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 8 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. Jonathan Polsky, L.AC.Charlotte, NC 282111851643159
  2. Hannah Posey, DACMAsheville, NC 288011174334072
  3. Audrey PowellHighlands, NC 287411730452079
  4. Yijin Qiu, L.AC, DTCMRaleigh, NC 276151316082829
  5. Tara Rado, LACDurham, NC 277051881332583
  6. Carol Ramsey, DIPL. AC.Franklin, NC 287341285175281
  7. Christina ReidRaleigh, NC 276091144619743
  8. Philip Ricker, OMD, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288041215193388
  9. Jaime Ridgway, LACAsheville, NC 288011447780861
  10. Frankye RileyDurham, NC 277131346775681
  11. Toni RittenbergNew Bern, NC 285621063441970
  12. Gretchen Rivas, L. AC.Wilmington, NC 284031669925418
  13. Robin Roarke, LACLake Junaluska, NC 287451528536349
  14. Belinda Roberts, LACBrevard, NC 287121871323576
  15. William Roberts, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288061740707322
  16. Steven Roensch, D.O.M.Bakersville, NC 287051194968891
  17. Elizabeth Roseman, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288011942628631
  18. Erica Rosen, MAOM, LACCharlotte, NC 282041982013355
  19. Taran Rosenthal, L.AC.Durham, NC 277131396290474
  20. Audrey Rowan, ND, LACBarnardsville, NC 287091174054449
  21. Katherine Rowe, L.AC, FABORMChapel Hill, NC 275141962889790
  22. Miles Rowe, L.ACDurham, NC 277131780833947
  23. Penny Rule, L.ACBeaufort, NC 285161558789370
  24. Stephen Rummage, L.AC.Denver, NC 280371629725569
  25. Courtney Salamone, L. AC.Hillsborough, NC 272781285856021
  26. Tatianna Sanabria, MACOM, LACCary, NC 275111487950291
  27. Camilo Sanchez, L. ACPineville, NC 281341316455298
  28. India Sanders, L.AC., L.M.B.T.Wilmington, NC 284111871831826
  29. Monique Santoro, LACRaleigh, NC 276151235610148
  30. Amy Satterfield, APSwannanoa, NC 287781659602639
  31. Denise Savich, LACCharlotte, NC 282261558528893
  32. Eric Schmiedecke, L.AC.Arden, NC 287041033805734
  33. Virginia Schuler, L.AC.Hendersonville, NC 287911831020767
  34. Jeffery Schwartz, L.AC.Wilmington, NC 284011184652661
  35. Allison Scott, NDGreensboro, NC 274061437234283
  36. Richard Seguin, L.AC, DIPL. ACColumbus, NC 287221962101576
  37. Tia SeranWilmington, NC 284031841127602
  38. Janet Shaffer, L. ACDurham, NC 277051740340082
  39. Jacquelyn Sharpe, L.AC., LMTBoone, NC 286071821861238
  40. Emilie Sheridan, L.ACFayetteville, NC 283051831935030
  41. Lisa Sherman, LACAsheville, NC 288011326562372
  42. Kimiko Shimoda, DIPL. OM, LACCornelius, NC 280311659147304
  43. Kevin Shin, L.AC., PH.D.Fayetteville, NC 283031346573847
  44. Stephanie Shipwash, MAOM, DACM, L. ACClayton, NC 275201528939477
  45. Dove Shoneman, L.A.CArden, NC 287041760820013
  46. Salena Short, DACM, LAC, LPNBurnsville, NC 287141558171520
  47. Michelle Sigler, L.AC.Matthews, NC 281051922307776
  48. Talia Silva Santisteban, L.ACWilmington, NC 284031710385034
  49. Janet Silverman, L.AC.Asheville, NC 288031811434996
  50. Donna SmithAsheville, NC 288051275945206

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.