NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Raleigh, NC

16,309 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Raleigh, 2nd of 412 North Carolina cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 1,926, 12% of the city's records, against 7% across North Carolina. Page 274 of 327.

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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 Raleigh

  1. Behavior Technician1,926
  2. Clinical Social Worker1,695
  3. Mental Health Counselor914
  4. Physician Assistant724
  5. Physical Therapist660
  6. Pharmacist582
  7. Speech-Language Pathologist489
  8. Family Nurse Practitioner441

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Raleigh in North Carolina

  • Rank in North Carolina2nd of 412 cities by records
  • Share of the state8.2% of North Carolina's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups27.8% of all records
  • Behavior Technician rank2nd of the 10 North Carolina cities with the most

Compared with North Carolina as a whole, Raleigh has 1.8× the state's share of behavior technician records and 0.51× its share of nurse practitioner records.

Providers in Raleigh, alphabetically

  1. Patricia Smith, M.D.Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician1861439804
  2. Paula Smith, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1881945418
  3. Peaches Smith, BSW, MSW, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1578969143
  4. Phillip Smith, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1952655144
  5. Portia Smith, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1679995419
  6. Rebecca SmithMental Health Counselor1881332179
  7. Robert Smith, MSW, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1659780732
  8. Sarah Smith, MSW, LCSWMental Health Counselor1235706342
  9. Sean Smith, D.C.Chiropractor1427473990
  10. Shana Smith, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1376837567
  11. Shannon Smith, M.ED, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1720217334
  12. Sharlisa Smith, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1720520190
  13. Sharon Smith, PHARMDPharmacist1780060541
  14. Shawnette Smith, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1659051761
  15. Sherrie Smith, RNRegistered Nurse1922683630
  16. Sierra SmithBehavior Technician1053998534
  17. Stacy Smith, LPC, NCC, MT-BCProfessional Counselor1740476514
  18. Stephanie Smith, MA CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1790090397
  19. Stephen Smith, PA-CPhysician Assistant1851390488
  20. Stephen Smith, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1811960412
  21. Susan Smith, M.A.Psychologist1437241007
  22. Suzanne Smith, RDRegistered Dietitian1962958785
  23. Tammy Smith, PT ASSISTANTPhysical Therapy Assistant1831262963
  24. Tashayla Smith, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1013689025
  25. Thomas Smith, LCSWAMental Health Counselor1376016493
  26. Vincent Smith, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1558338475
  27. Whitney Smith, PA-CPhysician Assistant1598120941
  28. Whitney SmithPhysical Therapist1669996419
  29. Yolanda Smith, NP-CNurse Practitioner1255791398
  30. Lolita Smith Moore, NCC, LCMHCAMental Health Counselor1699650457
  31. Shatona Smith-Anderson, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1336405208
  32. Patricia Smith-Bailey, LCSWClinical Social Worker1376694489
  33. Gjanje Smith-Mathus, M.D., MPHUrology Physician1831124809
  34. Sierra Smith-SneedSpeech-Language Pathologist1780360321
  35. Trudy Ann Smith-WhiteBehavior Technician1528993045
  36. Hayley Smitheman, DPTPhysical Therapist1699292763
  37. Mia Smithley, LCASAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1578255105
  38. Britney Smithmyer, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1659683167
  39. Anne Smithson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1164646451
  40. Robert Smithson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1235115106
  41. Kimberly Smitley, M.ED, NCC, LPCAMental Health Counselor1609208875
  42. Sean Smolenyak, ODOptometrist1144275439
  43. David Smoot, PH.D.Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1801837422
  44. Kenneth SmootPatient Transport Certified Respiratory Therapist1679116883
  45. Kathleen SmothersSpeech-Language Pathologist1063694941
  46. Tria Smothers, LCMHC-AMental Health Counselor1013508290
  47. Sarah Smusz, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1568890739
  48. Daniel Smyrski, PA CSurgical Physician Assistant1720031966
  49. Frances Smyth, M.A.Counseling Psychologist1255375408
  50. Kevin Smythe, PSY.D.Psychologist1235223116

The largest North Carolina cities

  1. Charlotte23,603
  2. Durham13,451
  3. Winston Salem10,040
  4. Greensboro8,190
  5. Asheville8,173

All of North Carolina →

How to read this directory

Raleigh, North Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 16,309 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 Raleigh - 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh is weighted toward Behavior Technician (1,926 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 1,695 and Mental Health Counselor with 914). 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, Raleigh reports roughly 150.5 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 Raleigh practice address, a coverage gap Raleigh patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Raleigh 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 Raleigh, NC?

There are 16,309 registered healthcare providers in Raleigh, NC, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Raleigh?

The most common specialties in Raleigh are Behavior Technician, Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 1,926.

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.