Doctors and health care providers in New Bern, NC
1,823 individual NPPES records list a practice address in New Bern, 18th of 412 North Carolina cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 345, 19% of the city's records, against 7% across North Carolina. Page 5 of 37.
The 8 largest groups in New Bern
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
New Bern in North Carolina
- Rank in North Carolina18th of 412 cities by records
- Share of the state0.9% of North Carolina's records
- Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
- Top three groups33% of all records
- Behavior Technician rank10th of the 10 North Carolina cities with the most
Compared with North Carolina as a whole, New Bern has 2.9× the state's share of behavior technician records and 0.61× its share of addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records.
Providers in New Bern, alphabetically
- Stephanie Brooks, LCSWClinical Social Worker1174992879
- Rita Cyndy Brougher, BAMarriage & Family Therapist1326867888
- Bryan Brown, LCSWSocial Worker1124090519
- Darius BrownBehavior Technician1376304352
- Debra Brown, OTR/LSpecialist1730152356
- Donna Brown, LCSWClinical Social Worker1407283070
- Frances BrownBehavior Technician1942035787
- La'Kendra BrownBehavior Technician1033006051
- Richard Brown, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1629287438
- Danielle BrueningBehavior Technician1821962861
- Jennifer Bruner, HISHearing Instrument Specialist1114734787
- Hailey BryantBehavior Technician1063231033
- Holly Bryant, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1841330743
- Andrea Buery, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1053822031
- Samuel Buff, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1033191168
- Judy Bulla, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1053573139
- Churchill Bunce, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1801359120
- Haley BunnBehavior Technician1326757071
- Devin BuntonBehavior Technician1225808488
- Kerry Burden, MSN, FNP, CPN, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1780361501
- Amy BurdulisOccupational Therapist1609912989
- Grace Burgin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1932023801
- Thomas Burkart, M.D.Nephrology Physician1679575880
- Mary Burke, D.C.Chiropractor1790162469
- John Burnett, MDFamily Medicine Physician1760438972
- Jalishia Burnett-McDonaldBehavior Technician1043008477
- Megan Burnham, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1295429827
- James Burns, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1477688539
- Sara Burrington, NPNurse Practitioner1750135851
- Cynthia Burrows, R.PHPharmacist1841444387
- Laquanet BurtonBehavior Technician1467206839
- Kashika ButlerBehavior Technician1750173613
- Britney ByrdBehavior Technician1851148837
- David Byrd, MDGastroenterology Physician1831145044
- Tierra ByrdAdult Companion1780488932
- Aleciyah ByronBehavior Technician1639045180
- Matthew CalcuttAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1154906170
- Heather Cameron, MAProfessional Counselor1952699324
- Margaret CampbellBehavior Technician1245998491
- Laura Card, RNNutrition Support Registered Nurse1588430904
- Samantha Carlson, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1043595960
- Megan CarneyPhysician Assistant1154628022
- Kaitlyn CarnwathAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1033629993
- Tekuila Carr-SuttonBehavior Technician1629929799
- Christopher Carraway, DC FIBCNChiropractor1700977501
- John Carroll, LCMHCSMental Health Counselor1841257037
- Patrick Carroll, PACPhysician Assistant1700947181
- Sarah Carroll, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1457642605
- Jennifer Carter, PTPediatric Physical Therapist1720370349
- Nonde CarterClinical Social Worker1386429207
The largest North Carolina cities
- Charlotte23,603
- Raleigh16,309
- Durham13,451
- Winston Salem10,040
- Greensboro8,190
How to read this directory
New Bern, North Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,823 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 New Bern - 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 New Bern 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 New Bern is weighted toward Behavior Technician (345 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 142 and Physical Therapist with 115). 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, New Bern reports roughly 16.8 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.
Of North Carolina's most common specialties, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a New Bern practice address, a coverage gap New Bern patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For New Bern 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 New Bern, NC?
There are 1,823 registered healthcare providers in New Bern, NC, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in New Bern?
The most common specialties in New Bern are Behavior Technician, Clinical Social Worker, Physical Therapist, Physician Assistant, Pharmacist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 345.
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.