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 55 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. Annalea Graney, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1306716071
  2. Lisa Granieri, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1700408200
  3. Jessica Graning, PTPhysical Therapist1902554777
  4. Colby Grant, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1811052814
  5. Kontia Grant, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1093189011
  6. Nicole Grant, RD, CDCESRegistered Dietitian1558810796
  7. Susan Grant, MAPsychologist1407899883
  8. Shawna Grasty, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1780365213
  9. Aubree GratesClinical Social Worker1912783192
  10. Tess Gratton, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1407340979
  11. Marie Graven, LCMHCSMental Health Counselor1306267232
  12. Amanda Graves, LCSW, LCASClinical Social Worker1750404893
  13. Elizabeth Graves, LCMHCMental Health Counselor1598899403
  14. Jaeden GravesClinical Social Worker1366375057
  15. Molly Graves, WHNPNurse Practitioner1093099343
  16. Carla Gray, L.P.C.Professional Counselor1184755175
  17. Christopher Gray, CSFASurgical Assistant1225784820
  18. Katie Gray, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1174055644
  19. Taylor Gray, MSW, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1659958999
  20. Corey GraywoodLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1316890395
  21. Beth Greck, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1215918032
  22. Anne GreeleyPhysician Assistant1801439203
  23. Alex Green, DMDPublic Health Dentistry1477113975
  24. Amanda Green, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1932307402
  25. Ashlee Green, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1003334798
  26. Deborah Green, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1679039515
  27. Katherine Green, MSW, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1851834931
  28. Mark Green, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720927023
  29. Shayne Greenberg, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518532068
  30. Carol Greenberger, CAROL GREENBERGERProfessional Counselor1013038892
  31. Ami Greene, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1023872926
  32. Anne Greene, LCSWClinical Social Worker1083461339
  33. Elspeth GreeneOther Technician1780451591
  34. Jessica Greene, CD(DONA), LCCEDoula1275219396
  35. Kelley Greene, ACNPNurse Practitioner1386067338
  36. Matthew Greene, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1851617021
  37. Michael Greene, LCSWClinical Social Worker1558003814
  38. Ritchie Greene, MSWClinical Social Worker1174656896
  39. Sarah Greeno, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1306006994
  40. Tyler GreenoughCounselor1043983067
  41. David Greenspan, D.C.Chiropractor1952335242
  42. Michelle Greenspan, D.C.Chiropractor1740253467
  43. Carl Greenwald, LPCMental Health Counselor1487785457
  44. Kimberly GreenwayPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1356825723
  45. Christopher Greenwell, PHARMDPharmacist1053796516
  46. Morgan Greenwood, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245933829
  47. Rebecca Greer, DOInternal Medicine Physician1386393684
  48. Robert Greer, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548919160
  49. Carl Greever, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124087796
  50. Liliana GreggPhysician Assistant1114794120

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.