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 6 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. Demetri Economedes, D.O.Cary, NC 275181427225648
  2. David Edelman, MDCharlotte, NC 282071811514730
  3. Bryan Edwards, M.D.Cornelius, NC 280311063408300
  4. John Edwards, MDEden, NC 272881710952452
  5. Kurt Ehlert, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101013930312
  6. Dorsey Ek, M.D.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471902337488
  7. Christopher Elder, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011780687541
  8. Eugene Eline, D.O.Salisbury, NC 281471336136837
  9. Robert Elkins, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274031598885154
  10. John Ellington, MD, MSCharlotte, NC 282071588795215
  11. Bradley Ellison, MDConcord, NC 280251205037116
  12. Cynthia Emory, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571700082005
  13. Ronald Epner, M.D.Wake Forest, NC 275871699048058
  14. Robert Erdin, MDConcord, NC 280251538144209
  15. Melissa Erickson, MDDurham, NC 277101730356056
  16. Scott Eskildsen, MDRaleigh, NC 276121689932279
  17. David Esposito, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031407895410
  18. Robert Esposito, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091629127634
  19. Ralph Estes, MDHendersonville, NC 287911164420857
  20. Robert Esther, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991962489328
  21. Andrea Evenski, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341679773089
  22. Timothy Ewald, MDDenver, NC 280371265660120
  23. William Eward, D.V.M., M.D.Durham, NC 277101164689006
  24. Colby Fagin, M.D.Statesville, NC 286771720220460
  25. David Fajgenbaum, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091376513630
  26. Michael Fajgenbaum, MDRaleigh, NC 276091114998127
  27. Benjamin Farley, MDCharlotte, NC 282071548899222
  28. Clifford Faull, MDSylva, NC 287791407859044
  29. David Fedder, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741790792950
  30. Keith Fehring, MDCharlotte, NC 282071861629149
  31. Thomas Fehring, MDCharlotte, NC 282071134101165
  32. Brett Feldman, MDStatesville, NC 286771639140643
  33. Richard Fellrath, M.D.Asheville, NC 288051881604692
  34. Cristin Ferguson, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571528042926
  35. David Ferguson, MDDurham, NC 277101972483949
  36. Andrew Ferris, DOConcord, NC 280251245395185
  37. Nicole Fetter, MDDurham, NC 277101174659825
  38. Robert Fitch, M.D.Durham, NC 277031558458240
  39. Jamal Fitts, MDDurham, NC 277101528564465
  40. James Flanagan, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283141992779656
  41. James Fleischli, MDCharlotte, NC 282071376526624
  42. Stephen Fleming, MDBoone, NC 286071588697304
  43. Amanda Fletcher, MD, MSCRCharlotte, NC 282071003349341
  44. Philip Fontenot, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011306232731
  45. Samuel Ford, MDCharlotte, NC 282071316357940
  46. James Fordyce, DOHayesville, NC 289041114915618
  47. Chad Fortun, M DWilmington, NC 284011619119252
  48. James Foster, MDCharlotte, NC 282071386626315
  49. Mark Foster, MDSouthport, NC 284611609876788
  50. David Fowler, MDGlenville, NC 287361083625768

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.