dave, MDCharlotte, NC 282111467842542
  31. Andrew Davidson, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621073597050
  32. Richard Davis, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991528022605
  33. Ronald Davis, D.O.North Wilkesboro, NC 286591104169366
  34. Sara Deacon, M.DClyde, NC 287211194179143
  35. John Deans, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031407210057
  36. Bryce Dechamplain, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141962140889
  37. Derek Delmonte, MDGreensboro, NC 274101528225471
  38. Patrick Dennis, MDKinston, NC 285011487633236
  39. Caroline Denwood, MDClyde, NC 287211003108317
  40. Lucy Desportes, MDCharlotte, NC 282101558319368
  41. Mahlon Dickens, MDRaleigh, NC 276071871790097
  42. Paul Dickinson, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571245213958
  43. David Dickman, M.D.Rolesville, NC 275711891717948
  44. Jiaxi Ding, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031457648412
  45. Steven Dingeldein, MDBurlington, NC 272151295759330
  46. Demetrian Dornic, M.D.Cary, NC 275131881740090
  47. Matthew Duggan, MDHendersonville, NC 287911780063842
  48. Jonathan Dutton, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141720003239
  49. Katelyn Earls, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101760776629
  50. William Edwards, MDMatthews, NC 281051144964487

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.