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 3 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. Katherine Kaufman, MDPollocksville, NC 285731982963245
  2. Pawan Kc, M.D.Kernersville, NC 272841871025361
  3. Stacy Kennedy, M.D.Salisbury, NC 281441063556496
  4. George Kernodle, M.D.Burlington, NC 272151609896794
  5. Robert Kipnis, MDCharlotte, NC 282071750337572
  6. Daniel Kirby, M.D.Davidson, NC 280361134116817
  7. Nicole Klett, MDDurham, NC 277041396753711
  8. George Korede, MDGastonia, NC 280541205163144
  9. Virginia KrausDurham, NC 277101013091172
  10. Suresh Kumar, MDSmithfield, NC 275771023532058
  11. Pooja Kumari, MDHuntersville, NC 280781194131342
  12. Victoria Lackey, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571720005374
  13. Gordon Lam, MDCharlotte, NC 282021750427308
  14. Andrew Laster, MDCharlotte, NC 282071669428488
  15. Julie Levengood, MDAsheville, NC 288031457335887
  16. David Leverenz, MDDurham, NC 277101619311305
  17. Peter Levitin, MDGreensboro, NC 274011194894279
  18. Richard Loeser, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991609851732
  19. James Logan, MDBoone, NC 286071689675175
  20. Dasha Lopez Vasquez, MDClayton, NC 275201508395260
  21. Francis Luk, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571700198173
  22. David Macpeek, M.D.Durham, NC 277031790926491
  23. Carlo Mainardi, MD, MBA, FACP, FACRHendersonville, NC 287921841258068
  24. Ali Malik, MDWinston Salem, NC 271271275096067
  25. Matthew Malus, MDCharlotte, NC 282101396107009
  26. Ranadeep Mandhadi, MDGastonia, NC 280541093944001
  27. Gary Maniloff, MDCharlotte, NC 282071750336343
  28. Kara Martin, MDWest End, NC 273761881691277
  29. Duncan McCall, M.D.Statesville, NC 286771477548345
  30. Rex McCallum, MDDurham, NC 277051326122219
  31. Jill McClory, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021922190255
  32. Kevin McKnight, MDPine Knoll Shores, NC 285121598773343
  33. Gwenesta Melton, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041780697326
  34. Steven Mendelsohn, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031760446165
  35. Douglas Metcalf, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031205830734
  36. Christopher Meyer, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031598984155
  37. David Michel, MDRaleigh, NC 276141851558100
  38. Megan Milne, MDNew Bern, NC 285621720519622
  39. Nilamadhab Mishra, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031104801232
  40. Kate Mitchell, MDDurham, NC 277041578720181
  41. Garland Moeller, MDHavelock, NC 285321912990334
  42. Michael MorganCharlotte, NC 282031659507747
  43. Sheila MundayRaleigh, NC 276121003337312
  44. Bilal Muzaffar, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031639308646
  45. Alireza Nami, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282041851312755
  46. Amanda Nelson, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991982816203
  47. Sally Nicks, M.D.Newton, NC 286581578738910
  48. Tony Ning, MDDurham, NC 277041942426002
  49. Heather North, MDHendersonville, NC 287391780780668
  50. Robert Oglesby, MDGreenville, NC 278341568519288

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.