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 50 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. Louise HessenflowRegistered Nurse1992977714
  2. Willard Hession, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1750388211
  3. Brittany Hester, LCSW, LCASClinical Social Worker1235569500
  4. Darrell Hester, MDOphthalmology Physician1134210586
  5. Jennifer HesterRadiography Radiologic Technologist1841705811
  6. Alden Hestikind, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1780550202
  7. Keira HetemOccupational Therapist1699102681
  8. Charlotte HettClinical Social Worker1386518900
  9. Cooper HewettCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1528843158
  10. Katherine Hewitt, LCSWClinical Social Worker1669791307
  11. Brittany Hicklen, NP-CNurse Practitioner1801596572
  12. Michele Hickman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1184739708
  13. Suprena Hickman, RN, BSN, MBAHealth & Wellness Coach1679241442
  14. John Hickory, DMDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1912200031
  15. Alexander HicksGeneral Practice Dentistry1134771207
  16. Andrew Hicks, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679325682
  17. Emily Hicks, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1366919904
  18. Haven HigginsPhysical Therapist1699603316
  19. Madison Higgins, PA-CPhysician Assistant1114484946
  20. Lillian HiggsOccupational Therapist1477366334
  21. Erica High, LCMHCAProfessional Counselor1689534240
  22. Jacqueline Higuera, FNPNurse Practitioner1376810333
  23. Ashley Hill, NPNurse Practitioner1578035218
  24. Ashley HillAssistant Behavior Analyst1609621234
  25. Christina Hill, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578650057
  26. Crystal Hill, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1003804030
  27. Joshua Hill, RNNeuroscience Registered Nurse1841096419
  28. Kelly Hill, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1740381144
  29. Lauren Hill, MS, LCMHCMental Health Counselor1598214587
  30. Lisa Hill, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1841147394
  31. Marcus Hill, DOInternal Medicine Physician1871081745
  32. Monica Hill, NPNurse Practitioner1134400799
  33. Sherri Hill, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1336599828
  34. Thomas Hill, ATC-LAthletic Trainer1619958972
  35. Mia Hillert, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1710417019
  36. Christy Hilling, LCASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1619409539
  37. Allison HiltonOccupational Therapy Assistant1083274039
  38. Jeremiah Hilton, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1396359451
  39. Darolyn Hilts, PH.D.Psychologist1164455945
  40. Khaled HimedInternal Medicine Physician1679153688
  41. Jonathon Himes, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265283873
  42. Jeremy Hines, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1437538519
  43. Jonathan Hines, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1619066040
  44. Jonathan Hines, LCASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1558922880
  45. Bethany Hinnant, RBTBehavior Technician1033904016
  46. Elizabeth Hinshaw, M.P.TPhysical Therapist1760788269
  47. Jana Hinson, BSN, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1598627598
  48. Andrea HiserMental Health Counselor1326460742
  49. Megan Hitchcock, PA-CPhysician Assistant1972177178
  50. Arnold Hite, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1841516788

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.