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 355 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. Christina RickerPharmacist1447112883
  2. Kara RickerMental Health Counselor1841001534
  3. Kaitlan Rickett, PAPhysician Assistant1851801005
  4. Alicia Ricketts, LPCProfessional Counselor1821312653
  5. Brenda Ricketts, LICENSED PROFESSIONAProfessional Counselor1174655864
  6. Colleen Rickey, MDInternal Medicine Physician1225100134
  7. Amanda Rickher, O.D.Optometrist1639623853
  8. Kaitlyn Rickher, DPTPhysical Therapist1154049997
  9. Cynthia Riddagh, PHARMDOncology Pharmacist1700600194
  10. Corteasia Riddick, MSW, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1205335775
  11. Rita Riddick-SeelsFamily Nurse Practitioner1336556414
  12. Ariel RiddleBehavior Technician1366380933
  13. Jodi Riddle, LMPMassage Therapist1053603449
  14. Katherine Riddle, PAPhysician Assistant1881707123
  15. Nicole Riddle, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1760833321
  16. Shirley RiddleBehavior Analyst1417495326
  17. Serena Ridenhour, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1174082465
  18. Miriam Ridley, MDOphthalmology Physician1568452027
  19. Quincy Ridley, BSW, MSW, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1831079912
  20. Sequoia Ridley, RDNRegistered Dietitian1699386169
  21. Anja Riedel-Bicknell, OTOccupational Therapist1215155064
  22. Cynthia Riedinger, FNPNurse Practitioner1851845937
  23. Kara Riedl, LCSWASocial Worker1447361134
  24. Natalya Riek, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1437442886
  25. Madeline Rieker, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770334153
  26. Mariette Riemann, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1982637468
  27. Taylor Ries, PAHospitalist Physician1134802333
  28. Cynthia RiesenbergSpeech-Language Pathologist1154876779
  29. Lindsey Riesselman, MS, NCC, LPCAMental Health Counselor1265983779
  30. Sarah Rieth, D.MIN.Pastoral Counselor1962610121
  31. Leigh Riffe, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467521054
  32. Jason Riffle, C.P.Prosthetist1003065368
  33. Thomas RiffleBehavior Technician1508578493
  34. Oktay Rifki, MD, PHDCardiovascular Disease Physician1679992416
  35. Lauren Riggins, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1821231077
  36. Amy RiggsBehavior Technician1558037762
  37. Devon Riggs, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952003121
  38. Elizabeth RiggsBehavior Technician1992331144
  39. Heather Riggs, LCMHC-A, LCAS-AProfessional Counselor1578172615
  40. Leslie Riggs, LCSWClinical Social Worker1386762284
  41. Stephen Riggs, MDUrology Physician1659393718
  42. Jackson Rigsbee, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790625895
  43. Tara Rigsbee, LCAS-AAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1669169272
  44. Angela Rikard, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1902987969
  45. Tiffany Rikard, LMFTAMarriage & Family Therapist1760987242
  46. Heather Rikli, MSW, LCSWMental Health Counselor1275068165
  47. Allyson Riley, A.T.C., C.S.C.SAthletic Trainer1821488453
  48. Alyssa Riley, MMS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1932629649
  49. Daniela Riley, D.M.DGeneral Practice Dentistry1366821266
  50. David Riley, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1306809223

The largest North Carolina cities

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

All of North Carolina →

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.