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 16 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. Laura Brier, LCSW, LCASClinical Social Worker1073121083
  2. Sarah Briggs, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1225926447
  3. Amber Brigman, CDADental Assistant1104442227
  4. Joshua Bringle, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1639348360
  5. Kelly Bringle, FNPNurse Practitioner1578239042
  6. Whitney Brinkley, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467020974
  7. Carl Brinkman, DC, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1619934700
  8. Lanie Brisben, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1700419140
  9. Timothy Bristle, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1912318585
  10. Benjamin BrittPhysician Assistant1285441386
  11. Brittany BrittBehavior Technician1952232191
  12. Samantha Britt, DDSDentist1609281872
  13. Ashley BrittainCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275117913
  14. Haley Britton, LCSWClinical Social Worker1497221873
  15. Lauren Britton, MA, LMHC, LCMHCMental Health Counselor1487707410
  16. Thomas Britton, LCASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1093903114
  17. Ann Broadhurst, LCSWClinical Social Worker1437383478
  18. Richard Broadhurst, MD, MPHOccupational Medicine Physician1164567145
  19. Hannah Brock, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1992669519
  20. Jennifer Brock, LCSW, LCASClinical Social Worker1255781951
  21. Lindsey Brock, LCSWClinical Social Worker1386052587
  22. Philip Brock, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1821494949
  23. Stephanie Brock, LPCMental Health Counselor1417726258
  24. Tiangela Brock, DNP, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1205561594
  25. Kathryn Brockett, LCSWClinical Social Worker1649793969
  26. Reuben Brody, LCSWClinical Social Worker1437926714
  27. Bruce BrofmanObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1811445430
  28. Evan Brohan, MSOTOccupational Therapist1396675112
  29. Jordan Broman-Fulks, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1558749598
  30. Heather Bronder, MLSMedical Technologist1255973095
  31. Baillie Bronner, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1831711381
  32. Anne Brooks, LCSWClinical Social Worker1023423159
  33. Baili Brooks, BCBABehavior Analyst1851075717
  34. Christa Brooks, LCMHCMental Health Counselor1104370055
  35. Christina Brooks, PTPhysical Therapist1316312192
  36. Lesley Brooks, ODOptometrist1104098045
  37. Melissa BrooksAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1982829115
  38. Stephanie Brooks, PA-CPhysician Assistant1992353015
  39. Sue Brooks, LPCMental Health Counselor1164637310
  40. Cory Brookshire, CPHTPharmacy Technician1730777236
  41. Larry BrookshirePharmacist1194314203
  42. Cristal BroomMental Health Counselor1972834588
  43. Camille Broome, PA, MPHPhysician Assistant1548686033
  44. Rhoda Brosnan, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1295737203
  45. Thomas Brosnan, MDOphthalmology Physician1083670269
  46. Walter Brosnan, MDOphthalmology Physician1972569150
  47. Patricia Brostrom, DPTPhysical Therapist1336399120
  48. Martin Brotemarkle, D.M.D.Dentist1861458739
  49. Carol BrothersPsychologist1134515208
  50. Samantha Brothers, MDFamily Medicine Physician1790245876

The largest North Carolina cities

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

All of North Carolina →

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.