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.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Chapel Hill ranks 7th among 402 North Carolina cities by CMS provider count, holding 3.8% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 7,274
- NPPES providers in city
- 7th
- of 402 NC cities
- 3.8%
- of North Carolina providers
- 28.4%
- in top 3 specialties
Chapel Hill ranks #2 of 10 North Carolina cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Chapel Hill ranks among North Carolina cities
Provider count vs every North Carolina city in CMS NPPES (402 cities)
7,274 Top 2% higher than 98% of 402 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Chapel Hill
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
1,419 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 380
Clinical Social Worker
380 providers
- Physical Therapist 267
Physical Therapist
267 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 247
Internal Medicine Physician
247 providers
- Psychiatry Physician 188
Psychiatry Physician
188 providers
- Pharmacist 181
Pharmacist
181 providers
- Pediatrics Physician 170
Pediatrics Physician
170 providers
- Physician Assistant 164
Physician Assistant
164 providers
- Speech-Language Path… 151
Speech-Language Pathologist
151 providers
- Occupational Therapist 144
Occupational Therapist
144 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (1,419 providers, 19.5% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Chapel Hill has more, and fewer, of than North Carolina average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across North Carolina , Chapel Hill over-indexes student in an organized health care education/training program at 4.3× the state average and under-indexes mental health counselor at 0.37×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than North Carolina average
Less common here than North Carolina average
- Mental Health Counselor 0.37×
- Pharmacist 0.50×
- Family Nurse Practitioner 0.51×
- Physician Assistant 0.53×
How to read this directory & data limitations
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.
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. 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.
Which specialties are most common in Chapel Hill
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 1,419 | 19.5% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 380 | 5.2% |
| 3 | Physical Therapist | 267 | 3.7% |
| 4 | Internal Medicine Physician | 247 | 3.4% |
| 5 | Psychiatry Physician | 188 | 2.6% |
| 6 | Pharmacist | 181 | 2.5% |
| 7 | Pediatrics Physician | 170 | 2.3% |
| 8 | Physician Assistant | 164 | 2.3% |
| 9 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 151 | 2.1% |
| 10 | Occupational Therapist | 144 | 2.0% |
| 11 | Anesthesiology Physician | 128 | 1.8% |
| 12 | Registered Dietitian | 128 | 1.8% |
| 13 | Clinical Psychologist | 128 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Dentist | 121 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Nurse Practitioner | 120 | 1.6% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 10)
| Name |
|---|
| Monica Belgado, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Paola Belgado-Smith, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Samuel Belgique, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jennifer Belgum, NP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Thomas Belhorn Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician |
| Angela Bell, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Elizabeth Bell, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Jonathan Bell, LCSW, LCAS Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Lee Bell, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Louise Bell, LCSWA Clinical Social Worker |
| Luke Bell Emergency Registered Nurse |
| Lynda Bell, FNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Samuel Bell Community Health Worker |
| Jennifer Bellamy, RT Recreation Therapist |
| Nelly Bellamy, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Terra Bellavance, MA, CCC/SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| David Belyea, M.D. Ophthalmology Physician |
| Ezer Benaim, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Lily Bender Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kenneth Benedict, PH.D. Psychologist |
| Celicia Benitez Speech-Language Pathologist |
| John Benjamin, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Abby Bennett Audiologist |
| Alison Bennett, FNP-C Nurse Practitioner |
| Carla Bennett, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Jessica Bennett, BSN, SRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Jody Bennett, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Maryscott Bennett, OT Occupational Therapist |
| Sandra Bennett, LPC, LMFT Counselor |
| Steven Bennett, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Sarah Bennick, MSN, APRN, CPNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Ehsan Benrashid, M.D. Vascular Surgery Physician |
| Matilde Beraja, DDS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Susan Berendzen, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Anna Berg, PT Physical Therapist |
| Jonathan Berg, M.D. Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician |
| Barbara Bergdolt, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Kristin Bergenty, PT Physical Therapist |
| Gary Berger, M.D. Specialist |
| Robert Berger, MD Rheumatology Physician |
| Robert Berghorn, DPT, ATC, USAW Physical Therapist |
| Erin Bergstrom, LCSWA Clinical Social Worker |
| Garrett Berk, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| David Berkoff, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Molly Berkoff, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Callie Berkowitz Internal Medicine Physician |
| Joshua Berkowitz, MD Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Lee Berkowitz, MD Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Jeffrey Berman, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Jose Bermudez Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
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