Doctors in Chapel Hill, NC
Active healthcare providers in Chapel Hill sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
7,274 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Chapel Hill, North Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 7,274 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Chapel Hill - 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 Chapel Hill 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 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Chapel Hill is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (1,419 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 380 and Physical Therapist with 267). 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, Chapel Hill reports roughly 67.1 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.
Within North Carolina, Chapel Hill ranks #7 of 402 cities tracked by provider count, accounting for 3.8% of the state's registered providers. Of North Carolina's most common specialties, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Chapel Hill practice address, a coverage gap Chapel Hill patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Chapel Hill patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist, searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Yasmina Abajas, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Grant Abass, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Milan Abbi, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Madeline Abbot, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Islam Abd Alraheam Dentist |
| Ereeny Abdelshaheed Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Ahmed Abdoulrazig Behavior Technician |
| La'Eeqa Abdullah Behavior Analyst |
| Ki Abel, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician |
| Taylor Abel, MS, BCBA Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Joseph Abernethy Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Mustafa Abid Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Abimbola Abiola, M.D Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Abisoye Abisogun, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Elise Abken, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Anna Abrahamson, PHARMD Ambulatory Care Pharmacist |
| Rosalind Abram, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Amy Abramowitz, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jonathan Abramowitz, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Amara Abreu Serrano, DDS, MSD Prosthodontics |
| Elizabeth Absher, O.T. Pediatric Occupational Therapist |
| Ayesha Abumurad Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Sudeep Acharya, M.D. Hospitalist Physician |
| Stephen Acosta, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Natalia Acosta-Farhadi, DDS, MS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jacob Acton, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Jennifer Adair, PA Medical Physician Assistant |
| Safiyya Adam Pediatrics Physician |
| Anne Adams, M.ED., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Christine Adams, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Christopher Adams, PTA Physical Therapist |
| Greggory Adams, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kirkwood Adams, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Kristen Adams Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Melanie Adams, PAC Physician Assistant |
| Michael Adams, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Rayhaan Adams, MSW, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Rebecca Adams, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Sarah Adams, BM BCH Pediatrics Physician |
| Sophie Adams, FNP-C Registered Nurse |
| Stacey Adams, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ursula Adams Surgery Physician |
| Valerie Adams, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Adewole Adamson, M.D. Dermatology Physician |
| Kimberly Adamson, NNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Natalie Adamson, MPH RD LDN Registered Dietitian |
| Sarah Adcock, DNP, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Nana Yaa Addai, DNP Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Dennise Adegboye Behavior Technician |
| Chinyere Adeleke, DDS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
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