Verified 2026 Physician Ranking

Top Hospital Medicine Doctors in North Carolina, 2026

Published by Palm Beach County Medical Media Group · Last updated April 30, 2026

PBCMMG Excellence Certified \u2014 Recognizing Excellence in Healthcare

How this ranking was built: We applied PBCMMG's seven weighted criteria (board certification, years in active practice, disciplinary record, aggregate patient reviews, hospital affiliations, specialty training, peer recognition) to every hospital medicine physician with active credentialing in North Carolina. Sources: NPPES Registry, ABMS, state medical boards, aggregated public review data. Last reviewed April 2026.

  1. #1

    Sean Ervin, MD

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC21+ years in practice
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  2. #2

    Tapan Gayen, MD, FACP

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC21+ years in practice
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  3. #3

    Lisa Dejarnette, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC21+ years in practice
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  4. #4

    Obioma Anukwuem, MD

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC21+ years in practice
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  5. #5

    Daniel Holland, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC21+ years in practice
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  6. #6

    Uma Akkineni, MD

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC21+ years in practice
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  7. #7

    Shaheen Khan, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC20+ years in practice
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  8. #8

    James Adgent, MD

    Hospital MedicineGeorgia, GA20+ years in practice
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  9. #9

    Lisa Kaufmann, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC20+ years in practice
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  10. #10

    Peter Le, MD

    Addiction MedicineCalifornia, CA19+ years in practice
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  11. #11

    Kathleen Francis, DO, MPH

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC5+ years in practice
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  12. #12

    Yashashwi Pokharel, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC18+ years in practice
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  13. #13

    Kristen Benninger, MD

    Concierge MedicineNorth Carolina, NC11+ years in practice
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  14. #14

    Johnny Dias, DO

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC17+ years in practice
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  15. #15

    Ali Shah, MD

    Hospital MedicineNew Jersey, NJ19+ years in practice
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  16. #16

    John Scherr, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC20+ years in practice
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  17. #17

    Censon Lemuel Cabanas, MD

    Hospital MedicineTexas, TX13+ years in practice
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  18. #18

    Colleen Rickey, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC20+ years in practice
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  19. #19

    Sai Mounica Maddu, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC10+ years in practice
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  20. #20

    Emily Reams, MD

    Concierge MedicineNorth Carolina, NC14+ years in practice
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  21. #21

    Joseph Flynn, DO

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC7+ years in practice
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  22. #22

    Jon Dubose, MD

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC21+ years in practice
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  23. #23

    Ahad Abid, MD

    Addiction MedicineNew York, NY7+ years in practice
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  24. #24

    Sudeep Aryal, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC15+ years in practice
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  25. #25

    Anandi Subbian, MD

    Addiction MedicineIllinois, IL21+ years in practice
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  26. #26

    Kattron Cofield, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC18+ years in practice
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  27. #27

    Linz Audain, MD

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC20+ years in practice
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  28. #28

    Joseph Alagna, DO

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC8+ years in practice
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  29. #29

    Raja Paladugu, MD

    Internal MedicineNorth Carolina, NC20+ years in practice
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  30. #30

    Jennifer Nomides, MD

    Hospital MedicineGeorgia, GA15+ years in practice
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  31. #31

    Marchalee Ellis, MD

    Hospital MedicineGeorgia, GA18+ years in practice
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  32. #32

    Eric Gold, MD

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC20+ years in practice
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  33. #33

    Ryan Duffy, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC18+ years in practice
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  34. #34

    Kyle Wagner, DO

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC5+ years in practice
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  35. #35

    Jordan Cole, MD

    Depression TreatmentNorth Carolina, NC9+ years in practice
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  36. #36

    David Bundy, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC20+ years in practice
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  37. #37

    Izuchukwu Obi, MD

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC18+ years in practice
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  38. #38

    Sujatha Soma, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC18+ years in practice
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  39. #39

    Teklu Gerbi, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC15+ years in practice
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  40. #40

    Omar Naji, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC17+ years in practice
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  41. #41

    Thanh Hoang, DO

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC20+ years in practice
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  42. #42

    Molly Moeller, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC17+ years in practice
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  43. #43

    Lauren Pinion, MD

    Hospital MedicineGeorgia, GA8+ years in practice
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  44. #44

    Markus Buchfellner, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC8+ years in practice
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  45. #45

    Stephanie Whisiker-Lewis, DO, FACOI, FHM

    Hospital MedicineMichigan, MI20+ years in practice
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  46. #46

    Kevin Lopez-Shirley, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC20+ years in practice
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  47. #47

    Carole Hall, DO

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC13+ years in practice
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  48. #48

    Kevin Johnson, MD

    Concierge MedicineMichigan, MI21+ years in practice
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  49. #49

    Hersh Goel, MD

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC13+ years in practice
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  50. #50

    Kranthikiran Earasi, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC8+ years in practice
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  51. #51

    Jay Shah, MD

    Depression TreatmentNew Jersey, NJ17+ years in practice
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  52. #52

    Patrick Ryan, MD

    Addiction MedicineCalifornia, CA21+ years in practice
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  53. #53

    Sean Finney, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC20+ years in practice
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  54. #54

    Jennifer Braden, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC20+ years in practice
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  55. #55

    Eze Okeagu, MD

    Hospital MedicineNorth Carolina, NC11+ years in practice
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  56. #56

    Varoon Thavapalan, MD

    Depression TreatmentPennsylvania, PA15+ years in practice
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  57. #57

    Christian Schlitt, DO

    Addiction MedicineNorth Carolina, NC7+ years in practice
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  58. #58

    Navneet Kumar, MD

    Hospital MedicineMichigan, MI12+ years in practice
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  59. #59

    Annie Burnett, MD

    Depression TreatmentFlorida, FL6+ years in practice
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