NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in North Carolina

977 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in North Carolina, 9 per 100,000 residents, the 15th highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Durham have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 11 of 20.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207X00000X · method

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

Charlotte has the most, 175

  1. Charlotte175
  2. Durham79
  3. Raleigh63
  4. Winston Salem55
  5. Asheville45

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in North Carolina

  1. Brent Lanting, MDCharlotte, NC 282071396024436
  2. Lawrence Larabee, MDKinston, NC 285011700842291
  3. Thomas Large, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011407825318
  4. Robert Lark, MDDurham, NC 277101235397472
  5. Jared Latham, PA-CHigh Point, NC 272621770176299
  6. Harrison Latimer, MDSalisbury, NC 281441740261809
  7. Scott Latulip, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276141215461694
  8. Michael Lauffenburger, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031194794644
  9. Gregory Lavigne, MDHendersonville, NC 287921609862473
  10. Eric Laxer, MDCharlotte, NC 282071023090826
  11. William Leatherwood, MDHendersonville, NC 287921699303339
  12. Christopher Leber, MDAberdeen, NC 283151073916003
  13. Charles Lecroy, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011114992062
  14. Ryan Leduc, MDCharlotte, NC 282071356978407
  15. Eric Lee, MDCharlotte, NC 282621518378496
  16. Thomas Lefebvre, MDCamp Lejeune, NC 285471144684549
  17. Richard Leighton, DOSupply, NC 284621861489734
  18. Mark Lemel, MDBrevard, NC 287121114920519
  19. Kenneth Lennon, MDHigh Point, NC 272621518966258
  20. Gabriel Lensing, MDCharlotte, NC 282071861920423
  21. Eric Lescault, DOSouthport, NC 284611992772248
  22. Sarah Levey, MDDurham, NC 277101760062566
  23. Jay LevinDurham, NC 277051659832624
  24. Samantha LevinClyde, NC 287211235692427
  25. Daniel Lewis, MDCharlotte, NC 282071235332024
  26. Jane Lewis, M.D.Cherry Point, NC 285331114947116
  27. Scott Lewis, MDWilson, NC 278931124516745
  28. Neill Li, MDMorrisville, NC 275601194106716
  29. Ryan Li, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101790129278
  30. Paul Lichstein, MSC, MDSalisbury, NC 281441013203470
  31. Ralph Liebelt, M.D.Durham, NC 277041730164476
  32. Edward Lilly, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911689614570
  33. Moe Lim, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171831298678
  34. Christopher Lindsay, MDArden, NC 287041205364296
  35. Craig Lippe, MDWhiteville, NC 284721578504106
  36. Bryan Loeffler, MDCharlotte, NC 282071720118540
  37. James LoftusConcord, NC 280251154304194
  38. Kevin Logel, MDRaleigh, NC 276121194777052
  39. Robert Logel, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041275536989
  40. John Lohnes, PADurham, NC 277101205910353
  41. Joseph Long, MDCharlotte, NC 282071477132124
  42. Stephan Lowe, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031417913401
  43. Douglas Lucas, DOHendersonville, NC 287911952537532
  44. Michael Lucas, MDHigh Point, NC 272621174522817
  45. John Lucey, M.D.Asheville, NC 288051932232402
  46. Stephen Lucey, MDAsheboro, NC 272031932152527
  47. Eric Lukosius, M.D.Cary, NC 275181346660305
  48. Gaurav Luther, MDApex, NC 275021790047231
  49. Surendrapal Mac, MDAlbemarle, NC 280011629040027
  50. Neil Macintyre, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031124264288

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 15 of 51 per resident

  1. Michigan9.6
  2. North Dakota9.4
  3. Montana9.3
  4. North Carolina9.0
  5. Nebraska8.9
  6. District of Columbia8.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

80.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.5% 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 Carolina80.2%
  2. United States76.5%

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file784 of 977 · 80.2% here, 76.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file677 · 69.3% here, 62.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more524 · 53.6% here, 56.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 677 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207X00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

977 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician (207X00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 9 per 100,000 residents against 7.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 175 of them (18%).

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. Michigan962
  2. Illinois995
  3. Ohio921
  4. Georgia753

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Nebraska8.9
  2. District of Columbia8.8
  3. Montana9.3
  4. North Dakota9.4

The largest states

  1. California2,276
  2. Texas1,514
  3. Florida1,470
  4. New York1,339
  5. Pennsylvania1,253

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.