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 9 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. Tracy Smith, L.ACAsheville, NC 288011972078509
  2. Evan Snow, DACMCornelius, NC 280311821861048
  3. Kum Ja SongFayetteville, NC 283031013332519
  4. Jennifer Spain, L.AC.Raleigh, NC 276081396979969
  5. Bridget SpenceGastonia, NC 280541003659087
  6. Anna Spindler, LACBlack Mountain, NC 287111366389520
  7. Mary Marston St John, L.AC., DIPOMCharlotte, NC 282101639497803
  8. Anna Stancil, LACChapel Hill, NC 275141922766294
  9. Lissette Stevermer, LACHuntersville, NC 280781770070658
  10. Justin Stiffler, L. AC.Oak Island, NC 284651770069932
  11. Jahna Sturges, L.ACSwannanoa, NC 287781548141153
  12. Ning Sun, LACChapel Mill, NC 275141750154514
  13. Wendy Swanson, L.ACCharlotte, NC 282051962734962
  14. Najeeba SyedDurham, NC 277071851819379
  15. Quinn Takei, DOMRaleigh, NC 276151619988177
  16. Zhengdong Tang, L.ACRaleigh, NC 276071306604822
  17. Ashley Taylor, L.AC., DIPL. A.Winston Salem, NC 271011215493036
  18. Kristin Ten Broeck, L.AC.Cary, NC 275111265971089
  19. Yun Teng, L.AC.Charlotte, NC 282031285211862
  20. John Teta, ND, LAC, CSCSWinston Salem, NC 271061609087188
  21. Marnie ThamelArden, NC 287041831079169
  22. Michelle Thelen, L.AC.Chapel Hill, NC 275171558636498
  23. Sarah Thomas, BS, MAC, LACAsheville, NC 288011154796100
  24. Justin Thornton, L.ACCary, NC 275131457916439
  25. Dolph Todd, MA, DACMAsheville, NC 288031699368639
  26. Linda Tolentino, L.AC, MACCary, NC 275111154551117
  27. Cherie Torrence, LACCornelius, NC 280311851926075
  28. Samuel Townsend, MAOM, LACRaleigh, NC 276081851706311
  29. Jason TrakasGreensboro, NC 274081740946839
  30. David Trevino, L. AC.Asheville, NC 288011881845816
  31. Liza TuttleMorganton, NC 286551285588871
  32. Brooke Tyler, L.AC., DOMAsheville, NC 288011306180328
  33. Janelle VelascoShelby, NC 281501508373507
  34. Karen Velasquez, L.AC.Cary, NC 275111609139054
  35. Christina Velderman, DACMAsheville, NC 288041487316816
  36. Jasmine Villarreal, MAOM, DIPL. O.M., L.Weaverville, NC 287871669860086
  37. Stefano Vitale, D.O.M., L.AC.Blanch, NC 272121386176634
  38. Jesse Walker, L.AC., LMBTEmerald Isle, NC 285941023338852
  39. Jonathan Walker, L. AC. MS TCMDurham, NC 277071760097208
  40. Runping Wang, MASTER DEGREEDurham, NC 277071417650623
  41. Shisan Wang, ACUPUNCTURISTCharlotte, NC 282111982046330
  42. Ying Wang, LAC, PHDChapel Hill, NC 275141811366131
  43. Zong Yao Wang, MBBS, MHS, MBAHillsborough, NC 272781588374383
  44. Svetlana Wark, L. AC., DIPL. OM.Asheville, NC 288011710353511
  45. Jennifer Warnasch, L.AC.Chapel Hill, NC 275161255704359
  46. Jessica Watson, DACCHM, LA.CKannapolis, NC 280811194567453
  47. Abigail Wear, LACChapel Hill, NC 275141164938817
  48. Toby Wedgle, L.ACDurham, NC 277051528450228
  49. William Welder, L.AC.Marshall, NC 287531740765221
  50. Kathryn Wells, L.ACPinehurst, NC 283741013316819

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.