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 387 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. Carroll Shivers, MDAnesthesiology Physician1699753160
  2. Celena Shivers, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1033828207
  3. Edwin Shoaf, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124000799
  4. Kayla Shoaff, RBTBehavior Technician1588386726
  5. Tope ShobowaleBehavior Technician1932876067
  6. Joshua Shoemake, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669497699
  7. Laura Shofe, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1639521693
  8. Alyson Shogan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306189543
  9. Veronica Sholar, PTPhysical Therapist1871654020
  10. Alexis Shook, PHARMDPharmacist1891468476
  11. Cynthia Shook, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1669557138
  12. Devon Shook, PH.D.Psychologist1043734965
  13. Jeffry Shook, M.ED., LPCCounselor1275742157
  14. Kristen Shook, DCChiropractor1255163887
  15. Lauren ShookNurse Practitioner1932743036
  16. Michael ShookStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184476046
  17. Olivia ShookBehavior Technician1912670050
  18. Paul Shook, MDAnesthesiology Physician1427043470
  19. Quinn Shook, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508618893
  20. Yvonne Shook, ODOptometrist1194830901
  21. Massoud Shoraka, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1033616628
  22. Brandon Shore, PTPhysical Therapist1316501836
  23. Cecelia ShoreBehavior Technician1093154247
  24. Natalie Shore, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1568832707
  25. Erika ShoresBehavior Analyst1053847095
  26. Ashley Short, PA-C, MPHPhysician Assistant1972129302
  27. Brenda ShortBehavior Technician1275274953
  28. Darin Short, MACCMental Health Counselor1174351571
  29. Donna Short, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1073940797
  30. Jennifer Short, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1750617874
  31. Kathleen Short, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861589566
  32. Kayla Short, NNP-BC, RNCritical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner1700213824
  33. Susannah Short, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1063044063
  34. Terry Short, MDInternal Medicine Physician1114935715
  35. Courtney ShorterMental Health Counselor1972451003
  36. Rhonda ShouseHome Health Aide1770262628
  37. Katerina Shpak, PAPhysician Assistant1972240356
  38. Sophia Shrader, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1043042401
  39. Rhisti Shrestha, MDInternal Medicine Physician1578083697
  40. Ritesh Shrestha, M.D.Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1093121543
  41. Ruchi Shrestha, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1710103320
  42. Runa Shrestha, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1649525866
  43. Samip Shrestha, MDHospitalist Physician1639691777
  44. Sarina Shrestha, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043995368
  45. Kathryn Shreve, NPNurse Practitioner1992872477
  46. Katelyn ShropshirePhysical Therapist1841055878
  47. Todd ShropshirePhysical Therapist1649380288
  48. Amanda ShrumFamily Nurse Practitioner1922545698
  49. Austin Shrum, CPSSPeer Specialist1144008186
  50. Laura Shrum, LCAS, LCSWAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1689359119

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.