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 4 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. Onajite Onaodowan, MDHendersonville, NC 287921477714814
  2. Eric Orlowsky, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771508028713
  3. Amit Patel, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771043577646
  4. Dhavalkumar Patel, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991578623104
  5. Mayur Patel, M.D.Burlington, NC 272151386802205
  6. Rakesh Patel, DOSalisbury, NC 281441295712305
  7. Saloni Patolia, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141285202275
  8. Dayton Payne, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021639121239
  9. Lydwan Perez WesterbandChapel Hill, NC 275141598359770
  10. James Perruquet, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621023073376
  11. David Puett, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011821096264
  12. Ashwini Punjabi, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771356591614
  13. Leslie Ranken, MDCharlotte, NC 282071083743074
  14. Anshul Rao, MDClayton, NC 275201811036817
  15. Michael Reep, DOGreenville, NC 278341316407570
  16. Rajani Relangi, MDConcord, NC 280251265465470
  17. Christopher RiceGreensboro, NC 274011235584335
  18. John Rice, M.D.Durham, NC 277101336223239
  19. David Riffe, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571841753373
  20. Alison Ritter, PAAsheville, NC 288031073317806
  21. Alfredo Rivadeneira, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991760543896
  22. Surry Roberts, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276051265757157
  23. Rachel Romero, MDConcord, NC 280251558603910
  24. Robert Roubey, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991114088242
  25. Rebecca Sadun, M.D., PH.D.Durham, NC 277101437475100
  26. Rujuta Saraiya, MDRaleigh, NC 276141720241573
  27. Laura Schanberg, M.D.Durham, NC 277101558424333
  28. Gregory Schimizzi, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011811995251
  29. Karen Schorn, MDWest End, NC 273761710919683
  30. Charles Seehorn, MDCharlotte, NC 282071528013109
  31. Elliott Semble, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031780677237
  32. Hajra Shah, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571427281542
  33. Joseph Shanahan, MDDurham, NC 277131043394901
  34. Max Shenin, DOWilmington, NC 284011730380239
  35. William Shoemaker, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011740642925
  36. Wendy Simmons, PAWilmington, NC 284011609800556
  37. Aaron Smith, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141649856501
  38. Ellison Smith, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031538123989
  39. David Snow, M.D.Delco, NC 284361639177082
  40. Ellen Snyder, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991750709598
  41. Ralph Snyderman, M.D.Durham, NC 277101679657530
  42. Ellen Ann Sockman, MDGreensboro, NC 274081891321857
  43. Griffin Sonaty, MD, MPHChapel Hill, NC 275141770160673
  44. Eugene St. Clair, M.D.Durham, NC 277101851475727
  45. Karen Stellpflug, M.D.Morrisville, NC 275601679709752
  46. Alyssa Strazanac, MDGreensboro, NC 274101588169460
  47. Ananta Subedi, MDRaleigh, NC 276141467737601
  48. Jeremy Sullivan, MDCharlotte, NC 282021184151730
  49. Thomas Sundberg, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282111063433456
  50. Shashank Suresh, MDCharlotte, NC 282111255780722

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.