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 18 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. David Strom, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741609883511
  2. Stephen Struble, MDCary, NC 275181578546644
  3. William Stucky, MDShelby, NC 281501871576918
  4. Glen Subin, MDPinehurst, NC 283741801995485
  5. Billy Sullivan, MDCharlotte, NC 282071548720493
  6. Graham Sullivan, M.D.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471740711639
  7. Ronald Summers, MDRaleigh, NC 276101730183559
  8. Gregory Summerville, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171053653337
  9. Lawrence Supik, MDSylva, NC 287791912900523
  10. Mark Suprock, MDHuntersville, NC 280781205858339
  11. Eric Swart, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141386960128
  12. James Swenson, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101417994278
  13. Brian Swinteck, MDGreensboro, NC 274081831396209
  14. Jillian Sylvester, MDPittsboro, NC 273121578976775
  15. Robert Sypher, MDGreensboro, NC 274051528005824
  16. Brian Szura, M.D.Cary, NC 275181164496378
  17. Vaibhav Tadepalli, MDCharlotte, NC 282071174100747
  18. Ryan Takenaga, M.D.Oxford, NC 275651821259748
  19. John Taliaferro, MDWilson, NC 278931417375569
  20. Alec Talsania, MDCharlotte, NC 282071972173599
  21. Dean Taylor, MDDurham, NC 277041104841717
  22. Samantha Tayne, MD, MBACary, NC 275191578959490
  23. Gregory Tayrose, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274081093989030
  24. Robert Teasdall, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571720062110
  25. Robert Teasdall, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571417536996
  26. John Temple, MDCharlotte, NC 282101700868577
  27. John Ternes, MDPineville, NC 281341942282637
  28. Edward Testa, MDCharlotte, NC 282071538729181
  29. Daniel Thibaudeau, MDRaleigh, NC 276121588005821
  30. Dimitri Thomas, M.D.Kinston, NC 285011679739106
  31. Henry Thomason, MDGastonia, NC 280541841266301
  32. Jeremy Thompson, MDCharlotte, NC 282071811427263
  33. Robert Thompson, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571831543131
  34. Adam Thorp, M.D.Wilson, NC 278931376589374
  35. Shane Tipton, MDConcord, NC 280251073977948
  36. Robert Tisherman, MDCary, NC 275191417477423
  37. Ruben Torrealba, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274081881889269
  38. Alison Toth, MDDurham, NC 277041982644720
  39. Amy Trammell, MDCharlotte, NC 282101730613761
  40. Carol Trent, M.D.Clyde, NC 287211831169523
  41. Michael Trumbo, MDDurham, NC 277101063048080
  42. Paul Tsahakis, MDCharlotte, NC 282771770572570
  43. Douglas Turgeon, M.D.Jefferson, NC 286401861431793
  44. Robby Turk, MDCharlotte, NC 282041689251613
  45. Paul Ulrich, DOSylva, NC 287791285291609
  46. Thomas Vail, M.D.Durham, NC 277041598852014
  47. Brandon Valentine, MDCharlotte, NC 282111831274695
  48. Ricardo Valle Diaz, M.D.Kinston, NC 285011588829675
  49. Peter Van Steyn, MDFort Liberty, NC 283101043758618
  50. Harold Vandersea, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621750376570

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.