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 6 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. Ning Li, L.ACGreensboro, NC 274081689818387
  2. Wenhui Li, L.ACMatthews, NC 281051619117504
  3. Zhen LiApex, NC 275021538526744
  4. Irina Lidanova, L. AC., DIPL. AC.Chapel Hill, NC 275141063775138
  5. Meredith Liguori, DACM, MSTOMCharlotte, NC 282041942066956
  6. Diana Lin, L.AC., DAOMJacksonville, NC 285461235410325
  7. Kuan-Ting LinCary, NC 275111962169672
  8. Li LinChapel Hill, NC 275161053846048
  9. Yi-Jun Lin, MSTOM, L.AC, MS, RDCharlotte, NC 282261801092101
  10. Jeremy Linquist, L.AC.Carolina Beach, NC 284281578713616
  11. Karen Litton, LIC. AC.Asheville, NC 288011740432434
  12. Zhengyang LiuCharlotte, NC 282621346978822
  13. Keith Loop, BA, DSOM, JD, LBMTFairview, NC 287301467700344
  14. Requel Lopes, LACCary, NC 275131265872543
  15. Sandra LuczynskiWinnabow, NC 284791326695180
  16. Brandy Lynn, M.A.O.M., L.AC.Durham, NC 277011982019881
  17. Jennifer Macri, L.AC.Chapel Hill, NC 275171437408770
  18. Erin Macy, DACM, L.ACArden, NC 287041982480554
  19. Evan Magee, LACMount Airy, NC 270301417704545
  20. Carmela Mager, L.AC.Chapel Hill, NC 275141083895676
  21. Allison Mahoney, LACAsheville, NC 288011467194068
  22. Mary Majebe, O.M.D.Asheville, NC 288011811148851
  23. Marcella Malone, DACMArden, NC 287041558954594
  24. Vivian Manduca-Marquez, A.P., D.O.M.Jacksonville, NC 285461225095284
  25. Emily Mann, L.AC., MAOMAsheville, NC 288011679021406
  26. Laura Marion, L.AC., DIPL. OM, M.SAsheville, NC 288061396228193
  27. Parris Marks, LAC, MAOMAsheville, NC 288011326720533
  28. Robin Markus, LIC. ACUPUNCTURISTAsheville, NC 288041891117289
  29. Patrick Marron, LACChapel Hill, NC 275141427584028
  30. Peter MarshallRutherfordton, NC 281391972381978
  31. Clancey Mary, MAOM, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288011518719343
  32. Anne Masaoka, L.ACAsheville, NC 288011659803211
  33. Stephanie Mason, L.AC., DOMSouthern Pines, NC 283871801343314
  34. Gina Mauro, MAHM, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288031285505909
  35. Mark McClatchy, L.AC.Black Mountain, NC 287111548783780
  36. Mary McCormick Browne, L.AC., DAOMHarmony, NC 286341902394588
  37. John McGimsey, L.AC.Davidson, NC 280361053670067
  38. Lijie McGimsey, MACDavidson, NC 280361760729867
  39. Heather McIver, L.AC.Siler City, NC 273441093182156
  40. Leon McKay, LACWilmington, NC 284031285724930
  41. Susan McKibben, L.AC.Southern Pines, NC 283871144673492
  42. Nic Melo, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288011235064916
  43. Britta MemmesheimerCharlotte, NC 282101366163529
  44. Abbie Mercurio, A.P., M.AC., L.AC.Charlotte, NC 282041467670539
  45. Renard Mercurio, L. AC.Charlotte, NC 282041699022574
  46. Victoria MichaloveWinston Salem, NC 271041972435766
  47. Diane Milhan, PHD, DPT, DAOMMount Airy, NC 270301588966824
  48. Michelle Mill, LACRaleigh, NC 276151871087593
  49. Kathleen MillerAsheville, NC 288061114395936
  50. Patricia Miller, L.AC.Wilmington, NC 284011144461070

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.