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 125 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. Elena Wellen, PHARMDPharmacist1306575659
  2. Kaylyn Weller, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1194247692
  3. Glenna Wellman, PH.D.Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologist1225155005
  4. Edmund Wellons, RPHPharmacist1457635484
  5. Frank Wells, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1801098462
  6. Kelly Wells, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1124170196
  7. Sara Wells, RPHPharmacist1285936682
  8. Stephen Wells, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1952563686
  9. Collin Welteroth, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700637790
  10. Laura WelzelEnvironmental Modification Occupational Therapy Assistant1013396753
  11. Pamela Wenning, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1902021769
  12. Megan WentzPhysical Therapy Assistant1750917829
  13. David Wenz, O.D.Optometrist1467531590
  14. Alexandra WernerFamily Medicine Physician1972999720
  15. Brenda Werner-Reap, LCASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1114317930
  16. Thomas Wertheimer, MDHospitalist Physician1215976006
  17. Suzanne Wertman, CNMMidwife1598825689
  18. Brianna Wesley, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1619658549
  19. Allison West, DNP, AGNP-CNurse Practitioner1356829030
  20. Amy West, LCSWClinical Social Worker1437609278
  21. Harold West, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1760824551
  22. Julie West, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1407989015
  23. Lanie WestBehavior Technician1386519726
  24. Samuel WestDevelopmental Therapist1356753768
  25. Audra Westbrook, LCSWClinical Social Worker1306552658
  26. Hannah WestbrookSpeech-Language Pathologist1518367143
  27. John Westbrooks, DPTPhysical Therapist1639598949
  28. Meghan Westman, AUDAudiologist1417665001
  29. Elizabeth Westmoreland, LCSWClinical Social Worker1215328562
  30. Igor Westra, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1679543870
  31. Katie WetherbeeBehavior Technician1881526044
  32. Richard Wetherill, D.D.S.Dentist1316053176
  33. Austin Weyant, DODiagnostic Radiology Physician1205331220
  34. Rebekah Whalen, LCMHC-AProfessional Counselor1760345540
  35. Erin Whaling, PA-CPhysician Assistant1437776499
  36. Matthew Whatley, LCMHCProfessional Counselor1023641495
  37. Meroe Wheatley, RDPediatric Nutrition Registered Dietitian1538238944
  38. Adrianne Wheeler, LMFTAMarriage & Family Therapist1609932680
  39. Alnisha WheelerPharmacist1598687188
  40. Ashley Wheeler, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1750566519
  41. Brianna Wheeler, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1306312277
  42. Karen Wheeler, LCSWClinical Social Worker1275692303
  43. Lindsay WheelerSpeech-Language Pathologist1588936744
  44. Michelle Wheeler, MSP CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1689900672
  45. Tanya Wheeler, PTPhysical Therapist1336376144
  46. Chase Whelan, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1023590502
  47. Desiree Whelan, CADC-IAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1992525232
  48. Charonda Whitaker, LCASAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1447015847
  49. Kylie WhitakerBehavior Technician1407748023
  50. Shannon Whitaker, PAPhysician Assistant1033194931

The largest North Carolina cities

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

All of North Carolina →

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.