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 446 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. Laura WatersProfessional Counselor1356868632
  2. Nicole Waters, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1093059552
  3. Peter Waters, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1962428763
  4. Allison WatkinsOccupational Therapist1114691839
  5. Caroline Watkins, MSW, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1770030918
  6. Emily WatkinsOccupational Therapist1578481750
  7. James Watkins, M.D.General Practice Physician1023009321
  8. Johnny WatkinsPersonal Care Attendant1710589387
  9. Kate Watkins, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1679373971
  10. Katelyn Watkins, PA-CPhysician Assistant1659960847
  11. Landon Watkins, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1376256453
  12. Laquasha WatkinsFamily Nurse Practitioner1992276208
  13. Lauren WatkinsBehavior Technician1093593238
  14. Letitia WatkinsBehavior Technician1164075396
  15. Sabre Watkins, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1508372392
  16. Sarah Watkins, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1578231874
  17. Savanna Watkins, PAPhysician Assistant1134558083
  18. Savannah WatkinsSports Physical Therapist1326970054
  19. Sharmetris Watkins, NPNurse Practitioner1376979369
  20. Sharon WatkinsRegistered Nurse1649686460
  21. Tracy Watkins, LCSWClinical Social Worker1780602391
  22. Tyiesha Watkins, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1548634819
  23. Whitney WatkinsBehavior Technician1649067190
  24. Bradley Watling, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1730112145
  25. Alayna Watson, PHDClinical Psychologist1467060624
  26. Alexis WatsonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1336705938
  27. Allison Watson, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1205643798
  28. Avery Watson, BSW, MSW, LCAS-AAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1467871079
  29. Camilla Watson, CNA HCTNurse's Aide1881405959
  30. Casey Watson, FNP, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1164890281
  31. Courtney Watson, NNPCritical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner1588188981
  32. Daniel Watson, M.D.Urology Physician1689618225
  33. Darquez Watson, PHARMDPharmacist1871201830
  34. Dorothy Watson, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1386008712
  35. Elizabeth Watson, OTROccupational Therapist1073574109
  36. Ellyn Watson, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1801431739
  37. Eric WatsonPeer Specialist1104759000
  38. Haley WatsonSpeech-Language Pathologist1497533392
  39. Kameron WatsonBehavior Analyst1730013046
  40. Kenneth Watson, D.C.Chiropractor1346227030
  41. Kiara Watson, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1376203646
  42. Kiondra Watson, LMBTMassage Therapist1720856669
  43. Lakeisha Watson, MDPsychiatry Physician1265620025
  44. Luke Watson, OTOccupational Therapist1164439477
  45. Martha Watson, PHARMDPharmacist1225442031
  46. Nakia Watson, MA, QPProfessional Counselor1558046391
  47. Nancy Watson, PH.D.Psychologist1609100650
  48. Pierce Watson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1962504878
  49. Rebecca Watson, MS, QP, NCC, LPCMental Health Counselor1992893994
  50. Robert Watson, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1437270931

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.