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 6 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. Caitlin Bacon, FNPNurse Practitioner1851052153
  2. Bruce Bacot, M.D.Pediatric Pulmonology Physician1568442242
  3. Sarah Baddorf, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1588981161
  4. Breana Badger, D.C.Chiropractor1205384591
  5. Angela Baechtold, D.D.S.,M.S.,P.A.Pediatric Dentistry1548351356
  6. Leland Baggett, M.A.Mental Health Counselor1104087972
  7. Shawn Bagley, P.T.Physical Therapist1811005416
  8. Beth Bagley Governo, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1063347912
  9. Kathryn Baglini, NP-CNurse Practitioner1790134534
  10. Vincent Baglini, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457624819
  11. Anne BagnalMental Health Counselor1760009559
  12. Mary Bahnson, NDNaturopath1922241785
  13. Andrea Bailey, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376955906
  14. Anne Bailey, PHARMDPharmacist1902205511
  15. Barbara Bailey, LPAPsychologist1194748855
  16. Brazil Bailey, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770423220
  17. Cynthia Bailey, PH.D.Psychologist1215049424
  18. Katie BaileyMental Health Counselor1407451511
  19. Keicia BaileyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1891121232
  20. Laura Bailey, CPHTPharmacy Technician1780346213
  21. Robert Bailey, RT (R)Radiologic Technologist1003164948
  22. Sarah Bailey, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1326711185
  23. Victoria Bailey, PA-CPhysician Assistant1871286781
  24. Alexander Baker, LCMHCAMental Health Counselor1033078167
  25. Amber Baker, LCMHC-AMental Health Counselor1336712181
  26. Dawn Baker, MASchool Psychologist1023166618
  27. Deborah Baker, FNPNurse Practitioner1235244872
  28. Erin Baker, LCMHCA, NCCMental Health Counselor1831897818
  29. Hannah Baker, LCMHCProfessional Counselor1356992408
  30. Jeffrey BakerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1790318285
  31. Jessica Baker, LMHC LCMHCMental Health Counselor1841845187
  32. Lauren BakerPhysician Assistant1184402786
  33. Michelle Baker, LCMHCAMental Health Counselor1790570703
  34. Nicole Baker, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1659732865
  35. Nicole Baker, MA, ED.S, LPASchool Psychologist1861014912
  36. Pamela Baker, MDPsychiatry Physician1649349242
  37. Richard Baker, MA, LPC, LPCSProfessional Counselor1740338805
  38. Ryan Baker, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1104214337
  39. Ryan BakerCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1821567082
  40. Sue Baker, PTPhysical Therapist1588744874
  41. Katherine Bakewell, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1871989541
  42. Javid Baksh, DOPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1447413190
  43. Adina Balan, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1518787597
  44. Yokesh BalaramanPsychiatry Physician1134431927
  45. Adah Baldwin, LCMHCAProfessional Counselor1497567002
  46. Boyce Baldwin, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1518920610
  47. Suzanne Baldwin, LPCMental Health Counselor1295975050
  48. Yael Baldwin, DR.Psychoanalyst1134839558
  49. Ashley BalenoAcupuncturist1326815713
  50. Katherine Baley, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1144665548

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.