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 5 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. Kara Katko, L.AC.Raleigh, NC 276151730147166
  2. Paula Kearney, LA.CCharlotte, NC 282051164815908
  3. Vilas Keith, DAOM, L.AC.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471720494883
  4. Patrick Kelley, L.AC.Raleigh, NC 276091356776967
  5. Cindi Kemp, L.AC., DOMCary, NC 275181508274218
  6. Amber Kent, L. AC.Greensboro, NC 274551265946024
  7. Hannah Kim, LAC.Asheville, NC 288011457699738
  8. Jody Kim, L.AC.,OMDFayetteville, NC 283031114133642
  9. Joonsung KimFayetteville, NC 283011396432092
  10. Kevin Kim, L.AC.Charlotte, NC 282261396942058
  11. Minsuk Kim, L.AC.Charlotte, NC 282771447445598
  12. Christina King, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288031255666913
  13. Jen King, L.ACCharlotte, NC 282771740587104
  14. Andrew Kingoff, DTCM, L.AC.Wilmington, NC 284031508442849
  15. Krystal Kinnunen, L.A.CAsheville, NC 288041992216253
  16. Autum Kirgan, L.ACShelby, NC 281501477918837
  17. Sonya Klepper-Johnes, DACM, MAOMHendersonville, NC 287911710703384
  18. Tammy Knopf, LACGreensboro, NC 274101083388474
  19. Doug Ko, LACRaleigh, NC 276091053452763
  20. Jackie Koekkoek, MSOM, L AC., LMBTLeland, NC 284511265784938
  21. Richard Koerber, M.AC.Asheville, NC 288061205187622
  22. Tamara Koltun, ACUPUNCTURISTMatthews, NC 281041790133973
  23. Philip Kosdan, L.AC.Carrboro, NC 275101043621360
  24. Brian Kramer, L.AC.Raleigh, NC 276151992009344
  25. Jon KramerHolly Springs, NC 275401346816436
  26. Tracy KrohnWinston Salem, NC 271011679920383
  27. Cassandra KrugWilmington, NC 284031548012883
  28. Naoki Kubota, LACAsheville, NC 288011659586139
  29. Belle KuhnMatthews, NC 281051548883259
  30. Ashley KuperAsheville, NC 288051568927796
  31. Pil Keun Kwak, LACRaleigh, NC 276091710025317
  32. Michael Lacidonia, L.ACRaleigh, NC 276151588177885
  33. Kristen Lambertin, L.AC., DIPL.O.M.Asheville, NC 288061508249897
  34. George Lamoureux, DAOM, L.AC.Greensboro, NC 274551033091897
  35. Christopher Landoll, LACApex, NC 275021669742490
  36. Joseph Lang, L.AC, DIPL O.M.Hampstead, NC 284431255259602
  37. Jade Lanzetta, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288011528509049
  38. Harry Lardner, L.AC.Hillsborough, NC 272781427597202
  39. Alison LarmeeWilmington, NC 284011811173529
  40. Robert Lawrence, LAC.Durham, NC 277071972543528
  41. Yen LeHolly Springs, NC 275401295236354
  42. Susanna Lea, MS, LACChapel Hill, NC 275161144733833
  43. Jacob Lee, L.AC.Raleigh, NC 276041104243260
  44. Janet Lee, L.AC.Durham, NC 277071992968176
  45. Seungbi Lee, L.ACCary, NC 275181437427226
  46. Tara Lee, LIC.AC.Burnsville, NC 287141790675171
  47. Jodi Lefkowitz, L.ACAsheville, NC 288061538971650
  48. Jason Leibowitz, L.ACSylva, NC 287791215173067
  49. Andrea Lencse, LACLeicester, NC 287481396004297
  50. Lauren Leung, L.AC.Charlotte, NC 282091871824854

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.