Doctors in Charlotte, NC
Active healthcare providers in Charlotte 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
Charlotte ranks 1st among 402 North Carolina cities by CMS provider count, holding 11.9% of the state's NPIs, led by Behavior Technician.
- 22,689
- NPPES providers in city
- 1st
- of 402 NC cities
- 11.9%
- of North Carolina providers
- 20.3%
- in top 3 specialties
Charlotte ranks #1 of 10 North Carolina cities for Behavior Technician.
Where Charlotte ranks among North Carolina cities
Provider count vs every North Carolina city in CMS NPPES (402 cities)
22,689 Top 1% higher than 99% of 402 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Charlotte
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Behavior Technician
Behavior Technician
1,911 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
1,546 providers
- Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
1,149 providers
- Mental Health Counse…
Mental Health Counselor
995 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
912 providers
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
902 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 714
Internal Medicine Physician
714 providers
- Nurse Practitioner 690
Nurse Practitioner
690 providers
- Student in an Organi… 644
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
644 providers
- Professional Counselor 614
Professional Counselor
614 providers
What this shows Behavior Technician is the largest specialty (1,911 providers, 8.4% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Charlotte 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 , Charlotte over-indexes pediatrics physician at 1.5× the state average and under-indexes student in an organized health care education/training program at 0.63×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than North Carolina average
Less common here than North Carolina average
How to read this directory & data limitations
Charlotte, North Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 22,689 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 Charlotte - 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 Charlotte 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 Charlotte is weighted toward Behavior Technician (1,911 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 1,546 and Physician Assistant with 1,149). 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, Charlotte reports roughly 209.4 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 Charlotte 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 Charlotte
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 1,911 | 8.4% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 1,546 | 6.8% |
| 3 | Physician Assistant | 1,149 | 5.1% |
| 4 | Mental Health Counselor | 995 | 4.4% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 912 | 4.0% |
| 6 | Physical Therapist | 902 | 4.0% |
| 7 | Internal Medicine Physician | 714 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Nurse Practitioner | 690 | 3.0% |
| 9 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 644 | 2.8% |
| 10 | Professional Counselor | 614 | 2.7% |
| 11 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 597 | 2.6% |
| 12 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 503 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 502 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Occupational Therapist | 492 | 2.2% |
| 15 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 468 | 2.1% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Alison Aadahl, DMD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Charles Aaron, PA Physician Assistant |
| Ole Aassar, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Maria Zenaida Abanilla, PT Physical Therapist |
| Alvin Abaqueta, M.D. Family Medicine Physician |
| Ryan Abarno, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Nicollette Abato Physical Therapist |
| Hannah Abbott Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Samara Abbott, RD Registered Dietitian |
| Erika Abbruzzese, LCMHCA Mental Health Counselor |
| Rayanne Abdelaziz Mental Health Counselor |
| Hassan Abdelrahman Pharmacist |
| Mahmoud Abdelrazek, MD Neurology Physician |
| Diana Abdullayeva Behavior Technician |
| Hasan Abdushahid Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Rafsanjani Abdushahid, MPA, MAA Mental Health Counselor |
| Matthew Abel, DC Chiropractor |
| Melinda Abercrombie, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Christopher Abernathy, D.M.D. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) |
| Elizabeth Abernathy Hospitalist Physician |
| Emily Abernathy, MSW, LCSWA Social Worker |
| Kathryn Abernethy Behavior Technician |
| Zoe Abernethy Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Mark Abesamis Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Angela Abeyta, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Nicole Abinanti, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Yelena Abitol, APRN Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Brian Ablitz, PSY.D., ABPP Clinical Neuropsychologist |
| Dalia Abou Zeki, MD Neurology Physician |
| Hani Aboufoul, DMD Public Health Dentistry |
| Lara Aboulhosn, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Claire Aboung Homemaker |
| Elizabeth Abowd, LCSWA Clinical Social Worker |
| Ashley Abraham, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Bradley Abraham, D.O. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Jasmine Abraham Behavior Technician |
| Kurian Abraham, MD Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Physician |
| Leroinessa Abraham Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Pamela Abraham, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Peter Abraham, MD, MAS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Sarina Abraham Doula |
| Michael Abram, RPH Pharmacist |
| Laura Abramo, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Robert Abramowitz, PH.D. Family Psychologist |
| Gregory Abrams Dentist |
| Heather Abrams, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Mercede Abrams, CNM, WHNP Advanced Practice Midwife |
| Shayla Abrams Occupational Therapist |
| Sarah Abt, FNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Hamdi Abu Ali, M.D. Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician |
Nearby Cities in North Carolina
Other North Carolina cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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