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 4 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. Stephanie Hall, L.AC.Charlotte, NC 282031417187501
  2. Donna Hamilton, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288011851665772
  3. Alecia Hansen, LACChapel Hill, NC 275141588377485
  4. Robin Hansen, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288061467807495
  5. Michael Harding, LACDurham, NC 277051235634031
  6. Dennis Harrison, LIC. ACUPUNCTURISTBryson City, NC 287131760761456
  7. Katherine Harrod, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288051619792454
  8. Stephanie HartAsheville, NC 288011598478257
  9. Bethany Hauch, LIC AC, DVMRaleigh, NC 276161912227844
  10. Nicole Hawkins, DACM, L.AC.Arden, NC 287041871364729
  11. Cynthia HayesArden, NC 287041154217420
  12. Ping He, LA.CDurham, NC 277131285033498
  13. April HeesackerAsheville, NC 288041730058405
  14. Christopher Helmstetter, L.ACChapel Hill, NC 275141477969988
  15. Tory Hendrix, L.AC, DACMHolly Springs, NC 275401649687088
  16. Morgan Henis, L.AC.Raleigh, NC 276071386143980
  17. Joshua Herr, L. AC.Asheville, NC 288011992956924
  18. Virginia HewgleyGreensboro, NC 274011710388327
  19. Stacy HewittChapel Hill, NC 275161801736038
  20. Brian Hightower, L.AC., MAOMAsheville, NC 288061912392515
  21. Jeri Ho, LACAsheville, NC 288041912479148
  22. Denise Hoffecker, DC,L.A.CCharlotte, NC 282621992988091
  23. Paulette Hoggard, L.AC.Greenville, NC 278581164089165
  24. Jessica Holleman, L.AC.Morehead City, NC 285571740698646
  25. Darren Holman, L.ACStallings, NC 281041538572110
  26. Mary HougeHendersonville, NC 287911346611373
  27. Tsung-Yi Hsu, L.AC.Cary, NC 275111184328585
  28. Yaoqing Huang, LIC. ACUPUNCTURISTCharlotte, NC 282111063737948
  29. Ying Huang, DAOM, LAC, DIPLOMHolly Springs, NC 275401225838618
  30. Gilda Hunt, L.AC.Wilmington, NC 284091457843468
  31. Julie Hutsell-Starling, L.ACRaleigh, NC 276151851845549
  32. Chau HuynhCary, NC 275111548887516
  33. Jin Bong HwangRaleigh, NC 276071487072500
  34. Julie Hwang, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288061255685566
  35. Kelsey Irvin, DACM, LACMorganton, NC 286551790629657
  36. Cynthia Ista, L.AC.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471134543770
  37. Christian Jacobs, L.ACAsheville, NC 288061215383831
  38. Lisa Jacyszyn, LAC.Asheville, NC 288051306700430
  39. John Janeski, DRPH, L.AC.Spruce Pine, NC 287771306703020
  40. Deborah Jennings, L.ACGreensboro, NC 274081619517919
  41. Mary Jennings, DC, LACCary, NC 275181740237890
  42. Chadwyck Johnson, L.AC., LMBTAsheville, NC 288031477994424
  43. Nadia Johnson, LACCary, NC 275111437960176
  44. Julia Jones, LACMars Hill, NC 287541730466582
  45. Mary Jones-Prizer, L.AC.New Bern, NC 285601205218229
  46. Lissa JuedemannAsheville, NC 288011407313711
  47. Nicole Juralewicz, L. AC.Durham, NC 277051710313424
  48. Stephanie Kaplan, L.AC., DIPL. AC.Morehead City, NC 285571275787723
  49. Jennifer Kapraun, L.ACCary, NC 275111487044871
  50. Eric Karchmer, L. AC.Boone, NC 286071518404540

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.