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 7 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. Sharon Miller, L.ACBelmont, NC 280121457879892
  2. Cynthia Milligan, L AC.Tryon, NC 287821194069047
  3. Jennifer Minor, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288011790488393
  4. Jamshid MohebaliRutherfordton, NC 281391093273435
  5. Mark Molinoff, LIC. AC.Raleigh, NC 276121831394162
  6. A. MoomawBoone, NC 286071629352372
  7. Julie Moose, L.AC., DIPL.AC.Hickory, NC 286011366108490
  8. Maria Moraca, LACDurham, NC 277051922308311
  9. Kenneth Morehead, MSOM, DOM (NM), L.ACDurham, NC 277051407996838
  10. Hedy Moreno, L. AC., DIPL. O.M.Raleigh, NC 276121487906582
  11. Lora Moyle, LACMebane, NC 273021023299534
  12. Fang Mu, L.AC., O.M.D.High Point, NC 272651982722302
  13. Jillian MuleeAsheville, NC 288011336090091
  14. Andrew Muller, L.AC., R.N.Charlotte, NC 282621568881035
  15. Jessica Mund, L.AC.Leicester, NC 287481235424110
  16. Robert Nash, LACRaleigh, NC 276131366900953
  17. Deborah Nixdorf, ND, LACAsheville, NC 288041639210065
  18. Jeremy Noble, LAC, RNAsheville, NC 288011902518418
  19. Amanda Nolff, L.AC.Matthews, NC 281041154710150
  20. Cassandra Norman, L.AC.Morrisville, NC 275601902161904
  21. Nathaniel Novgrod, L,AC.Waynesville, NC 287861952623605
  22. Rachel Nowakowski, L. AC.Asheville, NC 288011982855912
  23. Andrew Nowosad, L.AC.Durham, NC 277131134258700
  24. Yelena Okhotin, ND, LACCharlotte, NC 282031760076921
  25. Silvia Olvera, LACAsheville, NC 288051902286826
  26. Olga Orraca, L.ACCarolina Beach, NC 284281639776362
  27. Jaime Oshrin, L.AC.Wilmington, NC 284031104353887
  28. Elizabeth OwocBoone, NC 286071356215909
  29. Jennifer Paris-CossuAsheville, NC 288011750090411
  30. Jongbae Park, KMD, PHD, L.AC.Durham, NC 277131194987792
  31. Michael Parker, L.ACAsheville, NC 288061548623440
  32. Jessica Parks, LMT, BA, DCMAsheville, NC 288011144806191
  33. Tejal Patel, LAC, DIPL OM, MSOMRaleigh, NC 276151811334824
  34. Margaret Paterson, L. AC., M.AC.Wilmington, NC 284031346373198
  35. Natitia Paugh, LAC., LMBTMatthews, NC 281051801379318
  36. Kristina Pearson, L.AC.Charlotte, NC 282151578760997
  37. Diane Peck, L.AC.Greensboro, NC 274011538294988
  38. Tracy Peck, L.AC.Greensboro, NC 274011962537506
  39. Hope Peek, LAC, MSOM, FABORMCharlotte, NC 282041356935894
  40. David Peters, L.AC., LMBTCary, NC 275181982849725
  41. Kristian Petersen, L. AC.Wilmington, NC 284031376765479
  42. Ann Peterson, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288041093889362
  43. Chester Phillips, ACUPUNCTURISTRaleigh, NC 276091043854383
  44. Yuanlin PiaoHolly Springs, NC 275401336902931
  45. Callie Pierce, LACHickory, NC 286021942181664
  46. Jeanne Pierce, LACBurnsville, NC 287141184883878
  47. Maria Pieterman, L.AC.Cedar Grove, NC 272311952829012
  48. Mark Pipkin, LACWeaverville, NC 287871336278803
  49. Nicole Pitts, LACChapel Hill, NC 275141134692882
  50. Matthew Polly, L.AC.Carrboro, NC 275101013114891

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.