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 10 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. Tyler White, L.AC. DOMAsheville, NC 288011043725807
  2. James Whittle, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288041427466382
  3. Jessica Wilcox, L.AC.Concord, NC 280251912407636
  4. Fredrick Williams, L. AC.Charlotte, NC 282771871798405
  5. Jennifer Williams, L.AC.Fort Bragg, NC 283101033405147
  6. Grace Wilson, DACM, MAOM, L.ACAsheville, NC 288011164313284
  7. Ann Wolman, L. AC.Asheville, NC 288011235380262
  8. John WongRougemont, NC 275721336071687
  9. Christa Wroblewski, LACHillsborough, NC 272781174129324
  10. Geng WuDurham, NC 277071508332321
  11. Chelsea Wynter, ND, LACWinston Salem, NC 271061467936567
  12. Yanming Xia, LACApex, NC 275231972975381
  13. Meng XiongMooresville, NC 281171386317063
  14. Fangding Xu, L.ACRaleigh, NC 276151316503360
  15. Jinmei Xu, LIC. ACRaleigh, NC 276121457556789
  16. Zuyan XuCary, NC 275111679313415
  17. Chi-Ao YangCharlotte, NC 282621982429445
  18. Kan Wa Yeung, LACIndian Trail, NC 280791770021255
  19. Jihye YoonHolly Springs, NC 275401790400703
  20. Kyler York, L.AC.Wilmington, NC 284011629527874
  21. Enhong YuWilmington, NC 284031275852485
  22. Diana Zamzow, LACTryon, NC 287821386282408
  23. Michelle Zane, DIPL L.ACWake Forest, NC 275871407220403
  24. Aitao Zhang, LPNFort Bragg, NC 283101982903704
  25. Xinlin Zhang, LACDurham, NC 277051922837087
  26. Jie ZhaoHuntersville, NC 280781386043099
  27. Lei ZhengRaleigh, NC 276061104565688
  28. Yiren Zhu, OMDRaleigh, NC 276071295379683

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.