NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician in North Carolina

91 NPPES records list orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in North Carolina, 0.8 per 100,000 residents, the 32nd highest rate of 51. Raleigh and Asheville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 1 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207XS0106X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Raleigh has the most, 13

  1. Raleigh13
  2. Asheville11
  3. Greensboro10
  4. Charlotte9
  5. Winston Salem8

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician records in North Carolina

  1. Anshul Agarwala, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011679954812
  2. Julian Aldridge, M.D.Durham, NC 277041720175458
  3. Michael Aversano, MDCharlotte, NC 282071083058879
  4. Richard Bahner, MDWilmington, NC 284031407812068
  5. Jeffrey Baker, MDSalisbury, NC 281441730181223
  6. Christopher Belyea, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101447661822
  7. Charles Benfield, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274081922453794
  8. Derek Bernstein, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061538504030
  9. Andrew Bridgforth, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341578829073
  10. Angelo Cammarata, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011730126137
  11. Alexander Chiaramonti, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571891145207
  12. Louis Clark, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283141598739682
  13. Gregg Cregan, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031124082482
  14. David Dalsimer, D.O.Lumberton, NC 283601477530848
  15. Jason Dickherber, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021093164428
  16. Jakub Dmochowski, MDMonroe, NC 281121215356274
  17. George Edwards, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091336142710
  18. George Edwards, MDRaleigh, NC 276091851552608
  19. John Erickson, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091316163405
  20. Kelly Esposito, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284121285053082
  21. Erika Gantt, MDCharlotte, NC 282071689657942
  22. Ryan Garcia, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071063626877
  23. Raymond Gaston, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071053334367
  24. John Gaul, MDCharlotte, NC 282071902888902
  25. Michael Geary, MDConcord, NC 280251689028904
  26. Thomas Ginn, MDSalisbury, NC 281441215954052
  27. William Gramig, MDGreensboro, NC 274081932101748
  28. Benjamin Graves, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571548435977
  29. Tyler Harris, M.D.Fort Liberty, NC 283101265439103
  30. Kristin Hedge, MDNew Bern, NC 285621366537847
  31. Nathan Heineman, MDSmithfield, NC 275771568923688
  32. Alexia Hernandez-Soria, MDBurlington, NC 272151225352743
  33. Derrick Hickey, MDWrightsville Beach, NC 284801356376289
  34. Casey Jenkins, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101780897645
  35. Christopher Johnson, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741184682841
  36. Timothy Kirkland, MDHickory, NC 286021336121631
  37. Christopher Klifto, M.D.Durham, NC 277071164713947
  38. Marshall Kuremsky, MDRaleigh, NC 276121871623827
  39. Gary Kuzma, MDGreensboro, NC 274051316984610
  40. Kevin Kuzma, MDGreensboro, NC 274051871751487
  41. Robert Lane, D.O.Asheville, NC 288011780096156
  42. Christopher Lechner, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031922117803
  43. Benjamin Levine, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041750305728
  44. Zhongyu Li, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571922082304
  45. Kenneth Lindley, MDDurham, NC 277041659532547
  46. Timothy Luchetti, MDRaleigh, NC 276091447665302
  47. Mark McGinnis, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021851338966
  48. Terry Messer, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091932151891
  49. Elizabeth Meyerdierks, MDGreensboro, NC 274011578517074
  50. Jeremy Miles, MDCary, NC 275181407175839

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207XS0106X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 32 of 51 per resident

  1. Nevada0.8
  2. Tennessee0.8
  3. Iowa0.8
  4. North Carolina0.8
  5. Oregon0.8
  6. Utah0.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207XS0106X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

83.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 85.8% 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 Carolina83.5%
  2. United States85.8%

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file76 of 91 · 83.5% here, 85.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file68 · 74.7% here, 78.3% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more48 · 52.7% here, 51.7% nationally
  • Median graduation year2005 · the 68 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207XS0106X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

91 NPPES records list orthopaedic hand surgery physician (207XS0106X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 0.8 per 100,000 residents against 0.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Raleigh has 13 of them (14%).

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. Virginia90
  2. New Jersey93
  3. Washington88
  4. Ohio95

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Iowa0.8
  2. Tennessee0.8
  3. Nevada0.8
  4. Oregon0.8

The largest states

  1. California288
  2. New York199
  3. Florida183
  4. Texas182
  5. Illinois129

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.