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 19 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. Dax Varkey, MDGreensboro, NC 274011326308891
  2. Christopher Vasileff, MDBelmont, NC 280121043709652
  3. Bradley Vaughn, MDRaleigh, NC 276121003819780
  4. George Veasy, MDOxford, NC 275651558350496
  5. Joseph Veneziano, M.D.Lincolnton, NC 280921174717755
  6. Connor Venrick, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101669932513
  7. Anna Vergun, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991083882419
  8. Nicholas Viens, M.D.Durham, NC 277041841482098
  9. David Vier, MDCharlotte, NC 282071477931707
  10. Neil Vining, MDRaleigh, NC 276141245343060
  11. Julia Visgauss, M.D.Durham, NC 277101699031401
  12. Anna Voytek, MDGreensboro, NC 274011417991274
  13. Robert Wainer, MDGreensboro, NC 274011356387047
  14. Raymond Waldrop, MDCharlotte, NC 282071639756836
  15. Earl Walker, MDMorganton, NC 286551518066976
  16. Justin Walker, MDLenoir, NC 286451073742573
  17. Michael Walker, MDGastonia, NC 280541790711505
  18. Edward Walker Gallego, MDMooresville, NC 281171093001323
  19. Devin Walsh, MDCharlotte, NC 282071417304411
  20. Mark Warburton, MDHigh Point, NC 272621851390595
  21. Marc Ward, MDConcord, NC 280251518073261
  22. William Ward, MDHickory, NC 286021396729265
  23. John Wassel, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282111548295934
  24. James Watson, M.D.Elizabeth City, NC 279091417020249
  25. John Wattenbarger, MDCharlotte, NC 282071043294598
  26. Tyler Watters, MDRaleigh, NC 276121669797353
  27. Hugh Watts, MDSalisbury, NC 281441730135328
  28. Lawrence Webb, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571437133832
  29. Kenneth Weeks, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071568605921
  30. Douglass Weiss, MDCamp Lejeune, NC 285471700932522
  31. Benjamin Welborn, MDAsheville, NC 288031770016263
  32. Edward Weller, MDHigh Point, NC 272621477552115
  33. Samuel Wellman, M.D.Durham, NC 277101992836837
  34. Gary Wertman, DOJacksonville, NC 285461083805006
  35. Mark Wertman, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621538167010
  36. Jesse West, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031437108206
  37. Nathan Wetters, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071467711168
  38. William Wheatley, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621740288224
  39. Clifford Wheeless, MDRaleigh, NC 276141205903408
  40. Johnathan Whitaker, D.O.Elkin, NC 286211376863456
  41. Peter Whitfield, MDGreensboro, NC 274011700838828
  42. Courtenay Whitman, MDElkin, NC 286211023013893
  43. Eugene Willett, MDAsheville, NC 288041518205756
  44. Randolph Williams, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341417942798
  45. Sharrona Williams, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011891795134
  46. Mark Williamson, M.D.Statesville, NC 286251679685929
  47. Robert Williamson, M.D.Mount Airy, NC 270301316942675
  48. Christopher Wilson, MDCharlotte, NC 282071932785706
  49. Joseph Wilson, MDDurham, NC 277041497915698
  50. Scott Wilson, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571851366421

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.