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 20 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. Heber Winfield, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021770520314
  2. Nathan Winter, DOCamp Lejeune, NC 285471154940385
  3. Stephen Winter, MDClemmons, NC 270121598945636
  4. Kurt Wohlrab, MD, MPHPinehurst, NC 283741043221658
  5. Mark Wood, MDRaleigh, NC 276101134172372
  6. Jessica Woodcock, MDNew Bern, NC 285621275730178
  7. Dominic Woodson, DODurham, NC 277101912403668
  8. Benjamin Wooster, MDCharlotte, NC 282071841618568
  9. Walter Wray, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031821261652
  10. Melissa Wright, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031255745576
  11. Paul Wright, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141891759577
  12. Caroline Wu, MDDurham, NC 277101437900453
  13. Robert Wyker, MDRaleigh, NC 276121356344030
  14. Cody Wyles, MDCharlotte, NC 282071871957480
  15. Naiping Xu, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011497997803
  16. Jeffrey Yaste, MDAsheboro, NC 272031811036841
  17. Mark Yates, MDGreensboro, NC 274011598702359
  18. Kathryn YeagerCamp Lejeune, NC 285471174970958
  19. Sherman Yeargan, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031962421917
  20. Shawn YeazellGreenville, NC 278341518349463
  21. Lawrence Yenni, MDWake Forest, NC 275871609856905
  22. Connor Zale, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101225596000
  23. Russell Zelko, MDDurham, NC 277131447226402
  24. Zachary Zeller, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031730715608
  25. Jason Zlotnicki, MDGastonia, NC 280541740696137
  26. Jason Zook, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551114131786
  27. Joseph Zucker, MDAlbemarle, NC 280011992786537

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.