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 4 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. Arthur Carter, MDGreensboro, NC 274011689700742
  2. Michael Carter, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031245207919
  3. Ralph Carter, MDLaurinburg, NC 283521609902360
  4. Michael Casale, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121417375155
  5. Jordan Case, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571225264948
  6. Virginia Casey, MDCharlotte, NC 282071386627610
  7. Jesus Castillo, D.O.Chapel Hill, NC 275991801099510
  8. Sean Catlett, MDFayetteville, NC 283041356970040
  9. Robert Caudle, MDRaleigh, NC 276071073566766
  10. Kathryn Caulfield, MDGastonia, NC 280541538146550
  11. Robert Chadderdon, MDCharlotte, NC 282071952518011
  12. Justin Chandler, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274081871714733
  13. Todd Chapman, MDCharlotte, NC 282071558504266
  14. Jeffrey Chase, MDKill Devil Hills, NC 279481801828140
  15. John Chiavetta, MDRaleigh, NC 276121265435044
  16. James Chimento, M.D.Wake Forest, NC 275871437111366
  17. Nainisha Chintalapudi, MDCharlotte, NC 282041306423942
  18. Stephanie Choo, MDCharlotte, NC 282071902422322
  19. Liane Chun, MDCharlotte, NC 282071831753797
  20. Samuel Ciliberto, M.D.Sanford, NC 273301447374343
  21. Brian Clair, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282111932460235
  22. Christian Clark, MDCharlotte, NC 282071053381046
  23. Charles Classen, M.D.Kinston, NC 285011114039278
  24. William Clayton, M.D.Robbinsville, NC 287711801980727
  25. Anne Clemens, P.A.Durham, NC 277101568511574
  26. Joseph Cline, MDSmithfield, NC 275771922453703
  27. Bruce Cohen, MDCharlotte, NC 282071891778973
  28. Graham Cohen, DOBurlington, NC 272151043771231
  29. Max Cohen, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274081467446039
  30. Christopher ColeDurham, NC 277101972686129
  31. Michael Colello, MDCharlotte, NC 282041306404033
  32. Robert Collins, MDGreensboro, NC 274081932100047
  33. James Comadoll, MDSalisbury, NC 281441013963446
  34. Michael Comstock, M.C. P.A.Raleigh, NC 276091891758330
  35. Patrick Connor, MDCharlotte, NC 282071952384034
  36. David Constantinescu, MDCharlotte, NC 282071750918215
  37. Neil Conti, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741942217807
  38. Marcus Cook, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282111215038054
  39. Robert Cope, D.O.Morganton, NC 286551316473424
  40. Kevin Corman, D.O.Charlotte, NC 282071649559204
  41. Richard Couch, D.O.Washington, NC 278891902983711
  42. Diane Covington, P.A.Durham, NC 277101285783290
  43. Bruce Cox, MDShelby, NC 281501376545871
  44. William Craig, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031043274335
  45. Daniela CrandallDurham, NC 277101740364579
  46. Charles Craven, M.D.Clemmons, NC 270121508824491
  47. William Cregar, MDCharlotte, NC 282071609306505
  48. Robert Creighton, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991497854368
  49. Colin CrickardGreenville, NC 278341770562001
  50. James Crowther, M.D. P.A.Raleigh, NC 276091407819972

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.