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 7 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. Levi Kauffman, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571508245762
  2. James Kaufmann, MDSalisbury, NC 281471083693527
  3. Michael Kelly, MDRaleigh, NC 276171013956150
  4. Timothy Kelly, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011497758825
  5. Patrick Kelty, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021407932304
  6. James Kesler, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011285677245
  7. Dara Khalatbari, M.D.Monroe, NC 281121770612574
  8. Faraaz Khan, MDHolly Springs, NC 275401861811002
  9. Wajiha Kheir, MDDurham, NC 277051518495548
  10. Vickas Khemsara, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031477557023
  11. Wei Boon Khor, M.D.Durham, NC 277051972854131
  12. Bobbie Khosla Gupta, MDRaleigh, NC 276071881892578
  13. James Kiley, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091366493348
  14. Frank Killian, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031588800809
  15. Christian Kim, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171053948448
  16. Terry Kim, M.D.Durham, NC 277101760566822
  17. Bhumi Kinariwala, MDRaleigh, NC 276091548798143
  18. Bradley King, MD, MPHBurlington, NC 272151043504152
  19. Walter King, MDHickory, NC 286011164415014
  20. Charles Kirby, MDSylva, NC 287791053308783
  21. Ian Kirchner, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282621639583859
  22. Meredith Klifto, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171992048805
  23. Thad Klimpel, D.O.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471396719399
  24. Christopher Komanski, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031558781856
  25. Brian Kosobucki, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031366548174
  26. Jill Koury, MDDurham, NC 277041154335263
  27. Benjamin Kramer, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282111053504399
  28. Daniel Krontz, MDBoone, NC 286071326048919
  29. Joseph Krug, MDCharlotte, NC 282111649260290
  30. John Kulits, MDBrevard, NC 287121659391837
  31. Amit Kumar, M.D.Cary, NC 275181114907870
  32. Anthony Kuo, MDDurham, NC 277041295752145
  33. Patrick Laber, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071225233588
  34. Robert Laborde, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287391285684894
  35. Madan Lal, M.D. P.ASmithfield, NC 275771992768709
  36. Kurt Lark, M.D.Concord, NC 280251497748396
  37. Patrick Le, MDFayetteville, NC 283041396312393
  38. David Lederer, MDDurham, NC 277101225241763
  39. Barbara Lee, MDCharlotte, NC 282101649237124
  40. Christine Lee, M.D.Durham, NC 277131467480756
  41. Daniel Lee, D.O.Gastonia, NC 280541720460181
  42. Chelsea Lefebvre, MDRaleigh, NC 276071316388697
  43. Anthony Leonard, M.D., PH.D.Greensboro, NC 274101619327434
  44. Kathleen Leone, MD FACSWilmington, NC 284031306937768
  45. Angela Li, MDDurham, NC 277051558940437
  46. Chao Li, MDCharlotte, NC 282101154819290
  47. Franklin Li, MDRaleigh, NC 276071457499089
  48. Rebecca Li, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141487275889
  49. Zena Lim, M.D.Durham, NC 277101043449218
  50. Alice Lin, MDRaleigh, NC 276091336276427

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.