NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in North Carolina

157 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in North Carolina, 1.4 per 100,000 residents, the 42nd 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 1 of 4.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208G00000X · 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. Durham28
  3. Raleigh16
  4. Winston Salem15
  5. Greenville12

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in North Carolina

  1. Hamdi Abu Ali, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282031760718746
  2. Alec Akbarov, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541427099787
  3. John Alexander, MDFayetteville, NC 283041922019777
  4. Leon Alexander, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282781316047582
  5. Carlos Anciano Granadillo, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341154563906
  6. Curtis Anderson, MDRaleigh, NC 276071801870357
  7. David Andrews, MDCharlotte, NC 282041487637187
  8. Alvan Atkinson, MDRaleigh, NC 276121891705240
  9. Stafford BaldersonDurham, NC 277101801966635
  10. Yaron Barac, M.D, PH.DWinston Salem, NC 271571356894810
  11. Bryan Bartle, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011043214687
  12. Kaitlin Bevers, MDDurham, NC 277101437578473
  13. Oliver Binns, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031851448849
  14. Bret Borchelt, MDWinston Salem, NC 271041871579870
  15. Bryon Boulton, MDRaleigh, NC 276101497966782
  16. Sabin Bozso, MDCharlotte, NC 282041720824477
  17. Timothy Brand, MDCharlotte, NC 282041306108899
  18. Harry Burton, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031235286261
  19. Richard Carlton, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011104887850
  20. Craig Carter, MDClayton, NC 275201487636106
  21. Adam Celio, MDFayetteville, NC 283041780948620
  22. Tai-Leung Daniel Chan, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341982987681
  23. Abdul ChaudhryRaleigh, NC 276101124070586
  24. Walter Chitwood, MDGreenville, NC 278341306844436
  25. Ralph Christy, MDConcord, NC 280251770650236
  26. Christopher Cicci, MDConcord, NC 280251851503734
  27. Joseph Clark, MDDurham, NC 277051043330558
  28. Joseph Cook, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282031023029485
  29. Robert Cortina, MDWilmington, NC 284011952371890
  30. Robin Cummings, MDPinehurst, NC 283741750681185
  31. Thomas D'Amico, M.D.Durham, NC 277101023171899
  32. Hiroshi Date, MDDurham, NC 277101043032642
  33. Ivan David, MDWilmington, NC 284011386669471
  34. Stephen Davies, MDPinehurst, NC 283741093030314
  35. Robert Davis, MDCharlotte, NC 282041417299561
  36. David Duncan, MDWinston Salem, NC 271041124004122
  37. Cornelius Dyke, MDGastonia, NC 280541245226083
  38. Thomas Edgerton, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741124012091
  39. Charles Edwards, MDCharlotte, NC 282111821071523
  40. Thomas Egan, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991740374859
  41. Joseph Elbeery, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341265697080
  42. Stephen Ely, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031255488235
  43. Jeffrey Everett, MDCharlotte, NC 282041407849532
  44. Romulo Fajardo, MDGreensboro, NC 274011205366374
  45. Richard Feins, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991619061793
  46. T Ferguson, MDGreenville, NC 278341497700546
  47. Zachary Fitch, M.D.Durham, NC 277051831586908
  48. John Frederick, MDCharlotte, NC 282041841347937
  49. Jeffrey Gaca, MDDurham, NC 277101821260431
  50. Edward Gerhardt, MDGreensboro, NC 274011679578652

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 42 of 51 per resident

  1. Colorado1.5
  2. Alabama1.5
  3. Utah1.5
  4. North Carolina1.4
  5. Nevada1.4
  6. Georgia1.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

70.7% 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 Carolina70.7%
  2. United States76.2%

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file111 of 157 · 70.7% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file97 · 61.8% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more99 · 63.1% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1998 · the 97 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208G00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

157 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 1.4 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 32 of them (20%).

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. New Jersey156
  2. Georgia155
  3. Minnesota163
  4. Missouri143

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Nevada1.4
  2. Utah1.5
  3. Alabama1.5
  4. Colorado1.5

The largest states

  1. California634
  2. Texas484
  3. Florida468
  4. New York446
  5. Pennsylvania377

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.