Laura Thorne Ekka, MD

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

2014-00284 Issued in NC

Practice address

2605 Blue Ridge Rd Ste 225
Raleigh, NC 27607-6459

Phone

(984) 222-8000

NPI assigned

May 18, 2010

Last updated

Sep 24, 2026By the provider in NPPES

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, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Wake Specialty Physicians, LLC

  • Surgery Physician
  • Raleigh, NC
  • NPI 1942440375

  Internal Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Neurodiverging Well, PLLC

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

  dba WakeMed Childrens Pediatric Primary Care - Fuquay-Varina Medical Park

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • Fuquay Varina, NC
  • NPI 1578334892
  NPD

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

• Wakemed

  dba Wakemed Cary Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Cary, NC
  • NPI 1114993086
  Care Compare affiliation
• Wakemed

  dba WakeMed Home Health

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

  dba WakeMed Mental Health & Well-Being Hospital WakeBrook

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Raleigh, NC
  • NPI 1780446302
  Care Compare affiliation
• Wakemed

  dba WakeMed Raleigh Campus

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

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

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            "city": "RALEIGH",
            "state": "NC",
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            "telephone_number": "984-222-8000"
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            "address_1": "4801 Glenwood Ave Ste 200",
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• 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 Sep 24, 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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