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 385 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. Scott Shawen, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1386749133
  2. Cailyn Shay, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1790561348
  3. Amin ShayeghiOncology Pharmacist1801611298
  4. Mary Shea, LMFTAMarriage & Family Therapist1326434432
  5. Melissa SheaBehavior Technician1417663931
  6. Michael Shealy, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1972778488
  7. Jennifer Shean, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1134866825
  8. Charlesia SheardBehavior Technician1437039690
  9. James Shearer, M.D.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1255435988
  10. Mary Sheckley, PAPhysician Assistant1659929065
  11. Cherie Shedore, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1871521849
  12. Courtney SheehanNurse Practitioner1427691278
  13. James Sheehan, PAEmergency Medicine Physician1780609230
  14. Lauren Sheehan, PAPhysician Assistant1780214155
  15. Patrick Sheehan, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1962820761
  16. Sidney Sheerin, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1346095650
  17. Courtney Sheets, PA-CPhysician Assistant1750967774
  18. Lindsay SheetsFamily Nurse Practitioner1710446497
  19. Morris Sheffer, O.D.Optometrist1306831003
  20. Nasfat Shehadeh, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1538241369
  21. Samira ShehadehClinical Social Worker1073355129
  22. Crista Shehan, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1316700503
  23. Margaret Sheild, MED, LPCProfessional Counselor1780882340
  24. Angelika SheimanPodiatrist1902596729
  25. Firoozeh Shekari, DDSPediatric Dentistry1437739018
  26. Jennifer Sheldon, PAPhysician Assistant1588021125
  27. Marlaina Sheldon, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043912397
  28. Mia ShellBehavior Technician1568927598
  29. Rebecca Shell, LCAS-AAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407310063
  30. Caroline Shellabarger, NPHospitalist Physician1447861539
  31. Kimaley Shellenberger, LCSWClinical Social Worker1508305582
  32. Deanna Shelley, OTOccupational Therapist1366602567
  33. Mark Shelley, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1497598528
  34. Nancy Shelley, MS, LPC, LCAS, CCSAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1154509784
  35. Allize SheltonBehavior Technician1063085025
  36. Gary Shelton, MDInternal Medicine Physician1467581348
  37. Grace SheltonBehavior Technician1912566969
  38. Karen Shelton, PH.D.Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1033354923
  39. Lakeina SheltonFamily Nurse Practitioner1023978707
  40. Richard SheltonBehavior Technician1174449136
  41. Joyce ShenHospitalist Physician1992017867
  42. Stephanie ShennettCommunity Health Worker1295900850
  43. Rathna Shenoy, MDSurgery Physician1700140670
  44. Allen Shepard, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1770930679
  45. Holli Shepard, BCBABehavior Analyst1740757715
  46. Melissa Shepard, MDPsychiatry Physician1639566219
  47. Jack Shepherd, MDFamily Medicine Physician1952353781
  48. Mary Shepherd, LPCAProfessional Counselor1932411899
  49. Nicole ShepherdBehavior Analyst1184185795
  50. Shelby Shepherd, AUDAudiologist1518451798

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.