Doctors in Winston Salem, NC
Active healthcare providers in Winston Salem sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Winston Salem ranks 4th among 402 North Carolina cities by CMS provider count, holding 4.8% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 9,084
- NPPES providers in city
- 4th
- of 402 NC cities
- 4.8%
- of North Carolina providers
- 22.1%
- in top 3 specialties
Winston Salem ranks #3 of 10 North Carolina cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Winston Salem ranks among North Carolina cities
Provider count vs every North Carolina city in CMS NPPES (402 cities)
9,084 Top 1% higher than 99% of 402 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Winston Salem
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
1,098 providers
- Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
504 providers
- Behavior Technician 403
Behavior Technician
403 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 355
Internal Medicine Physician
355 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 343
Clinical Social Worker
343 providers
- Speech-Language Path… 326
Speech-Language Pathologist
326 providers
- Pharmacist 326
Pharmacist
326 providers
- Mental Health Counse… 314
Mental Health Counselor
314 providers
- Certified Registered… 290
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
290 providers
- Nurse Practitioner 263
Nurse Practitioner
263 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (1,098 providers, 12.1% of the city), followed by Physician Assistant.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Winston Salem has more, and fewer, of than North Carolina average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across North Carolina , Winston Salem over-indexes student in an organized health care education/training program at 2.7× the state average and under-indexes clinical social worker at 0.53×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than North Carolina average
Less common here than North Carolina average
How to read this directory & data limitations
Winston Salem, North Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 9,084 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Winston Salem - 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 Winston Salem 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 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Winston Salem is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (1,098 clinicians, followed by Physician Assistant with 504 and Behavior Technician with 403). 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, Winston Salem reports roughly 83.8 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 Winston Salem 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.
Which specialties are most common in Winston Salem
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 1,098 | 12.1% |
| 2 | Physician Assistant | 504 | 5.5% |
| 3 | Behavior Technician | 403 | 4.4% |
| 4 | Internal Medicine Physician | 355 | 3.9% |
| 5 | Clinical Social Worker | 343 | 3.8% |
| 6 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 326 | 3.6% |
| 7 | Pharmacist | 326 | 3.6% |
| 8 | Mental Health Counselor | 314 | 3.5% |
| 9 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 290 | 3.2% |
| 10 | Nurse Practitioner | 263 | 2.9% |
| 11 | Physical Therapist | 224 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Professional Counselor | 207 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 200 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Family Medicine Physician | 146 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Occupational Therapist | 142 | 1.6% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 13)
| Name |
|---|
| Cindy Belanger Behavior Technician |
| Katherine Belanger, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Sasmrita Belbase, NP Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Jennifer Belford, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Peter Belford, M.D. Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Megan Belich, LCSWA Clinical Social Worker |
| Kristen Belk Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Alfred Bell, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Andrea Bell, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Joseph Bell, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Willis Bell, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| J. Bellamy, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Sarah Beller, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Christina Bellinger, MD Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Kimberly Benavides Behavior Technician |
| Marc Benayoun, M.D., PH.D. Neuroradiology Physician |
| Ruth Benca, MD PHD Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Leah Benedict Audiologist |
| Debra Benfield, M.ED., R.D., LDN Registered Dietitian |
| Kamron Benfield, PA Medical Physician Assistant |
| Lauren Benfield, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Kayla Benitez Behavior Technician |
| Melannie Benitez Behavior Technician |
| Karen Aisa Benitez-Mariche Behavior Technician |
| Anjanette Benjamin, MS, LPCA Professional Counselor |
| Alisha Benner, M.D. Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Angela Bennett, MD Nuclear Medicine Physician |
| Barbara Bennett, PA Physician Assistant |
| Briton Bennett Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Dana Bennett Nurse Practitioner |
| Jerry Bennett, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Justin Bennett, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Katetia Bennett Home Health Registered Nurse |
| Cody Benoit Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Inga Benson, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Blake Bentley, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Diana Bentley, PHD, LCMHCS Mental Health Counselor |
| Lynn Bentley, LPCA Professional Counselor |
| Amanda Benton, LCSWA, LCASA Clinical Social Worker |
| Don Benton, DDS Dentist |
| Lana Benton, RN Registered Nurse |
| Oliver Benton, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Lesley Berenson, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Valerie Berger, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Simon Bergman, MD Anatomic Pathology Physician |
| Valbona Berisha, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Leon Bernal-Mizrachi, MD Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Androu Bernard Behavior Technician |
| Christopher Bernard Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Rachel Bernard, PHARMD Pharmacist |
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-05-20.