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 32 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. Jennifer EdgeCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1669521670
  2. Shelby EdgeBehavior Technician1295546711
  3. Caitlin EdgellBehavior Technician1467981910
  4. Colston Edgerton, MDSurgery Physician1194132084
  5. Lisa Edgerton, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1174748875
  6. Michael Edgerton, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1316097892
  7. Michael Edgerton, PHARMD, RPH, BSPharmacist1598073447
  8. Stephen Edgerton, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1265505481
  9. Jared Edmonds, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1245040567
  10. Nneoma EdokobiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861242430
  11. Lenard Edralin, MDLegal Medicine1013116599
  12. Caroline Edwards, LCSWClinical Social Worker1174669881
  13. George Edwards, MA LPAPsychologist1952476152
  14. James Edwards, LCSWClinical Social Worker1568520245
  15. Joanna EdwardsBehavior Technician1437937851
  16. Kimberly Edwards, MDDermatology Physician1922069723
  17. Macie EdwardsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366294472
  18. McKenzi EdwardsOccupational Therapist1487117453
  19. Patrick Edwards, MDPediatrics Physician1225004575
  20. Rebecca Edwards, PAPhysician Assistant1053331272
  21. Robert Edwards, RPHGeriatric Pharmacist1649566563
  22. Candace Edwards LafonDoula1851198766
  23. James Egerer, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1891765137
  24. Jeanette Egerer, M.S. OTR/LOccupational Therapist1083952949
  25. Geena Eglin, PHARMD, BCACP, CPPAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1356946420
  26. Patrice Eglinton, DOFamily Medicine Physician1033572201
  27. Tara Eichert, RD, CNSC, LDNRegistered Dietitian1063712099
  28. Richard Eidlitz, LMTMassage Therapist1801527270
  29. John EisertBehavior Technician1265359111
  30. Nicole Elam, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1558928044
  31. Gabrielle Elardo, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1881555423
  32. Ashley Eldridge, MSW, LCSW, LCASClinical Social Worker1699296624
  33. Christina Elicson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1598710261
  34. Kim Ellen, M.A., L.P.C.Counselor1205025079
  35. Joseph Ellender, PA-CPhysician Assistant1609103738
  36. Eloise Eller, LCSW, CEAPClinical Social Worker1235166711
  37. Joshua Ellerbrock, DNP, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699261818
  38. Paige EllingtonBehavior Analyst1215799317
  39. Raymond Elliott, PHARMDOncology Pharmacist1598202566
  40. Sarah Elliott, LCMHC/S, LCAS, CSIProfessional Counselor1104197169
  41. Shannon Elliott, QP, BSW, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1255602173
  42. Stephen Elliott, PHDPsychologist1417009937
  43. Courtney Ellis, PA-CDermatology Physician1801527288
  44. Cynthia Ellis, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1760415517
  45. Karen Ellis, PTPhysical Therapist1437440351
  46. Margery Ellis, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1669483756
  47. Stephen Ellison, M.D., PH.D.Anesthesiology Physician1811383458
  48. Joshua Ellsworth, LCMHCAProfessional Counselor1588403927
  49. Stacia Ellsworth, LCMHCMental Health Counselor1679317606
  50. Erin Elphick, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285241083

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.