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 65 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. John Jennette, MDClinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician1881788511
  2. Addison Jennings, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790620649
  3. Hannah Jennings-DavisAnesthesiology Physician1225610116
  4. Brian Jensen, M.D.Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1639231392
  5. Christopher Jensen, MD, MSCRHematology & Oncology Physician1831584051
  6. Claire Jensen, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1578942793
  7. Eric Jensen, MDPsychiatry Physician1447348305
  8. Jeffrey Jensen, MD/PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265965131
  9. Aulon JerliuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750021465
  10. Ann Jessup, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1659568277
  11. Ashley Jessup, MDPediatrics Physician1417119850
  12. Valerie Jewells, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1861574592
  13. Brian Jewett, MDOtolaryngology Physician1821012980
  14. Ray JhunStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275279671
  15. Jackie JiangStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659216539
  16. Kuan Jiang, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134058068
  17. Min JiangStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013846955
  18. Simon Jiang, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578212262
  19. Cheng Jiao, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770339178
  20. Katherine JichaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306581798
  21. Andrea Jimenez, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1295780393
  22. Ariel Jimenez, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225825466
  23. Samiat Jinadu, M.DAnesthesiology Physician1063875409
  24. Joel JoCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1740917095
  25. Joan Jobsis, PHDPsychologist1316967193
  26. Leigh Ann Joel, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1528024759
  27. Jennifer John, APRN FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1982109070
  28. Andrea Johnson, MSGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1306683370
  29. Carol Johnson, OTRLOccupational Therapist1154542223
  30. Charles Johnson, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1083889364
  31. Daryhl Johnson, M.D., MPHSurgery Physician1740338516
  32. David Johnson, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1396758678
  33. David Johnson, M.D.Urology Physician1871884270
  34. David Johnson, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1366812141
  35. Devin Johnson, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1568041994
  36. Elisabeth Johnson, FNP-BC, PHDFamily Nurse Practitioner1912069121
  37. Gabrielle Johnson, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265222731
  38. Hannah Johnson, MSN, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1013428317
  39. Heather Johnson, DNPNurse Practitioner1275170284
  40. India JohnsonClinical Social Worker1720664634
  41. Jacob Johnson, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1497198634
  42. Julie Johnson, M.D.Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1881727881
  43. Katherine JohnsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255128500
  44. Kelsey Johnson, MDPsychiatry Physician1275064636
  45. Leslie Johnson, MS, CCC/SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1477703759
  46. Meredith Johnson, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1700235769
  47. Michelle Johnson, MSWClinical Social Worker1073556163
  48. Midred JohnsonSocial Worker1023654324
  49. Morgan JohnsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720834948
  50. Nia Johnson, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700576964

The largest North Carolina cities

  1. Charlotte23,603
  2. Raleigh16,309
  3. Durham13,451
  4. Winston Salem10,040
  5. Greensboro8,190

All of North Carolina →

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.