NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Family Medicine Physician in North Carolina

4,953 NPPES records list family medicine physician with a practice address in North Carolina, 46 per 100,000 residents, the 33rd highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Asheville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 8 of 100.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207Q00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Charlotte has the most, 417

  1. Charlotte417
  2. Asheville243
  3. Raleigh207
  4. Greensboro182
  5. Winston Salem170

Family Medicine Physician records in North Carolina

  1. Rebecca Begley, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991083277008
  2. Schuyler Behnke, PA-CSanford, NC 273301154849719
  3. Timothy Beittel, MDWilmington, NC 284051669464111
  4. Amy-Jo Bekong, DOGarner, NC 275291962852848
  5. Octavian Belcea, MDRaleigh, NC 276141184695272
  6. William Belcher, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282781104051481
  7. Cathy Belk, M.D.Dunn, NC 283341346349859
  8. Andre Bell, MDRaleigh, NC 276171457389793
  9. Brian Bell, M.D.Forest City, NC 280431518961275
  10. Clayton Bell, M.D.Biltmore Forest, NC 288031205197076
  11. Hannah Bell, FNP-BCHendersonville, NC 287391447873591
  12. Joseph Bell, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101144913286
  13. Keturah Bell, MDShelby, NC 281521134213283
  14. William Bell, MDRobbins, NC 273251619971694
  15. Daniel Bellingham, M.D.Statesville, NC 286251205828969
  16. Dwight Bellingham, MDStatesville, NC 286251215428891
  17. Megan Belprez, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101639355951
  18. Abby Bender, MDBurlington, NC 272171871717538
  19. Brock BenedictFort Liberty, NC 283101689727091
  20. Xaverie Benedict, DOSpring Hope, NC 278821508487091
  21. Katrine Bengaard, DOWeaverville, NC 287871891948873
  22. Mary Bengtson, MDRaleigh, NC 276951508992207
  23. Gary Benitez, M.D.Lenoir, NC 286451972543817
  24. John Bennett, MDForest City, NC 280431033189717
  25. Kateland Bennett, DOClinton, NC 283281326540501
  26. Ward Bennett, MDRaleigh, NC 276171861457129
  27. Kristen Benninger, M.D.Smithfield, NC 275771770960072
  28. Marianna Benson, D.O.Hendersonville, NC 287911487005203
  29. Cammy Benton, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021508886698
  30. George Benton, M.D.Brevard, NC 287121558459933
  31. Mary-Emma Beres, M.D.Elkin, NC 286211295715704
  32. Jeffrey Berger, MDCharlotte, NC 282691164401071
  33. Martin Berger, M.D.Yanceyville, NC 273791952530107
  34. Kenneth BerkshireMorrisville, NC 275601083289052
  35. Holly Bernardini, DOCharlotte, NC 282101205883113
  36. Meaghann Bernardy, MDCharlotte, NC 282261467718866
  37. Anne Berry, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991508020280
  38. Yvonne Berstler, MDCreedmoor, NC 275221053531004
  39. John Bertolino, MD, MSPHCamp Lejeune, NC 285471477526150
  40. Caroline Bessey, MDHayesville, NC 289041962080374
  41. Janalynn Beste, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031750388161
  42. John Betancourt, MDConnelly Springs, NC 286121710052535
  43. Lesa Bethea, MDLumberton, NC 283581750380416
  44. Luciana Beture, NPDurham, NC 277101467072611
  45. Sara Beyer, MDLenoir, NC 286451255372413
  46. Parul Bhagalia-Patel, M.B.B.S., MPHDurham, NC 277131841518768
  47. Nilesh Bhargav, MDSanford, NC 273301720718505
  48. Mishal Bhatt, M.D.Matthews, NC 281041760802045
  49. Samyukta Bhattarai, MDHuntersville, NC 280781154996692
  50. Muhammad Bhatti, M.D.Goldsboro, NC 275341558372680

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207Q00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 33 of 51 per resident

  1. Missouri48
  2. Virginia48
  3. Ohio48
  4. North Carolina46
  5. California44
  6. Kentucky43
  7. 50 states and D.C.46

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207Q00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

78.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 78.5% 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 Carolina78.9%
  2. United States78.5%

Family Medicine Physician records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file3,910 of 4,953 · 78.9% here, 78.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file3,107 · 62.7% here, 61.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more2,490 · 50.3% here, 55.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2006 · the 3,104 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207Q00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

4,953 NPPES records list family medicine physician (207Q00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 46 per 100,000 residents against 46 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 417 of them (8%).

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. Washington5,534
  2. Ohio5,606
  3. Virginia4,137
  4. Minnesota3,985

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. California44.0
  2. Kentucky43.5
  3. Rhode Island43.3
  4. Missouri48.3

The largest states

  1. California17,133
  2. Texas11,119
  3. Florida9,399
  4. Pennsylvania7,483
  5. New York6,417

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.