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 368 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. Lindsey Russell, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992349138
  2. Marcy Russell, PHARMDPharmacist1164937728
  3. Susan Russell, MA, NCC, LPC-AProfessional Counselor1134501810
  4. Thomas Russell, MDPediatrics Physician1770622789
  5. Wayne Russell, DPTPhysical Therapist1891009064
  6. Cheryl Russo, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1558374801
  7. Jaclyn Russo, PHDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1962280024
  8. Nancy Russo, LPC, NCCProfessional Counselor1104948694
  9. Samantha RussoPhysician Assistant1760260772
  10. Kristin Russo-Rivera, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1568591543
  11. Diamond Russos, PAPhysician Assistant1811467137
  12. Janine RustPhysical Therapy Assistant1053024422
  13. Corbin RustebergStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043846348
  14. Caitlin Rustemeyer, O.D.Optometrist1942795851
  15. Andrea Ruston, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1063834463
  16. Madison Ruth, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1821744814
  17. Farrah RutherfordNurse Practitioner1487959573
  18. Liane Ruthig, DPTPhysical Therapist1740943182
  19. Margaret Rutkowski, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1598519704
  20. Nancy Rutland, NPNurse Practitioner1962630780
  21. Kecia Rutledge, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1144090135
  22. Mary Rutledge, MSWClinical Social Worker1447210588
  23. Reagan RutledgeBehavior Technician1528819133
  24. Sarah Rutledge, APRNClinical Nurse Specialist1932088374
  25. Troy Rutledge, DCChiropractor1528792157
  26. Debbie Rutledge-Holt, PAPhysician Assistant1902959315
  27. Judy Rutto, FNPNurse Practitioner1174942874
  28. Alexis RuvalcabaProfessional Counselor1225899164
  29. Keddy Rwara, DPTPhysical Therapist1326731233
  30. Destiny RyalsBehavior Technician1689553786
  31. Amy Ryan, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1205822434
  32. Angela RyanOccupational Therapist1215060124
  33. Anita RyanBehavior Analyst1124507348
  34. Chance Ryan, LMBTMassage Therapist1801674361
  35. Cheryl Ryan, RPHPharmacist1902485006
  36. Craig Ryan, PTPhysical Therapist1326059585
  37. Darlene Ryan, PTPhysical Therapist1669482634
  38. Elly Ryan, LCASAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1659093912
  39. Michael Ryan, DPMPrimary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist1972549186
  40. Michael Ryan, PHARMDPharmacist1639522832
  41. Rachel Ryan, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1750009858
  42. Albertha RyantAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1073857553
  43. Kimberly Rybak, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1649431131
  44. Mikhail Rybin, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1780242412
  45. Jessica Rychel, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578409975
  46. Patricia Ryder, OTR/LPhysical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist1043522394
  47. Steven Ryder, MDOphthalmology Physician1366732851
  48. Lindsey Ryen, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1982081733
  49. Paul Ryskiewich, MDAnesthesiology Physician1710972153
  50. Mia Rzymek, M.A.,CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1578991998

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.