NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Wilmington, NC

6,526 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Wilmington, 9th of 412 North Carolina cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 750, 11% of the city's records, against 8% across North Carolina. Page 124 of 131.

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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 Wilmington

  1. Clinical Social Worker750
  2. Physician Assistant369
  3. Behavior Technician352
  4. Mental Health Counselor312
  5. Physical Therapist283
  6. Pharmacist233
  7. Nurse Practitioner224
  8. Speech-Language Pathologist224

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

Wilmington in North Carolina

  • Rank in North Carolina9th of 412 cities by records
  • Share of the state3.3% of North Carolina's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups22.5% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank5th of the 10 North Carolina cities with the most

Compared with North Carolina as a whole, Wilmington has 2.1× the state's share of hospitalist physician records and 0.74× its share of pharmacist records.

Providers in Wilmington, alphabetically

  1. Ariel Watson, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1447063649
  2. Elizabeth Watson, LCMHCAMental Health Counselor1912577610
  3. Joshua Watson, DOInternal Medicine Physician1508185703
  4. Larry Watson, MDSurgery Physician1356552327
  5. Lisa Watson, FNPNurse Practitioner1396807939
  6. Noah Watson, LCMHCA, LCASAMental Health Counselor1972356293
  7. Samantha Watson, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1043576382
  8. Starr Watson, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1083739569
  9. Bailey WattsPhysician Assistant1700749884
  10. Linda Watts, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1427064443
  11. Shannah WaynePhysician Assistant1265022180
  12. David Weatherford, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1326131525
  13. Marsha WeatherlyMental Health Counselor1871157636
  14. Thomas Weathers, LCAS/LCSWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1750654620
  15. Jonna Weathington, MSW, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1518762228
  16. Andrew Weaver, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1780627315
  17. David Weaver, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1609836279
  18. Edward Weaver, O.D.Optometrist1346245263
  19. Craig Webb, P.A.Physician Assistant1124129663
  20. Darlene Webb, LCSWClinical Social Worker1386748754
  21. Laurie Webb, MSW, LCSWASocial Worker1730922238
  22. Leah Webb, LCSWClinical Social Worker1669113791
  23. Joyce Weber, PA-CPhysician Assistant1194931063
  24. Brian Webster, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124129671
  25. Glenn Weckel, DCNeurology Chiropractor1659487973
  26. Jean Wedderburn-Bookal, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1437514916
  27. Anna Weddington, LCMHCMental Health Counselor1528556909
  28. Mary WeeksBehavior Technician1225875149
  29. Sharon Weeks, LCMHC-AMental Health Counselor1255290961
  30. Adam WegenerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255081477
  31. Valerie Wegener, NPNurse Practitioner1013425354
  32. Joseph Wehner, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1750388310
  33. Erin WehrhanBehavior Technician1093549859
  34. Sandra Weibley, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1881862316
  35. Spencer Weig, MDNeurology Physician1922119429
  36. Mallorie Weigman, MS, MSWClinical Social Worker1952267452
  37. Adam Weinberg, DDSPediatric Dentistry1477662666
  38. Elizabeth Weinberg, M.D.Surgery Physician1861585069
  39. Timothy Weiner, MDPediatric Surgery Physician1902999196
  40. Jennifer Weir, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1649598806
  41. John Weisberg, D.C.Chiropractor1609988286
  42. Jeffrey Weisler, D.P.T.Physical Therapist1730398215
  43. Carla Weiss, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1932243102
  44. Mark Weiss, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1467517540
  45. Stanley Weiss, PACGeneral Practice Physician1063526820
  46. Anthony Welch, LCSWSocial Worker1588759773
  47. Bradley Welch, DMDDentist1689506347
  48. Holly Welch, RBTBehavior Technician1568174076
  49. Stacey Welch, LMBTMassage Therapist1851028435
  50. Taylor Welch, MDPediatrics Physician1982307906

The largest North Carolina cities

  1. Charlotte23,603
  2. Raleigh16,309
  3. Durham13,451
  4. Winston Salem10,040
  5. Greensboro8,190

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How to read this directory

Wilmington, North Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 6,526 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 Wilmington - 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 Wilmington 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 Wilmington is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (750 clinicians, followed by Physician Assistant with 369 and Behavior Technician with 352). 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, Wilmington reports roughly 60.2 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 Wilmington 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 Wilmington, NC?

There are 6,526 registered healthcare providers in Wilmington, NC, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Wilmington?

The most common specialties in Wilmington are Clinical Social Worker, Physician Assistant, Behavior Technician, Mental Health Counselor, Physical Therapist. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 750.

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.