NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rheumatology Physician in North Carolina

234 NPPES records list rheumatology physician with a practice address in North Carolina, 2.2 per 100,000 residents, the 26th 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 2 of 5.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RR0500X · 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, 32

  1. Charlotte32
  2. Durham29
  3. Chapel Hill25
  4. Winston Salem17
  5. Wilmington14

Rheumatology Physician records in North Carolina

  1. Sean Fahey, M.D.Mooresville, NC 281171619976479
  2. Mary Farmer, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141205048519
  3. Heather Favorito, MDWilmington, NC 284011306199674
  4. Paul Ferrell, MDShelby, NC 281501053304477
  5. Guy FioccoWilmington, NC 284011700881695
  6. David Fraser, MDJacksonville, NC 285461992794614
  7. Meera Gangam, MDGastonia, NC 280541114160652
  8. Sanjay Garg, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041891997458
  9. Robert Gay, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061649290669
  10. Ronald GeorgeWilmington, NC 284011265657894
  11. Najeeb Ghaussy, MDClyde, NC 287211447244322
  12. Abigail Gilbert, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171073748117
  13. Heather Gladue, DOCharlotte, NC 282021790949642
  14. Charis Gn, MDConcord, NC 280251306259700
  15. Niti Goel, MDMorrisville, NC 275601619037694
  16. Noopur GoelApex, NC 275021760801146
  17. Jon Golenbiewski, D.O.Winston Salem, NC 271571649618331
  18. Kristin Gowin, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031033172895
  19. Pamela Gray, MDAhoskie, NC 279101548254030
  20. Ashley Green, MDConcord, NC 280251023453008
  21. Akash Gupta, MDRaleigh, NC 276171437512027
  22. Sandeepkumar Gupta, M.D.Durham, NC 277041528485729
  23. Nortin Hadler, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991780759530
  24. Betty Harmon, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341629064936
  25. Helen Harmon, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341962498097
  26. Kyle Harner, M.DGreenville, NC 278341073547931
  27. Mark Harris, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011437157872
  28. John Harshbarger, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011174520449
  29. Angela Hawkes, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274101124206388
  30. Barton Haynes, M.D.Durham, NC 277101427107432
  31. Shannon HerndonChapel Hill, NC 275141316575715
  32. Michael Hershfield, M.D.Durham, NC 277041639251739
  33. Heather Holden, MDCharlotte, NC 282771023296670
  34. Robert Holmes, D.O.Pollocksville, NC 285731053496349
  35. Catherine HoweDurham, NC 277051841751930
  36. Kim Huffman, MD, PHDDurham, NC 277131023079746
  37. Joshua Hunt, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101396369021
  38. Prarthana Jain, DOChapel Hill, NC 275141497314538
  39. Sahithi Jarugula, MBBSCharlotte, NC 282101215228655
  40. Malithi Jayasundara, MDWilmington, NC 284011871849976
  41. Liangyong JiangGreenville, NC 278341912291212
  42. Alison Johnson, MDHuntersville, NC 280781164551198
  43. Beth Jonas, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991578638276
  44. Joanne Jordan, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991396812053
  45. Nazmul Kabir, MDRaleigh, NC 276141407245848
  46. Viswaja Kaja, DOChapel Hill, NC 275141407598378
  47. Atul Kapila, MDRaleigh, NC 276151952744294
  48. Ahmad Kashif Al Ghita, MDCharlotte, NC 282021760438576
  49. Firas Kassab, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771366649014
  50. Geeta Katwa, M.D.,Kinston, NC 285041437141934

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 26 of 51 per resident

  1. Virginia2.3
  2. Michigan2.3
  3. Florida2.2
  4. North Carolina2.2
  5. Tennessee2.0
  6. Louisiana1.9
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

78.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.6% 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 Carolina78.2%
  2. United States81.6%

Rheumatology Physician records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file183 of 234 · 78.2% here, 81.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file158 · 67.5% here, 69.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more128 · 54.7% here, 56.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2005 · the 158 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RR0500X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

234 NPPES records list rheumatology physician (207RR0500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 2.2 per 100,000 residents against 2.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 32 of them (14%).

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. Michigan226
  2. New Jersey253
  3. Maryland214
  4. Washington200

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Florida2.2
  2. Virginia2.3
  3. New Mexico2.3
  4. Nebraska2.3

The largest states

  1. California926
  2. New York599
  3. Texas545
  4. Florida494
  5. Pennsylvania413

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.