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 9 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. Daniel Messner, MDSouthern Pines, NC 283871396736617
  2. Pradeep Mettu, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071215236419
  3. Priyatham Mettu, M.D.Durham, NC 277101508023284
  4. Jay Meyer, M.D.Durham, NC 277051083868053
  5. Deanna Miano, DODurham, NC 277051508440231
  6. Tarra Millender, M.D.Southern Pines, NC 283871033242581
  7. Edmund Miller, MDBoone, NC 286071124028428
  8. Andrew Mincey, MDGreensboro, NC 274101063770758
  9. Gregory Mincey, MDSouthern Pines, NC 283871518958842
  10. Jonathan Minkowski, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282111265881809
  11. Vandana Minnal, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282111740424894
  12. Hasmukh Mithani, MDFt Bragg, NC 283101811951775
  13. Mubarik Mohamed, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171669051835
  14. Veda Moore, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341346254414
  15. Christopher Morais, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171851015762
  16. Melody Morrow, M.D.Elizabeth City, NC 279091558304477
  17. Timothy Mouser, M.D.Lumberton, NC 283581720075336
  18. Frank Moya, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031023192911
  19. Reza Mozayeni, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282261548290562
  20. Amy Mrugala, MDCamp Lejeune, NC 285471083684989
  21. Kelly Muir, M.D.Durham, NC 277101952409252
  22. Nisha Mukherjee, M.D.Burlington, NC 272151437441888
  23. Thomas Mundorf, MDCharlotte, NC 282111821026980
  24. Albert Munn, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276031972698439
  25. Kirk Murdock, MDKernersville, NC 272841164426730
  26. Stephen Nagy, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031538123161
  27. Ashiyana Nariani, M.D., M.P.H.Durham, NC 277051982970265
  28. Justin Needham, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011699923516
  29. Peter Nicholas, MD PHDDurham, NC 277101730348137
  30. Rossie Nobles, M.D.Whiteville, NC 284721851464580
  31. Brad Novey, MDDurham, NC 277041982702338
  32. Katherine Ochsner, MDWilmington, NC 284051104917657
  33. Alan Oester, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031750503819
  34. John Oliver, MDNorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591467443184
  35. Daniel Olson, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551851826630
  36. Kevin Oneal, M.D., PH.DCary, NC 275181154329456
  37. Sally Ong, M.D.High Point, NC 272621497194666
  38. Molly Orban, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031063943017
  39. Katherine Orman, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282101255743696
  40. Ann Ostrovsky, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341598919276
  41. Yvonne Ou, M.D.Durham, NC 277101245429653
  42. Dean Ouano, MDNew Bern, NC 285621811911316
  43. Ralph Oursler, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021689637613
  44. Robert Park, MDHendersonville, NC 287911861573024
  45. Joshua Paschall, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021013350917
  46. Alexis Pascoe, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171033776299
  47. James Pate, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091518107671
  48. Kristin Patel, M.D.Kernersville, NC 272841326452525
  49. Martha Patel, MDGreensboro, NC 274081275767766
  50. Michelle Patel, M.D.Bermuda Run, NC 270061003077942

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.