NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Community Health Worker in North Carolina

170 NPPES records list community health worker with a practice address in North Carolina, 2 per 100,000 residents, the 40th highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Greensboro have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 4 of 4.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 172V00000X · method

Charlotte has the most, 27

Community Health Worker records in North Carolina

  1. Julie Stevens, OTR/LRaleigh, NC 276121528493848
  2. Kelsey StocumCharlotte, NC 282171407642317
  3. Lauren Teodorovici, LAT, ATCStatesville, NC 286251174065569
  4. Elester ThigpenGreenville, NC 278341316344237
  5. Deborah ThompsonLenoir, NC 286451861834327
  6. Shelley ThomsonWilmington, NC 284111740528868
  7. Tawanda TilleryPinetops, NC 278641619794856
  8. Brenda TurnerLenoir, NC 286451871935338
  9. Shearldena TurnerMount Olive, NC 283651841782067
  10. Andrea VasquezGreensboro, NC 274051689254948
  11. Anthony VaughnRaleigh, NC 276101962844530
  12. Imani WardRocky Mount, NC 278041952194169
  13. Bre'Anna WashingtonCharlotte, NC 282691689322927
  14. Jenniffer WatsonGreensboro, NC 274061407311327
  15. Chester WilliamsScotland Neck, NC 278741285394056
  16. Dominique WilliamsGreensboro, NC 274051710718085
  17. Whittney WilliamsCharlotte, NC 282161003508490
  18. Wysheka WilliamsKnightdale, NC 275451710319769
  19. Leeaysia WilliamsonFayetteville, NC 283141457288516
  20. Lasandra Young, CPSSConcord, NC 280251275222986

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 172V00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 40 of 51 per resident

  1. Montana2
  2. Illinois2
  3. Pennsylvania2
  4. North Carolina2
  5. Wisconsin2
  6. New Jersey1
  7. 50 states and D.C.14

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 172V00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.1% 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 Carolina0.0%
  2. United States0.1%

Community Health Worker records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 170 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more110 · 64.7% here, 41.1% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 172V00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

170 NPPES records list community health worker (172V00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 2 per 100,000 residents against 14 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 27 of them (16%).

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. Hawaii172
  2. Louisiana183
  3. Rhode Island149
  4. Indiana148

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Wisconsin1.6
  2. New Jersey1.5
  3. Mississippi1.5
  4. South Carolina1.3

The largest states

  1. California11,133
  2. West Virginia4,210
  3. Utah4,045
  4. Ohio3,832
  5. Michigan2,783

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.