NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Surgery Physician in North Carolina

1,170 NPPES records list surgery physician with a practice address in North Carolina, 11 per 100,000 residents, the 26th highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Raleigh have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 5 of 24.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208600000X · 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, 136

  1. Charlotte136
  2. Raleigh84
  3. Winston Salem77
  4. Chapel Hill73
  5. Durham69

Surgery Physician records in North Carolina

  1. James Coleman, MDWashington, NC 278891114965324
  2. Charles Collin, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071790721371
  3. Bradley Collins, M.D.Durham, NC 277101881777035
  4. James Collins, MDSmithfield, NC 275771477559730
  5. Rebecca Collver, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282031962728212
  6. Shawn Colwell, RNFAWilmington, NC 284091376022533
  7. Chelsea Connor, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011104187327
  8. Ruthann Conoley, PHARM.DChapel Hill, NC 275991043358112
  9. Leland Cook, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011235192261
  10. Axel Cooper, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571134549637
  11. Richard Cooper, M.D.Mebane, NC 273021114923182
  12. Robert Corbin, M.D.Mount Airy, NC 270301841291614
  13. Thomas Cornett, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011811920648
  14. Mark Couture, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541427289479
  15. Alexandra CowardChapel Hill, NC 275141750888640
  16. Michael Cox, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101417338260
  17. Montgomery Cox, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011720041767
  18. Tamera Cox, MDShelby, NC 281501538452610
  19. Benjamin Crisp, MDRaleigh, NC 276071790216505
  20. David Crist, MDSalisbury, NC 281441346204351
  21. Bryan Criswell, MDCharlotte, NC 282771487667267
  22. Granville Croley, MDConcord, NC 280251427011501
  23. Kim Crosby, MDGastonia, NC 280541013974153
  24. Nancy Crowley, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121588648646
  25. Nestor Cruz, MDSalisbury, NC 281441518998525
  26. Joseph Cullom, M.D.Lexington, NC 272921730223819
  27. Paul Cunningham, MDGreenville, NC 278341508815168
  28. Timothy Custer, MDHendersonville, NC 287921144211418
  29. Robert Czuprynski, MDHuntersville, NC 280781548672793
  30. Paul Dagher, MDBoone, NC 286071871588434
  31. Hugh Daniel, M.D.Whiteville, NC 284721821092636
  32. James Dasher, MDKernersville, NC 272841780615799
  33. Lauren Daugherty, M.D.Wake Forest, NC 275871033509864
  34. Jacob Dautel, MDCharlotte, NC 282031215513742
  35. Leo Davidson, MDFayetteville, NC 283041235125618
  36. Arthur Davis, M.D.Goldsboro, NC 275301144380437
  37. Blake Davis, M.D.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471275067589
  38. Jason Davis, M.D.Lumberton, NC 283581285809475
  39. Peyton Davis, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031912982232
  40. Robert Davis, MDEdenton, NC 279321578564332
  41. Tiffany Davis-Garcia, M.D.Edenton, NC 279321760837330
  42. Carolyn Day, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071902803109
  43. Jonathan Dean, M.D.Sylva, NC 287791386931988
  44. Cedric Deang, M.D.Thomasville, NC 273601679555957
  45. Kathryn Decker, M.D.Asheville, NC 288061063972164
  46. Robert Deepe, MDKinston, NC 285041194766865
  47. Eva Deerenberg, MDCharlotte, NC 282041720644354
  48. Benjamin Degner, MDGreenville, NC 278341497069546
  49. Mary Dehaven, MDElizabeth City, NC 279091285127266
  50. Jessica Delallo, MDCamp Lejeune, NC 285471164950200

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208600000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 26 of 51 per resident

  1. Missouri12
  2. New Mexico11
  3. Maryland11
  4. North Carolina11
  5. Ohio11
  6. Delaware11
  7. 50 states and D.C.10

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208600000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

76.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 73.7% 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 Carolina76.7%
  2. United States73.7%

Surgery Physician records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file897 of 1,170 · 76.7% here, 73.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file774 · 66.2% here, 58.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more567 · 48.5% here, 54.4% nationally
  • Median graduation year2004 · the 773 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208600000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,170 NPPES records list surgery physician (208600000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 11 per 100,000 residents against 10 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 136 of them (12%).

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. Ohio1,249
  2. Massachusetts1,003
  3. Georgia991
  4. Michigan1,376

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Maryland10.9
  2. Delaware10.6
  3. New York10.5
  4. New Mexico11.2

The largest states

  1. California3,118
  2. Texas2,192
  3. New York2,053
  4. Florida1,887
  5. Pennsylvania1,867

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.