NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Acupuncturist in North Carolina

478 NPPES records list acupuncturist with a practice address in North Carolina, 4.4 per 100,000 residents, the 26th highest rate of 51. Asheville and Raleigh have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 1 of 10.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 171100000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Asheville has the most, 87

  1. Asheville87
  2. Raleigh43
  3. Charlotte37
  4. Durham29
  5. Wilmington25

Acupuncturist records in North Carolina

  1. Kathy Addison, L.AC.Wilmington, NC 284031215063458
  2. Lauren AguirreLincolnton, NC 280921417417593
  3. Amy Alena, D.ACCary, NC 275111710591748
  4. Rebecca Alexander, L.AC.Elizabeth City, NC 279091699258673
  5. Lance Allen, L.AC.Southern Pines, NC 283871801522388
  6. Christopher Allgeier, DACM, L.ACHendersonville, NC 287911043071533
  7. Nadine Alonzo, L.AC.Fayetteville, NC 283141760835177
  8. Gilbert Alvarado, N.D., L.AC.Chapel Hill, NC 275171992910939
  9. Fran Ammons, LAC,MSOMHolly Springs, NC 275401770726192
  10. Jesse Andreas, L.ACGreensboro, NC 274081992336507
  11. Susan Atlas, RN, MACSylva, NC 287791740408640
  12. Thin Thin Aung, LACCharlotte, NC 282101659192474
  13. Anne Bailey, L.AC.Raleigh, NC 276071720406630
  14. Robert Bailey, L.AC.Winston Salem, NC 271011649687856
  15. Ashley BalenoAsheville, NC 288051326815713
  16. Robert Balkind, LACGreensboro, NC 274031922258573
  17. Arlene Barbrey, L.AC.Raleigh, NC 276091467669747
  18. Jacob BarrocasCandler, NC 281751306446141
  19. Mitchell Paul Barros, LACWeaverville, NC 287871629619853
  20. Bonnie Barrow, L.AC.Pittsboro, NC 273121952816555
  21. Barbara Barry, M.ACRaleigh, NC 276091790968196
  22. Clinton Bartok, L.AC, DIPL.OMRaleigh, NC 276091477784965
  23. Christopher BassettRobbinsville, NC 287711477786242
  24. Alise Beccaria, DAC, L.AC.Greensboro, NC 274071295066363
  25. Megan Becker, LAC.Asheville, NC 288011265795546
  26. Elyse Beffa, DIPL. OF OM, L.AC.Cary, NC 275111205236585
  27. Maria Belluccio, R.N., A.P. , D.O.M.Gerton, NC 287351114141421
  28. Alice Berg, L.AC., DACM, MAOMAsheville, NC 288011477274983
  29. Tina Berisha, L.ACDavidson, NC 280361578814612
  30. Melody Beus, MACOM, LACBrevard, NC 287121841755147
  31. Amsu Bey ElWinston Salem, NC 271031386178168
  32. Lindsay Bierwert, L. AC.Charlotte, NC 282161487171435
  33. Cheryl Blankenship, L.A.C.Southern Shores, NC 279491720253016
  34. Ellie BlomDurham, NC 277071700766946
  35. David BlonnJacksonville, NC 285401205354891
  36. Sylvia Bognar, LACWinston Salem, NC 271061326419094
  37. David Bonilla, LA.CCharlotte, NC 282051285027466
  38. Kim Bonsteel, L.AC.Highlands, NC 287411164731741
  39. Wesley Braden, DACM, L.AC.Rutherfordton, NC 281391225811557
  40. Robert Bradley, LAC, LMBTGreensboro, NC 274101164085544
  41. Mildred Bredenberg, L.AC.Marion, NC 287521316436173
  42. Heather Bree, MSOM, LACRaleigh, NC 276031992444764
  43. Shea Broussard, M.A.Durham, NC 277071891543963
  44. Amanda Brown, L.AC.High Point, NC 272651932454378
  45. James Brown, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288011689157802
  46. Leslie BrownLumberton, NC 283581902139553
  47. Erin Browning, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288011295571917
  48. Virginia Browning, LAC, LMBTRaleigh, NC 276091306047568
  49. Kylie Buckman, L.AC, DIPL. OMCharlotte, NC 282041770346744
  50. Lindsay BuffkinWilmington, NC 284031043793649

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 171100000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 26 of 51 per resident

  1. Illinois6.1
  2. Idaho5.9
  3. Virginia5.4
  4. North Carolina4.4
  5. Pennsylvania4.3
  6. Wyoming4.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.10.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 171100000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.2% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. North Carolina0.2%
  2. United States0.2%

Acupuncturist records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file1 of 478 · 0.2% here, 0.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file4 · 0.8% here, 0.4% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more314 · 65.7% here, 73.8% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 171100000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

478 NPPES records list acupuncturist (171100000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 4.4 per 100,000 residents against 10 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Asheville has 87 of them (18%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. New Mexico476
  2. Virginia471
  3. Wisconsin407
  4. Pennsylvania557

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Wyoming4.1
  2. Texas3.5
  3. Nevada3.3
  4. Utah3.0

The largest states

  1. California10,648
  2. New York3,942
  3. Florida2,291
  4. Oregon1,539
  5. Washington1,485

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.