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 14 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. Nicholas Munaretto, MDCharlotte, NC 282071154853810
  2. Christopher Murawski, MDMorrisville, NC 275601467942607
  3. Timothy Murphy, MDGreensboro, NC 274011134380603
  4. Daniel Murrey, MDCharlotte, NC 282071669454054
  5. David Musante, M.D.Durham, NC 277041598740243
  6. Christopher Nagy, MDAsheville, NC 288051770552630
  7. Robert Nantais, MDCharlotte, NC 282771447234588
  8. Kyle Nappo, MDBurlington, NC 272151932548468
  9. Arvind Narayanan, MDCary, NC 275191104272285
  10. Richard Nasca, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011467755587
  11. Rafael Negron-Medina, M.D.Oxford, NC 275651760586150
  12. Clay Nelson, M.DRocky Mount, NC 278041154732295
  13. James Nelson, MDRocky Mount, NC 278041023076494
  14. John Nelson, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091578857652
  15. Kenneth NelsonCharlotte, NC 282041841376910
  16. Leonard Nelson, MDRaleigh, NC 276121326041104
  17. Paul Neuman, DOEdenton, NC 279321013915479
  18. John Newell, MDBoone, NC 286071487687216
  19. Edwin Newman, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283141083692131
  20. Carl Nicks, MDWhiteville, NC 284721205326527
  21. Charles Niemeyer, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541700859790
  22. Scott Nimmons, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031386090579
  23. Hugh Noah, MDHigh Point, NC 272621093714727
  24. Joseph Norris, MDWhiteville, NC 284721285847939
  25. James Nunley, M.D.Durham, NC 277101700973310
  26. Kathryn O'Connor, MDDurham, NC 277071215161070
  27. Justin O'Guinn, MDHuntersville, NC 280781457589137
  28. Donald O'Malley, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091750453916
  29. Scott O'Neal, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071952512790
  30. Conor O'Neill, MDCary, NC 275191407347024
  31. Ward Oakley, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741699782458
  32. Matthew Ohl, MDCharlotte, NC 282621205956323
  33. Christopher Olcott, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991770682528
  34. Matthew Olin, MDGreensboro, NC 274081962496547
  35. Erik OlssonHendersonville, NC 287921558688697
  36. Brian Opalacz, D.O.Shelby, NC 281501881039485
  37. Jesse Otero, M.D., PH.D.Charlotte, NC 282071821381674
  38. Robert Ottaviani, MDGoldsboro, NC 275341518934686
  39. Sami Oweida, MDMatthews, NC 281051922070689
  40. Michael Paloski, D.O.Charlotte, NC 282071104030063
  41. Anastasios Papadonikolakis, MDHigh Point, NC 272621851587778
  42. Jaylan Parikh, MDDunn, NC 283341265433163
  43. Nancy ParkDurham, NC 277051598594673
  44. Anthony Parker, D.ODunn, NC 283341063948990
  45. Benjamin Parker, MDBoone, NC 286071114211794
  46. Chad Parkes, MDCary, NC 275181467973131
  47. Christopher Parks, MDWilmington, NC 284121689992745
  48. Shaun Patel, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071750644027
  49. Sunny Patel, M.D.Burlington, NC 272151821354812
  50. Michael PatettaWilmington, NC 284031992333470

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.