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 53 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. Marvin Godwin, MA, EDS, LCMHCMental Health Counselor1508980509
  2. Michael Goebel, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1114967189
  3. Catherine Goforth, P.T.Pediatric Physical Therapist1780880328
  4. Susanna Goggin, DMDPeriodontics1487949053
  5. Alexander GogginsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003519992
  6. Megan Goins, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1083040455
  7. Patricia Golay, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1730634262
  8. Steven Gold, PH.D.Psychologist1558457077
  9. Tamar Gold, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1437606357
  10. Wyatt Gold, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1619376589
  11. Mark Goldblatt, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1821087537
  12. Lori Golden, PA-CPhysician Assistant1942295704
  13. Jason Goldie, MDFamily Medicine Physician1336218072
  14. Meidad Goldman, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1720278427
  15. Signi Goldman, MDPsychiatry Physician1023270121
  16. Stephen Goldman, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1699865600
  17. Hillary Goldrich, MPH, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1407274020
  18. Kareem Goldson, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154025906
  19. Ellie Goldstein, MA, LCMHCAProfessional Counselor1811695604
  20. Jamison Goldstein, LPPerfusionist1780147157
  21. Jeffrey Goldstein, M.D.Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1841271137
  22. Jonas Goldstein, MDNeuroradiology Physician1942225438
  23. Meryl Goldstein, MD PHDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1265482137
  24. Russell Golemon, MSW, LCAS-AClinical Social Worker1962236364
  25. Michael Golightly, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1861427536
  26. Amy GolinkerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295438232
  27. Holly Goliwas, M.A., L.P.A.Psychologist1952516106
  28. Christine GolkowskiOccupational Therapy Assistant1710639059
  29. Paul Goll, MSW LCSWClinical Social Worker1508096033
  30. Haley Goller, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1821813395
  31. Larry Golson, O.D.Optometrist1437260403
  32. Natalie Gomes, MA, LCMHCS, LCASMental Health Counselor1104022284
  33. Ian Gomez, RDRegistered Dietitian1538767397
  34. Kenneth GomezClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1962523175
  35. Kelly GonzalesBehavior Technician1649108176
  36. Allyson GonzalezClinical Social Worker1275279424
  37. Amy Gonzalez, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1790628675
  38. Daniel Gonzalez, L.AC.Acupuncturist1235311036
  39. Edgardo Gonzalez, MDPsychiatry Physician1861452831
  40. Gina Gonzalez, LPTPhysical Therapist1942264916
  41. Jose Gonzalez, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1457347627
  42. Elide Gonzalez Perez, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1922612654
  43. Hubert Gooch, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1700878212
  44. Claire Good, NBC-HWCHealth & Wellness Coach1326961988
  45. Courtney Gooden, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1871983395
  46. Kristin Goodman, LCMHCMental Health Counselor1437758109
  47. Tyra Goodman, L.C.S.W., M.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1316175946
  48. L Goodrum, PHDPsychologist1386652139
  49. Alix Goodwin, RN, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1205406691
  50. Kerry Goodwin, LAC. MAOMAcupuncturist1023473196

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.