Cardiothoracic Surgeons in North Carolina
Data updated monthly · Last refresh October 2026
159 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers practice in North Carolina, including 23 (14%) offering telehealth. The largest concentration is in Charlotte. Profiles include federal Open Payments records of money received from drug and device companies in 2025. Listings are drawn from federal public records and are not endorsements.
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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) by city in North Carolina
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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in North Carolina
Listed by city, largest first. Payment figures come from the federal Open Payments program, which requires drug and device companies to report what they pay physicians for consulting, speaking, meals, travel and royalties. A disclosed payment is a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing, and many totals reflect a single meal. Figures cover calendar year 2025.
Dr. Medhat Takla, MDConcord, NC · $551 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(704) 403-1349 Dr. Ralph Christy, MDConcord, NC · $438 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(704) 403-1349 Dr. Andrew Vekstein, M.D.Durham, NC · $1,889 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(919) 684-8111 Dr. Babatunde YerokunDurham, NC · $1,070 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(919) 684-8111 Dr. Betty Tong, M.D.Durham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · Telehealth ·
(919) 684-4891 Dr. Brittany Zwischenberger, M.D.Durham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · Telehealth ·
(919) 613-5069 Dr. Charles Murphy, M.D.Durham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(919) 684-8111 Dr. Christopher White, MD, PHD, FRCSCDurham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(919) 385-7920 Dr. David Harpole, M.D.Durham, NC · $11,422 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(919) 684-8111 Dr. George Stavri, M.D.Durham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(919) 684-8111 Dr. Hai Salfity, M.D.Durham, NC · $7,336 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(919) 668-6688 Dr. Herbert Lyerly, M.D.Durham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(919) 620-4467 Dr. Jacqueline Narron, AGACNPDurham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(342) 191-9681 Dr. Jeffrey Gaca, MDDurham, NC · $107 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(919) 684-8111 Dr. Jennifer PernaDurham, NC · $2,529 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(919) 620-4467 Dr. Kaitlin Bevers, MDDurham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · Telehealth ·
(919) 684-8111 Dr. Kunal Patel, MD, PHDDurham, NC · $1,131 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(919) 668-6688 Dr. Lankala Reddy, MDDurham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(919) 684-8111 Dr. Matthew Hartwig, M.D.Durham, NC · $57,829 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(919) 684-8111 Dr. Quantia Scott, NPDurham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(919) 684-8111 Dr. Richard Sabulsky, PA-CDurham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(919) 620-4467 Dr. Sara Najmeh, MDDurham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(919) 684-8111 Dr. Stafford BaldersonDurham, NC · $7,171 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(919) 620-4467 Dr. Thomas Marsicano, M.D.Durham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(919) 471-9332 Dr. Zachary Fitch, M.D.Durham, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(919) 684-8111 Dr. Adam Celio, MDFayetteville, NC · $382 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(910) 672-0350 Dr. Gregory Keagy, DOFayetteville, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(910) 672-0350 Dr. John Alexander, MDFayetteville, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(910) 615-5610 Dr. Robert Maughan, MDFayetteville, NC · $554 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(910) 672-0350 Dr. Alec Akbarov, M.D.Gastonia, NC · $327 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(704) 867-2141 Dr. Cornelius Dyke, MDGastonia, NC · $310 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(704) 671-7670 Dr. James Greelish, MDGastonia, NC · $69 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(704) 867-2141 Dr. Bryan Bartle, M.D.Greensboro, NC · $309 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(336) 832-3200 Dr. Edward Gerhardt, MDGreensboro, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(336) 832-3200 Dr. Harrell Lightfoot, MDGreensboro, NC · $4,035 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(336) 832-3200 Dr. Peter Van Trigt, MDGreensboro, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(336) 832-3200 Dr. Romulo Fajardo, MDGreensboro, NC · $171 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(336) 832-3200 Dr. Steven Hendrickson, MDGreensboro, NC · $4,237 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(336) 832-3200 Dr. Carlos Anciano Granadillo, M.D.Greenville, NC · $137 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(252) 744-4400 Dr. Carolyn Teng, MDGreenville, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(252) 744-3258 Dr. Chayanin Vatcharasiritham, M.D.Greenville, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(252) 744-4400 Dr. Dustin Turner, PA-CGreenville, NC · $208 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(252) 847-4100 Dr. Hesham Saleh, M.D.Greenville, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(252) 744-4400 Dr. Joseph Elbeery, M.D.Greenville, NC · $79 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(252) 744-4400 Dr. Koh Takeuchi, M.D.Greenville, NC · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(252) 744-4400 Common questions
How many Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers are in North Carolina?There are 159 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers with active NPI records practicing in North Carolina, according to federal NPPES data refreshed monthly.
Do Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in North Carolina offer telehealth?Yes. 23 of the 159 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in North Carolina (about 14%) report offering telehealth services in CMS data.
Which cities in North Carolina have the most Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers?Charlotte (32), Durham (28), Raleigh (16) have the highest concentration of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in North Carolina.
How many Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in North Carolina received drug or device company payments?98 of 159 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in North Carolina (62%) received at least one payment from a drug or device company in 2025, according to the federal Open Payments program.
Where does this data come from?Provider counts and profiles come from the federal NPPES registry and CMS Doctors and Clinicians files. Payment figures come from the CMS Open Payments program for calendar year 2025. The directory refreshes monthly.
Do most Cardiothoracic Surgeons in North Carolina work in independent practices or large health systems?Among 88 Cardiothoracic Surgeons in North Carolina enrolled in Medicare, 2% bill through a solo or small practice with fewer than 10 clinicians, 5% through a mid-size group of 10 to 99, and 93% through a large group or health system with 100 or more clinicians, according to CMS enrollment records.
Which hospitals do Cardiothoracic Surgeons in North Carolina work at?According to CMS facility affiliation records, the North Carolina hospitals where the most Cardiothoracic Surgeons hold privileges are Duke University Hospital in Durham; Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health in Charlotte; Atrium Health Pineville in Charlotte.
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