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 24 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. Kelly CostonOccupational Therapy Assistant1982959847
  2. Pauline Coston, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1093595670
  3. Danielle CotellessaAthletic Trainer1144628132
  4. Nancy Cotter, NPNurse Practitioner1558332395
  5. Ashley CottlePsychologist1265997647
  6. Jerry Cottle, RPHPharmacist1861771115
  7. Kelli Cottrell, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1154053635
  8. Jesse Couch, PHDClinical Psychologist1114872207
  9. Daniel Coughlan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497506661
  10. Kirstin Counts, DCChiropractor1992883060
  11. Meara Courtney, DCChiropractor1497575807
  12. Valerie Cousins, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1932332376
  13. Danielle Couture, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1881424265
  14. Elizabeth Covert, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1588342836
  15. Christopher Covington, D.O.Ophthalmology Physician1093836215
  16. Thomas Covington, D.D.S.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1114381068
  17. Benjamin Cowan, MDHospitalist Physician1699894824
  18. Jacqueline Cowell, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1427321918
  19. Danae CoxPhysician Assistant1073269312
  20. David CoxAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1205542024
  21. Hilary Cox, O.D.Optometrist1629328828
  22. Julianna CoxStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528985660
  23. Matthew Cox, ODOptometrist1548654551
  24. Sarah Beth Cox, OTOccupational Therapist1073840179
  25. Taylor Cox, DCChiropractor1679036826
  26. Catherine CoyPhysician Assistant1164233904
  27. Brendan Coyle, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1053142695
  28. Samantha Cozart, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1972467439
  29. Carolyn Craddock, MSWClinical Social Worker1215275201
  30. William Crafford, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1780677187
  31. Jacqulyn CraichySpeech-Language Pathologist1114445731
  32. Christopher Craig, DOInternal Medicine Physician1467718346
  33. Lucretia CraigPharmacy Technician1013307784
  34. Nolan Crain, PAPhysician Assistant1063840577
  35. Cheryl CrainshawHearing Instrument Specialist1710443106
  36. Sara-Ann Cramer, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1568052512
  37. Courtney Crane, MASSAGE THERAPISTMassage Therapist1336023324
  38. Haley Crane, DCChiropractor1003637562
  39. Jonathan Crane, D.O.Dermatology Physician1134187594
  40. Melissa CravenSpeech-Language Pathologist1437882826
  41. Belle-Lyssa Crawford, NBC-HWCHealth & Wellness Coach1407577703
  42. Jeffrey Crawford, PHDPsychologist1265426944
  43. Kimberly Crawford, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1295134021
  44. Steven Crawford, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1578560934
  45. Mimi CrawleyClinical Social Worker1639601594
  46. Phebe Crawshaw, LCMHC, LCASAMental Health Counselor1699471094
  47. Allison Cray, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1396246286
  48. Lashauna Crayton, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1104642347
  49. Christopher CreagerFamily Nurse Practitioner1952220261
  50. William Credle, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1043328297

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.