Doctors in Charlotte, NC
Active healthcare providers in Charlotte sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Charlotte ranks 1st among 402 North Carolina cities by CMS provider count, holding 11.9% of the state's NPIs, led by Behavior Technician.
- 22,689
- NPPES providers in city
- 1st
- of 402 NC cities
- 11.9%
- of North Carolina providers
- 20.3%
- in top 3 specialties
Charlotte ranks #1 of 10 North Carolina cities for Behavior Technician.
Where Charlotte ranks among North Carolina cities
Provider count vs every North Carolina city in CMS NPPES (402 cities)
22,689 Top 1% higher than 99% of 402 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Charlotte
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Behavior Technician
Behavior Technician
1,911 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
1,546 providers
- Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
1,149 providers
- Mental Health Counse…
Mental Health Counselor
995 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
912 providers
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
902 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 714
Internal Medicine Physician
714 providers
- Nurse Practitioner 690
Nurse Practitioner
690 providers
- Student in an Organi… 644
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
644 providers
- Professional Counselor 614
Professional Counselor
614 providers
What this shows Behavior Technician is the largest specialty (1,911 providers, 8.4% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Charlotte has more, and fewer, of than North Carolina average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across North Carolina , Charlotte over-indexes pediatrics physician at 1.5× the state average and under-indexes student in an organized health care education/training program at 0.63×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than North Carolina average
Less common here than North Carolina average
How to read this directory & data limitations
Charlotte, North Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 22,689 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 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 2023 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 (1,911 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 1,546 and Physician Assistant with 1,149). 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 209.4 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.
Which specialties are most common in Charlotte
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 1,911 | 8.4% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 1,546 | 6.8% |
| 3 | Physician Assistant | 1,149 | 5.1% |
| 4 | Mental Health Counselor | 995 | 4.4% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 912 | 4.0% |
| 6 | Physical Therapist | 902 | 4.0% |
| 7 | Internal Medicine Physician | 714 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Nurse Practitioner | 690 | 3.0% |
| 9 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 644 | 2.8% |
| 10 | Professional Counselor | 614 | 2.7% |
| 11 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 597 | 2.6% |
| 12 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 503 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 502 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Occupational Therapist | 492 | 2.2% |
| 15 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 468 | 2.1% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 4)
| Name |
|---|
| Puneet Aggarwal, MD Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician |
| Maher Agha, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Akash Aghera, DMD General Practice Dentistry |
| Elizabeth Agiri, NP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Deborah Agisim, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| David Agner, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Crystal Agnew, LPC, LCMHC, LCPC Mental Health Counselor |
| Michael Agnone, PT Physical Therapist |
| Sungeeta Agrawal, MD Pediatric Endocrinology Physician |
| Rolando Aguiar Moreira Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Natalia Aguilar Clinical Social Worker |
| Victoria Aguilar, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Rita Agunobi, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Richard Agyekum Addo, PMHNP-BC Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Matilda Agyemang, FNP-C Nurse Practitioner |
| Ashley Ahearn, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Adwoa Ahenkora Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Lisa Ahlberg, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Melanie Ahlers, DPT Pediatric Physical Therapist |
| Joanna Ahlman, CLD Doula |
| Seth Ahlquist, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Nabil Ahmad, MD Clinical Neurophysiology Physician |
| Raza Ahmad, MD Surgery Physician |
| Usman Ahmad, D.O. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Nena Ahmad El Bey Professional Counselor |
| Amina Ahmed, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Asaad Ahmed, M.D. Hospitalist Physician |
| Nadia Ahmed, PHARM D Pharmacist |
| Chelsea Ahrens, PA Emergency Medicine Physician |
| William Ahrens, MD Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Roselyn Ahua, O.D. Optometrist |
| Jay Ahuja, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Jing Ai, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Cassidy Aiello, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Janet Aiken, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Ashley Aikens Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Bamidele Ajayi, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Gbemisola Ajibade Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Olafunke Ajijola, PHARM.D. Pharmacist |
| Adewunmi Akande, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Katherine Akeley, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Astra Aker, RT Recreation Therapist |
| Kenna Aker, PA Physician Assistant |
| Chantel Akers Behavior Technician |
| Lisette Akers, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Lloyd Akers, RCS RVT RCIS RCPT Sonography Specialist/Technologist Cardiovascular |
| Zobia Akhtar Mental Health Counselor |
| Haley Akin, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Corey Akins, BCBA Behavior Analyst |
| Akingbade Akinyelu, MD Hospitalist Physician |
Nearby Cities in North Carolina
Other North Carolina cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
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