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 15 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. Carol Bryant, LCSWClinical Social Worker1235463829
  2. Talishia Bryant, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1497138531
  3. Jessica BrysonBehavior Technician1043030133
  4. Christopher Buccieri, DCChiropractor1649707258
  5. William Buchanan, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1225146210
  6. Lindsey Buchser, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1790627693
  7. Lindsey Buckingham, MDGynecologic Oncology Physician1194138925
  8. Alexandra Buckley, O.DOptometrist1164904611
  9. John Buckley, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1497804017
  10. Mark Bufalini, DMD MDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1659481554
  11. Louis Buffalino, DCChiropractor1073629101
  12. Lindsay BuffkinAcupuncturist1043793649
  13. Madison BuiBehavior Technician1518523802
  14. Elizabeth Buie, LCMHCAMental Health Counselor1730872045
  15. Deborah Bullard, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1801985205
  16. Lisa Bullard, LMFTAMarriage & Family Therapist1508678301
  17. Paula Bullock, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1710023015
  18. Rebecca BulutBehavior Technician1215724034
  19. Maria Bumbalo, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1750716411
  20. Samantha Bunge, DCChiropractor1417383365
  21. Shelley Bunn, LCMHCAMental Health Counselor1285941724
  22. Taylor Bunn, MSBehavior Technician1124611546
  23. Elizabeth Bunting, DSC, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053435412
  24. Jane Buongiorno, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1164491023
  25. Paul Buongiorno, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1821075805
  26. Linda Burbank, MSW LCSWClinical Social Worker1538285358
  27. Jane Burchfield, OTRL CHTHand Occupational Therapist1407811953
  28. Latecia Burden, LCSWClinical Social Worker1932638848
  29. Sarah Burdette, LCMHCProfessional Counselor1992027288
  30. Darcy Burgard, PA-CPhysician Assistant1780905620
  31. Amy Burger, PAPhysician Assistant1790114114
  32. Herbert Burgess, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1568584720
  33. Machelle Burgess, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1104841519
  34. Melissa Burgess, NCLMBTMassage Therapist1285412924
  35. Taylor BurgessPhysician Assistant1649924671
  36. Travis BurgessOccupational Therapy Assistant1235477282
  37. Sara Burgess-Barnes, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1811468887
  38. Ericca Burke, LACAcupuncturist1942728530
  39. Jessica Burkett, MDFamily Medicine Physician1881709061
  40. Korbi BurkeyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124768577
  41. Aric Burks, LPCMental Health Counselor1831214709
  42. Nicole Burley, MA, LCMHC, LCASMental Health Counselor1336892165
  43. Gregory Burnett, PTPhysical Therapist1679538243
  44. Julian BurnettePhysical Therapy Assistant1386811008
  45. Kendal Burnette, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609570191
  46. Leigha BurnsMassage Therapist1346949856
  47. Riley Burns, RDNRegistered Dietitian1225761141
  48. Ryan BurnsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447054903
  49. Sarah Burns, LCSWClinical Social Worker1023605789
  50. Deja BurrMental Health Counselor1487510913

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.