Doctors in Hickory, NC
Active healthcare providers in Hickory sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file — no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
2,053 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Hickory, North Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,053 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 Hickory — 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 Hickory practice location on file.
The provider mix in Hickory is weighted toward Pharmacist (110 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 107 and Physician Assistant with 104). 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, Hickory reports roughly 18.9 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 Hickory patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist — searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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 NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 34)
| Name |
|---|
| WENDY SHOKES, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| ABIGAIL SHOOK Professional Counselor |
| STEPHEN SHORES, LPC Professional Counselor |
| VANESSA SHORT, MA, CAS, LPA Psychologist |
| HANNAH SHOUPE, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| GRADY SHUE, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| GREGORY SHUGAR, LPA Psychologist |
| SARAH SHUGAR, BD Doula |
| DONNA SHULER, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| STEVEN SICILIANO, M.D. Plastic Surgery Physician |
| ASHA SIGEI, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| AMY SIGMON, PT Physical Therapist |
| GETTYS SIGMON Counseling Psychologist |
| GLENDA SIGMON, MSW Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| JOSEPH SIGMON, RPH Pharmacist |
| MARIAH SIGMON, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| MICHAEL SIGMON, O. D. Optometrist |
| RYAN SIGMON, D.M.D. General Practice Dentistry |
| SHARON SIGMON, LCAS,LPC Professional Counselor |
| WILLIAM SIGMON, OD Optometrist |
| WILLIAM SIGMON, M.D. Radiation Oncology Physician |
| ETHIGE SILVA, MS Behavior Analyst |
| DEANA SIMMONS, MA, LCAS-A Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| VERONICA SIMMONS, OT Hand Occupational Therapist |
| JILL SIMON, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| JOHN SIMPSON Clinical Social Worker |
| JULIANNA SIMPSON, COTA/L Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| NANCY SIMPSON, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| ANDREA SINCLAIR, PSYD Clinical Psychologist |
| ERIC SIPE, LPA Clinical Psychologist |
| BRIAN SIZEMORE, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| MICKEY SKIDMORE, ACSW, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| SCOTT SLEDGE, M. D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| CHRISTY SLUTSKY, MA, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| FRANK SMEEKS, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| AILISA SMITH, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| ALISON SMITH, FNP-C Nurse Practitioner |
| ALLEN SMITH, M.D. Neurology Physician |
| AVA SMITH, OT Occupational Therapist |
| COURTNEY SMITH, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| EDDWINA SMITH, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| ELVIS SMITH, PA Physician Assistant |
| GEORGE SMITH, PT Physical Therapist |
| HEATHER SMITH, MA,NCC,LCMHC-A, LCAS Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| ISAAC SMITH, MSW, LCSWA Social Worker |
| JEFFREY SMITH, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| JENNY SMITH, MSW, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| JOSHUA SMITH, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| JOSHUA SMITH, LPCA Professional Counselor |
| KATELYN SMITH, PHARMD Pharmacist |
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