Doctors and health care providers in South China, ME
11 individual NPPES records list a practice address in South China, 172nd of 190 Maine cities. The largest group is home health aide: 1, 9% of the city's records, against 0% across Maine.
The 8 largest groups in South China
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
South China in Maine
- Rank in Maine172nd of 190 cities by records
- Share of the state<0.1% of Maine's records
- Specialties present11 taxonomy codes
- Top three groups27.3% of all records
- Home Health Aide rank8th of the 10 Maine cities with the most
Providers in South China, alphabetically
- Nancy Beadling, CFOM, CMT, CLT,COTA/Massage Therapist1235398553
- Barbara Bickford, RNRegistered Nurse1376979021
- Desiree BowerHome Health Aide1922391168
- Joel Fernald, DCChiropractor1053478552
- Jean Hair, LCSWClinical Social Worker1861410227
- Deanne Pizzo, P.T.Physical Therapist1265690747
- Ronald RochetteLicensed Practical Nurse1336546027
- Mae Simmons, RNHome Health Registered Nurse1558515148
- Elizabeth Spence, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1619202462
- Larry WentworthOptician1972227015
- Jenny White, LMTMechanotherapist1073859674
The largest Maine cities
- Portland6,022
- Bangor3,103
- Augusta1,740
- Lewiston1,728
- South Portland1,143
How to read this directory
South China, Maine appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 11 registered healthcare providers spanning 11 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in South China - 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 South China 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 South China is weighted toward Home Health Aide (1 clinicians, followed by Speech-Language Pathologist with 1 and Massage Therapist with 1). 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 Maine's population, South China reports roughly 0.8 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 Maine's most common specialties, Pharmacist is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a South China practice address, a coverage gap South China patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For South China 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 South China, ME?
There are 11 registered healthcare providers in South China, ME, covering 11 specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in South China?
The most common specialties in South China are Home Health Aide, Speech-Language Pathologist, Massage Therapist, Physical Therapist, Mechanotherapist. Home Health Aide has the most providers with 1.
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.