Riley Whelchel Smith, MD

Primary specialty

Family Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Q00000X

License

2022-00797 Issued in NC

Practice address

1960 S 16TH St
Wilmington, NC 28401-6676

Phone

(910) 662-6000

Fax

(910) 341-5164

NPI assigned

Apr 3, 2018

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Family Practice

Education

Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillGroup PAC ID 0648181156, 2,028 clinicians

Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region LLCGroup PAC ID 2860809936, 577 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Unc Hospitals Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, CCN 340061
• Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Hospital, Wilmington, NC, CCN 340141

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: rsmith861272@direct.unc.nchie.net
• Direct secure messaging: rsmith145002@direct.dhha.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  dba UNC Faculty Physicians

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Chapel Hill, NC
  • NPI 1780669200

  Family Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region, LLC

  dba NHMGCR Cape Fear Heart

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Wilmington, NC
  • NPI 1649865791
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• NMG Health Services LLC

  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician
  • Bolivia, NC
  • NPI 1558242495
  NPD
• Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region, LLC

  dba NHMGCR New Hanover Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Wilmington, NC
  • NPI 1740875806
  NPD
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  dba UNC REACCH Enhanced Primary Care

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Raleigh, NC
  • NPI 1972912285
  NPD
• Park Ophthalmology

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Durham, NC
  • NPI 1619150141
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center LLC

  dba Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Wilmington, NC
  • NPI 1376139139
  Care Compare affiliation
• University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill

  dba UNC Hospitals

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chapel Hill, NC
  • NPI 1932208576
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Michelle L Smith, CFM
• Mya Faith Smith, MSW, LCSWA
• Myra Smith
• Nathaniel Smith
• Rebecca Elizabeth Smith, DNP
• Ryan J Smith
• Samantha Smith
• Sophia Smith
• Stephen Brian Smith, MD
• Susan Smith

• Family Medicine Physician in Wilmington, NC
• Providers in Wilmington, NC by specialty
• Family Medicine Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 22, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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