NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Charlotte, NC

23,603 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Charlotte, 1st of 412 North Carolina cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 1,972, 8% of the city's records, against 7% across North Carolina. Page 113 of 473.

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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 Charlotte

  1. Behavior Technician1,972
  2. Clinical Social Worker1,725
  3. Physician Assistant1,308
  4. Mental Health Counselor1,089
  5. Physical Therapist944
  6. Pharmacist910
  7. Nurse Practitioner798
  8. Speech-Language Pathologist693

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

Charlotte in North Carolina

  • Rank in North Carolina1st of 412 cities by records
  • Share of the state11.9% of North Carolina's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups21.2% of all records
  • Behavior Technician rank1st of the 10 North Carolina cities with the most

Compared with North Carolina as a whole, Charlotte has 1.6× the state's share of diagnostic radiology physician records and 0.64× its share of student in an organized health care education/training program records.

Providers in Charlotte, alphabetically

  1. Nicole DowdeswellCase Manager/Care Coordinator1679316905
  2. William Dowdle, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1427800705
  3. David Dowdy, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659379790
  4. Dawne Dowdy, AUDAudiologist1629167036
  5. Erica DowellBehavior Technician1063154714
  6. Jessica DowlessAthletic Trainer1932929767
  7. Heather Dowlin, DMDDentist1215124086
  8. Jessica DowlingStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639526585
  9. Bruce Downes, M.DHospitalist Physician1932244878
  10. William Downey, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1063475226
  11. Aspen DowningBehavior Technician1699691279
  12. Chad Downing, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1881127041
  13. Karol Downing, PA-CPhysician Assistant1164412458
  14. Lauren Downing, PHARMDPharmacist1285117366
  15. Wilma Downing, MDPediatrics Physician1609899285
  16. Anthony Downs, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1346908381
  17. Deidre Downs, M.D.Reproductive Endocrinology Physician1891013710
  18. Isabelle DownsOther Technician1508667585
  19. Patricia Downs, COTA/LContractor1265971634
  20. Angela DowsBehavior Technician1992270755
  21. Alexander DoyleBehavior Technician1073071973
  22. Brianna DoyleAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1760087860
  23. Cara Doyle, DONeurology Physician1790340560
  24. Elizabeth Doyle, FNPNurse Practitioner1720792518
  25. James Doyle, MDAnesthesiology Physician1073501516
  26. Kelsey Doyle, RBTBehavior Technician1912598152
  27. Mika Doyle, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1295417905
  28. Ariyana DozierBehavior Technician1700538824
  29. Christa DozierBehavior Technician1306760814
  30. Dancia Dozier, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1215826276
  31. Adeline Dozois, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1689060915
  32. Melissa Draa, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1730592197
  33. Benjamin DrachChiropractor1659057404
  34. Anna DrageClinical Social Worker1275303240
  35. Laura Dragon, MS, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1063927614
  36. Danielle Dragoo, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1962722280
  37. Tara Dragunat, MS OTR/LOccupational Therapist1821932989
  38. Yolanda DrainBehavior Technician1629725890
  39. Mary Draize, PTPhysical Therapist1336292937
  40. Brittany Drake, BCBABehavior Analyst1700219201
  41. Cathy Drake, NPNurse Practitioner1609885573
  42. David Drake, MBAParamedic1699698654
  43. Genevieve DrakeMassage Therapist1659190635
  44. Millard Drake, LCMHCAMental Health Counselor1649001967
  45. Jason Dranove, MDPediatric Gastroenterology Physician1194911123
  46. Carolina Draper, PAPhysician Assistant1700407038
  47. Kenyon Draper, NPNurse Practitioner1144573197
  48. Meredith Draper, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013289040
  49. Verdaro Draughn, LPCMental Health Counselor1689032088
  50. Aiesha DraughtonClinical Social Worker1336066174

The largest North Carolina cities

  1. Raleigh16,309
  2. Durham13,451
  3. Winston Salem10,040
  4. Greensboro8,190
  5. Asheville8,173

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How to read this directory

Charlotte, North Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 23,603 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 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 2024 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 (1,972 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 1,725 and Physician Assistant with 1,308). 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 217.8 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.

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 Charlotte, NC?

There are 23,603 registered healthcare providers in Charlotte, NC, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Charlotte?

The most common specialties in Charlotte are Behavior Technician, Clinical Social Worker, Physician Assistant, Mental Health Counselor, Physical Therapist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 1,972.

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.