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 90 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. Brina Patel, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1114335957
  2. Dimpi Patel, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1669746590
  3. Kunal Patel, DDSDental Anesthesiology1598322539
  4. Manavkumar Patel, PHARM.DPharmacist1619347630
  5. Nikhil PatelCardiovascular Disease Physician1629633748
  6. Pankti Patel, ODOptometrist1235915471
  7. Praful Patel, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1720048457
  8. Rakhee PatelPsychologist1649570078
  9. Sandip Patel, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1073510657
  10. Sejal Patel, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1427270032
  11. Siten Patel, MDFamily Medicine Physician1467071423
  12. Margaret Paterson, L. AC., M.AC.Acupuncturist1346373198
  13. Yulia Paterson, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1053560508
  14. Michael PatettaOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1992333470
  15. Aman Pathak, MDInfectious Disease Physician1124114178
  16. Cecilia Patino, LCMHCAMental Health Counselor1659086981
  17. Celeste PatinoDoula1609665835
  18. Addie Patterson, RBTBehavior Technician1518803527
  19. Brittany Patterson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1417273178
  20. Kaitlyn PattersonPsychologist1407359979
  21. Timothy Pattison, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1366413130
  22. Kristen Patton, D.C.Chiropractor1396071338
  23. Nancy Patz, PA-CStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164563854
  24. Allyson Paul, PTMSPhysical Therapist1164695516
  25. Edward Paul, O.D., PH.D.Optometrist1043377948
  26. Quinto Pauletti, D.CChiropractor1538500418
  27. Jaylyn PaulinoBehavior Analyst1386253771
  28. Thomas Paulson, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1891787495
  29. Branden Pavnica, DMDDentist1538003488
  30. Autumn Pavuk, MS, RDN, LDNRegistered Dietitian1124904693
  31. James Pawlowski, MDPsychiatry Physician1225063142
  32. Anna PaylorNurse Practitioner1134654056
  33. Andrea Payne, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912947243
  34. Beth Payne, MSWMental Health Counselor1114170891
  35. Brendan Payne, MDFamily Medicine Physician1548622657
  36. Denise Payne, PTPhysical Therapist1497234090
  37. Jason Payne, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1851523039
  38. Joseph PayneColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1205854452
  39. Sarah Payne, LCSW-A, LCAS-AClinical Social Worker1730585332
  40. Kimberly Paz-FuentesBehavior Technician1104607423
  41. Madison PeaceStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699403634
  42. Susan PeacockMarriage & Family Therapist1952785792
  43. Christel Peaden, M.S., CCCSLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1366560096
  44. Kaela Pearce, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1831519552
  45. Sarah PearceClinical Social Worker1265140529
  46. Edith Pearsall, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1033255369
  47. Darren Pearson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1083613749
  48. Heather PearsonNurse Practitioner1164100111
  49. Alexander Pearson-Moyers, PT,DPTPhysical Therapist1942974548
  50. Karis Pearson-Parham, PHD, HSPClinical Psychologist1639589997

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.