NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Chapel Hill, NC

7,608 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Chapel Hill, 7th of 412 North Carolina cities. The largest group is students in training: 1,203, 16% of the city's records, against 3% across North Carolina. Page 127 of 153.

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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 Chapel Hill

  1. Students in training1,203
  2. Clinical Social Worker421
  3. Physical Therapist274
  4. Psychiatry Physician226
  5. Internal Medicine Physician219
  6. Physician Assistant193
  7. Pharmacist188
  8. Speech-Language Pathologist162

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Chapel Hill in North Carolina

  • Rank in North Carolina7th of 412 cities by records
  • Share of the state3.8% of North Carolina's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups24.9% of all records
  • Students in training rank2nd of the 10 North Carolina cities with the most

Compared with North Carolina as a whole, Chapel Hill has 4.5× the state's share of student in an organized health care education/training program records and 0.37× its share of mental health counselor records.

Providers in Chapel Hill, alphabetically

  1. Garren SmallsPeer Specialist1518722412
  2. Alan Smeltz, MDAnesthesiology Physician1922446319
  3. Aaron Smith, MDRheumatology Physician1649856501
  4. Abigail Smith, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902332158
  5. Angela Smith, M.D.Urology Physician1902008154
  6. Anne SmithSocial Worker1801756705
  7. Ashley Smith, RDRegistered Dietitian1538576251
  8. Benjamin Smith, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1871911727
  9. Cambray Smith, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285563510
  10. Ciara Smith, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003494493
  11. Cole Smith, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1801259742
  12. Collin-Jamal SmithDermatology Physician1093335820
  13. Cynthia Smith, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1669883161
  14. Dana Smith, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1952587479
  15. Darryl Smith, PHDClinical Psychologist1790930170
  16. David Smith, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1518039528
  17. Elizabeth Smith, MT-BCMusic Therapist1649489345
  18. Forrest SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255128823
  19. Gabrielle Smith, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1043897754
  20. Hunter Smith, MD, MPHAllergy Physician1023694064
  21. Jacqueline Smith, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1861528200
  22. Javier SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790623528
  23. Jeffrey Smith, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1447332150
  24. Jennifer Smith, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1063857266
  25. Jeremy Smith, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1285015990
  26. John Smith, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1063963940
  27. Jonathan SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891583944
  28. Katelynn Smith, MDInternal Medicine Physician1417535303
  29. Kathleen Smith, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1245454867
  30. Kathleen SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922895366
  31. Kelly Smith, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1588008387
  32. Kendra Smith, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1538390067
  33. Kyle Smith, PHARMD, RPHPharmacist1487139820
  34. Latiffa Smith, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801635503
  35. Latoya SmithProfessional Counselor1477806529
  36. Lee SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962859843
  37. Leslie Smith, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1427080241
  38. Linda Smith, LPC, CEAPProfessional Counselor1700862752
  39. Matt SmithPhysical Therapist1972432359
  40. Max Smith, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255909925
  41. Melina Smith, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1093419491
  42. Melissa Smith, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1891057915
  43. Michael Smith, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1437344058
  44. Patrick SmithFamily Medicine Physician1992020481
  45. Peter Smith, ED.D.Clinical Psychologist1306875612
  46. Raphael Smith, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1447049051
  47. Scott Smith, MDClinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician1902993785
  48. Shayna SmithPharmacy Technician1306198304
  49. Sidney Smith, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1720157076
  50. Sophie Smith, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790620367

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

Chapel Hill, North Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 7,608 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 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 2024 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 (1,203 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 421 and Physical Therapist with 274). 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 70.2 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.

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 Chapel Hill, NC?

There are 7,608 registered healthcare providers in Chapel Hill, NC, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Chapel Hill?

The most common specialties in Chapel Hill are Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Clinical Social Worker, Physical Therapist, Psychiatry Physician, Internal Medicine Physician. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program has the most providers with 1,203.

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.