NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Asheville, NC

8,173 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Asheville, 6th of 412 North Carolina cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 910, 11% of the city's records, against 8% across North Carolina. Page 10 of 164.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Asheville

  1. Clinical Social Worker910
  2. Mental Health Counselor574
  3. Physician Assistant363
  4. Physical Therapist327
  5. Professional Counselor309
  6. Pharmacist292
  7. Students in training260
  8. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist255

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Asheville in North Carolina

  • Rank in North Carolina6th of 412 cities by records
  • Share of the state4.1% of North Carolina's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups22.6% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank4th of the 10 North Carolina cities with the most

Compared with North Carolina as a whole, Asheville has 4.4× the state's share of acupuncturist records and 0.24× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Asheville, alphabetically

  1. Lori Beatty, OTR/LPhysical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist1518454008
  2. William Beaty, ODOptometrist1003539214
  3. Faith Beaulieu, MA, MBA, LPCA, LCASAMental Health Counselor1912397514
  4. Allison Beaver, MS, RDN, CSSDRegistered Dietitian1619775004
  5. Jessica Beaver, MSWSocial Worker1992528541
  6. Laura BeaverClinical Social Worker1720602626
  7. Catherine Beck, MS, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1427588375
  8. Jenifer Beck, AU.D.Audiologist1699754234
  9. Kristin Becker, LPCACounselor1225673668
  10. Megan Becker, LAC.Acupuncturist1265795546
  11. Dorothy BedardClinical Social Worker1588433718
  12. Frank Bednarski, RNHome Health Registered Nurse1740158898
  13. Andrew Bednarzik, LPCProfessional Counselor1528419629
  14. Alice BeecherClinical Social Worker1316632946
  15. Andrew Beeghly, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1851529291
  16. Brianna BeerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376247395
  17. Jeffrey Beers, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1790268860
  18. Emily Beeson, MA, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1902227564
  19. Brett Behers, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912701558
  20. David Beijer, PTPhysical Therapist1275738429
  21. Leila Beikmohamadi, LPAClinical Psychologist1194451823
  22. Bridget Bela, OTR/L, CHTHand Occupational Therapist1184669103
  23. Rebecca BelcherAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1013647155
  24. Jocelyn Belden, LMTMassage Therapist1437918661
  25. Kathie Beldon, PTPhysical Therapist1023010709
  26. Charles Bell, MSW, LCASA, LCSWAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407568884
  27. Christina Bell, LPCMental Health Counselor1548564958
  28. Gillian Bell, PHARMDPharmacist1629521729
  29. Kevin Bell, RRT-NPSNeonatal/Pediatric Registered Respiratory Therapist1609620962
  30. Matthew Bell, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1043308794
  31. Racheal Bell, FNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1811499247
  32. Ryan BellProfessional Counselor1447897772
  33. Tiffany Bell, LCMHCMental Health Counselor1578805370
  34. Tracy Bell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1306032529
  35. Vicky Bell, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1306951686
  36. Brady Bellard, RRTOther Specialist/Technologist1528425048
  37. Betty Bellman, MDDermatology Physician1548224835
  38. Marie Belmonte, DOInternal Medicine Physician1144807439
  39. Eric Belsterling, LPCMental Health Counselor1568755668
  40. Skylar BeltBehavior Technician1790542140
  41. Marci Bemis, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1225369465
  42. Terry Bemis, PTPhysical Therapist1578768685
  43. Jonathan Ben-ShalomClinical Social Worker1558898809
  44. Megan Bengur, LCSWClinical Social Worker1265914881
  45. Anjeanette Benjamin, PAPhysician Assistant1861461618
  46. Ailsa Bennett, LCMHCAMental Health Counselor1013798164
  47. Angus Bennett, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306596366
  48. Crystal Bennett, PHARMD.Pharmacist1457349235
  49. Earleen BennettOther Technician1336380849
  50. Janet Bennett, MED, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1184789208

The largest North Carolina cities

  1. Charlotte23,603
  2. Raleigh16,309
  3. Durham13,451
  4. Winston Salem10,040
  5. Greensboro8,190

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How to read this directory

Asheville, North Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 8,173 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Asheville - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Asheville practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Asheville is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (910 clinicians, followed by Mental Health Counselor with 574 and Physician Assistant with 363). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to North Carolina's population, Asheville reports roughly 75.4 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For Asheville patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Asheville, NC?

There are 8,173 registered healthcare providers in Asheville, NC, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Asheville?

The most common specialties in Asheville are Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapist, Professional Counselor. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 910.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.