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 5 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. Tauseef Syed, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031033194857
  2. Rebecca Szer, DOGreensboro, NC 274011932722170
  3. Elnaz Tabrizi, MDCharlotte, NC 282021376736553
  4. Teresa Tarrant, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991649331653
  5. Rupak Thapa, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571689807216
  6. Elizabeth Thomas, DOWilmington, NC 284011366867269
  7. Ashley Toci, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282021790096121
  8. Anne Toohey, M.D.Durham, NC 277041275524829
  9. Christopher Tracy, MDWest End, NC 273761013152594
  10. Edward Treadwell, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341003899105
  11. William Truslow, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011790795755
  12. Peter Valen, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571548264310
  13. Jill Vargo, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031205899143
  14. Adrian Vazquez, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031457513590
  15. Kinga Vereczkey, M.D.Sanford, NC 273301932267176
  16. Amanda Wakeley, DOCharlotte, NC 282111699037002
  17. Kashmira Wankhedkar, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282041063761351
  18. Mary Chester Wasko, MD MSCAhoskie, NC 279101598731945
  19. Maria Watson, M.D.Hope Mills, NC 283481033122668
  20. Michael Watterson, MD, FACRGreenville, NC 278341477548584
  21. Richard Welton, M.D.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471578537916
  22. Randal White, M.D.Washington, NC 278891184629297
  23. Irene Whitt, M.D.Durham, NC 277041609856624
  24. Christine WillisDurham, NC 277101275603003
  25. Charles Withers, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282621598928202
  26. Bob Wodecki, MDStatesville, NC 286251649270190
  27. Rachel Wolfe, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571437470903
  28. Sree Teja Yelamanchili, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541356737803
  29. William Yount, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991245318526
  30. Martina Ziegenbein, M.D.Boone, NC 286071629114277
  31. John Zieminski, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274081427043140
  32. Aldona Ziolkowska, M.D.High Point, NC 272621518905223
  33. Suzanne Zorn, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091265410500
  34. Jill Zouzoulas, MDCharlotte, NC 282871104938109

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.