NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Surgical Physician Assistant in North Carolina

372 NPPES records list surgical physician assistant with a practice address in North Carolina, 3.4 per 100,000 residents, the 35th highest rate of 51. Raleigh and Durham have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 2 of 8.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363AS0400X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Raleigh has the most, 86

  1. Raleigh86
  2. Durham42
  3. Charlotte35
  4. Winston Salem31
  5. Asheville22

Surgical Physician Assistant records in North Carolina

  1. Gerald Crist, PAFayetteville, NC 283041134668007
  2. Elizabeth Crocker, MPAS, PA-CCary, NC 275181063052132
  3. Amy Croft, PAGreenville, NC 278341780786640
  4. Mary Cudd, PACFayetteville, NC 283041730266453
  5. Amanda Dancy, PA-CGreensboro, NC 274031568467272
  6. Kirsten Darroch, PA-CRaleigh, NC 276091093361859
  7. Robert Dasnoit, PA-CGreensboro, NC 274051316994635
  8. Deborah Davis, PA-CWinston Salem, NC 271571154709459
  9. Erin Davis, PA-CChapel Hill, NC 275141104771781
  10. Owen DavisGreenville, NC 278341720447386
  11. Andrew DelbridgeGreenville, NC 278341801626080
  12. Yvonne Desmet, P.A.-CWilmington, NC 284011154386340
  13. Simran Dhaliwal, PA-CFayetteville, NC 283041053906248
  14. Tiffany DisanzoRaleigh, NC 276101043917354
  15. John Dobbins, PACWinston Salem, NC 271571235114687
  16. Brian Dodd, PACLenoir, NC 286451558476887
  17. Lauren Dogariu, PACGreensboro, NC 274011396200473
  18. Nicole Doolittle, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071780460220
  19. Ari Doucette, PA-CCamp Lejeune, NC 285471821398363
  20. Ryan Dougherty, PA-CWilmington, NC 284031467173443
  21. Jason Downey, PA-CLouisburg, NC 275491427427830
  22. Ashley Drew, PA-CGastonia, NC 280541164899720
  23. Emily DrummondShelby, NC 281501972391738
  24. Mara Duncan, PA-CHigh Point, NC 272621538894290
  25. Brenda Dushek, OPA-CSupply, NC 284621740845148
  26. Katherine Dyer, MMS, MS, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282621417363623
  27. Zachary Eaker, PA-CGastonia, NC 280541457703837
  28. Cynthia Earl, PAC MMSFayetteville, NC 283011881767580
  29. Andrew Eckstein, PA-CChapel Hill, NC 275141497265029
  30. Rachelle Eiden, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282101700110814
  31. Kristina Eilbacher, PA-C, LATC, CSCSDurham, NC 277051164708558
  32. Kaitlyn Elrod, PA-C ATCCharlotte, NC 282071174033146
  33. Madison EricksonDurham, NC 277051033941414
  34. Ronald Fazio, PARaleigh, NC 276101962738146
  35. Jeffrey Fear, PA-CHendersonville, NC 287921104351519
  36. Katherine Fernandez, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282771649394412
  37. Alec FieldsMorehead City, NC 285571841898152
  38. Callan Fike, PA-CRaleigh, NC 276101184076994
  39. Andrew Finney, PA-CHickory, NC 286021811949878
  40. Scott Flood, P.A.Lumberton, NC 283581215244843
  41. Valarie Forbes, P.A.Durham, NC 277101336283399
  42. Chad Frazer, PA-CPinehurst, NC 283741184652950
  43. Samantha Freeman, PA-CRaleigh, NC 276101316603889
  44. Christina Freile, PA-CRaleigh, NC 276101962024521
  45. Sara Frye, PA-CConcord, NC 280251679750350
  46. Catherine Gaines, PALumberton, NC 283581063458941
  47. Melvin Gaston, PA-CMorehead City, NC 285571902877277
  48. Joe Gates, PANorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591205365335
  49. Samantha Gates, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282041861743999
  50. Laura Geraghty, PA-CDurham, NC 277101720224496

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AS0400X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 35 of 51 per resident

  1. Minnesota4.0
  2. Alabama3.9
  3. Kansas3.9
  4. North Carolina3.4
  5. Louisiana3.4
  6. Ohio3.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.5.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AS0400X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

72.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.2% 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 Carolina72.6%
  2. United States76.2%

Surgical Physician Assistant records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file270 of 372 · 72.6% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file235 · 63.2% here, 64.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more196 · 52.7% here, 52.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2014 · the 235 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363AS0400X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

372 NPPES records list surgical physician assistant (363AS0400X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 3.4 per 100,000 residents against 5.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Raleigh has 86 of them (23%).

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. Oregon362
  2. Ohio395
  3. Maryland397
  4. Michigan325

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Louisiana3.4
  2. Nevada3.3
  3. New Mexico3.3
  4. Virginia3.2

The largest states

  1. New York2,152
  2. Florida1,444
  3. Texas1,350
  4. California1,075
  5. Pennsylvania832

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.