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 5 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. Kristen Godwin, MDHigh Point, NC 272621720549595
  2. Kathleen Gordon, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991093716896
  3. Sidney Gospe, M.D., PH.D.Durham, NC 277051790048155
  4. Louis Gottlieb, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061841276185
  5. Sigmund Gould, MDGreensboro, NC 274011932128055
  6. Sara Grace, M.D.Durham, NC 277041629369350
  7. Galen Grayson, MDCharlotte, NC 282021669428975
  8. Robert Green, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031598725137
  9. David Greenman, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282111801850342
  10. Herbert Greenman, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282111598769028
  11. Maxwell Greenman, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282111184628901
  12. Craig Greven, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571154304863
  13. Margaret Greven, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571821380874
  14. Chanda Griessel, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031306856703
  15. Nicholas Grissom, MDGreensboro, NC 274101376075366
  16. Brian Groat, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011841271228
  17. Christopher Groat, MDGreensboro, NC 274011427347228
  18. Richard Groat, MDGreensboro, NC 274011497011274
  19. Robert Groat, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011033135108
  20. Karen Grove, M.D.Durham, NC 277051538327796
  21. Sidney Gulledge, MDRaleigh, NC 276071578533931
  22. Divakar Gupta, MDDurham, NC 277051225353626
  23. Nitin Gupta, M.D., M.P.H.Raleigh, NC 276091962454835
  24. Preeya Gupta, MDRaleigh, NC 276171023285988
  25. Sumit Gupta, MDCharlotte, NC 282621487662003
  26. Zeina Haddad, MDSouthern Pines, NC 283871821251802
  27. Majda Hadziahmetovic, M.D.Durham, NC 277051972853695
  28. Catherine Hagan, MDCamp Lejeune, NC 285471700941606
  29. Patrick Hageman, M.D.Kernersville, NC 272841629059860
  30. Carroll Haines, M.D.Eden, NC 272881306833538
  31. Macgregor Hall, MDDurham, NC 277051962035741
  32. William Hammonds, MDCharlotte, NC 282101760433197
  33. Blake Hampton, MDBurlington, NC 272151831682962
  34. Cynthia Hampton, MDHenderson, NC 275361366477895
  35. Jason Handler, M.D.Concord, NC 280251538293279
  36. Robert Handley, MDAsheboro, NC 272031376644674
  37. Taressa Haney, M.D.Belmont, NC 280121144433681
  38. Robert Hanna, M.D.Cherokee, NC 287191366456089
  39. Frank Hannah, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501215941810
  40. Roderick Hargrove, MDHickory, NC 286021417914896
  41. David Harper, M. D.Concord, NC 280251134129513
  42. James Harris, MD PHDDurham, NC 277051134712862
  43. James Harris, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021760445787
  44. Laura Harris, MDWilmington, NC 284051972501260
  45. Evan Harrison, DOHickory, NC 286021053051953
  46. Stephen Hartzell, MD PHDClyde, NC 287211114913522
  47. Richard Hawkins, MDWilmington, NC 284031437236114
  48. Gerry Hayes, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283011255397188
  49. William Haynes, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031528040128
  50. Kathryn Hecker, MDGreensboro, NC 274081992744437

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.