Laura Thorne Ekka, MD

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

2014-00284 Issued in NC

Practice address

4801 Glenwood Ave Ste 200
Raleigh, NC 27612-3857

Phone

(919) 235-6400

NPI assigned

May 18, 2010

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Internal MedicineAlso: Pediatric Medicine

Education

Other, 2010

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Wake Specialty Physicians LLCGroup PAC ID 7416006085, 178 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Wakemed Home Health Home health agency, Raleigh, NC, CCN 347179
• Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Hospital, Raleigh, NC, CCN 340069
• Wakemed, Cary Hospital Hospital, Cary, NC, CCN 340173

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: lekka14660@directhisp.wakemed.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.

• Wake Specialty Physicians, LLC

  • Surgery Physician
  • Raleigh, NC
  • NPI 1942440375

  Internal Medicine, NC

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Neurodiverging Well, PLLC

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Raleigh, NC
  • NPI 1285561035
  NPD Authorized official
• Wake Specialty Physicians LLC

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • Fuquay Varina, NC
  • NPI 1578334892

  Pediatrics

  NPD

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

• Wakemed

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Cary, NC
  • NPI 1114993086

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Wakemed

  • Home Health Agency
  • Raleigh, NC
  • NPI 1467435842
  Care Compare affiliation
• Wakemed

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Raleigh, NC
  • NPI 1780446302

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Wakemed

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Raleigh, NC
  • NPI 1972579837

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "last_updated_epoch": "1777939200000",
    "number": "1649599598",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "4801 GLENWOOD AVE STE 200",
            "city": "RALEIGH",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "276123857"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
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            "city": "RALEIGH",
            "state": "NC",
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            "telephone_number": "919-235-6400"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "EKKA",
        "first_name": "LAURA",
        "middle_name": "THORNE",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2010-05-18",
        "last_updated": "2026-05-05",
        "certification_date": "2026-05-05",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "207R00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Internal Medicine",
            "state": "NC",
            "license": "2014-00284",
            "primary": true
        },
        {
            "code": "208000000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Pediatrics",
            "state": "NC",
            "license": "2014-00284",
            "primary": false
        }
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Maurice Chukwudi Ejere
• Adaora Amala Ejiofor
• Ucheowaji Ejituwu, PHARMACIST
• Ruth Mokeba Ekangaki, MD
• Clement Ekeleme
• Erik Arne Eklund, MD
• Beatrice Ekwunife
• El Sanctuary
• Yasser El-Abd, M.D.
• Elizabeth Ann Elam

• Internal Medicine Physician in Raleigh, NC
• Providers in Raleigh, NC by specialty
• Internal Medicine Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 5, 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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