NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Family Nurse Practitioner in North Carolina

6,631 NPPES records list family nurse practitioner with a practice address in North Carolina, 61 per 100,000 residents, the 39th highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Raleigh have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 16 of 133.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363LF0000X · 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, 597

  1. Charlotte597
  2. Raleigh441
  3. Durham283
  4. Greensboro223
  5. Asheville196

Family Nurse Practitioner records in North Carolina

  1. Shane Brown, MSN, FNP-CHickory, NC 286011831882745
  2. Shelley Brown, NP-CElizabethtown, NC 283371437449733
  3. Shelley Brown, FNP-CWilmington, NC 284011467624205
  4. Susan Brown, MSN, RN, FNP-BCCharlotte, NC 282271134117104
  5. Tonya Brown, FNPFayetteville, NC 283141437048865
  6. Karen Brown Jones, FNP-CRaleigh, NC 276091780665646
  7. Amy Brown PriceGreenville, NC 278341144949207
  8. Janelle Brown Taft, MSN, FNP-CWilson, NC 278961326289034
  9. Akia Brown-Lesene, MSN RN FNP-CZebulon, NC 275971609756477
  10. Jaymar BrowneGastonia, NC 280541760978092
  11. Charles Browning, FNP-CShelby, NC 281521295302024
  12. Dana Browning, FNP-CLouisburg, NC 275491245821420
  13. Elizabeth BrowningMorganton, NC 286551992101703
  14. Michelle Browning, FNP-CWilmington, NC 284031528500618
  15. Andrea BrubakerBoone, NC 286071104342070
  16. Holly Bruehl, MSN FNPBrevard, NC 287121881996353
  17. Patrick Bruff, NPKnightdale, NC 275451538608666
  18. Jill Brumfield, NPConcord, NC 280251376131557
  19. Jessica Brumley, FNPNewton, NC 286581578134854
  20. Shareeka Brunson, NPFort Bragg, NC 283101699438309
  21. Tiffany Brunson, FNP-CCharlotte, NC 282101770018095
  22. Candice Bryan, FNPBladenboro, NC 283201699364331
  23. Heather Bryan, NPLumberton, NC 283581902512395
  24. Patricia Bryan, FNP-CAlbemarle, NC 280011205308418
  25. Stephen Bryan, FNP-CShelby, NC 281501124783626
  26. Alvina Bryant, FNP-CGastonia, NC 280561477036556
  27. Angela Bryant, FNP-CRaleigh, NC 276101518610997
  28. Ashley Bryant, FNP-CMount Airy, NC 270301689399776
  29. Jennifer Bryant, FNPCharlotte, NC 282101205647039
  30. Khianna Bryant, MSN, APRN FNP-CGreensboro, NC 274071063269439
  31. Larrin Bryant, FNPGreenville, NC 278341467344911
  32. Melissa Bryant, FNP-CElkin, NC 286211093542656
  33. Misty Bryant, FNPAlbemarle, NC 280011588252100
  34. Payton Bryant, RNWinston Salem, NC 271041336038132
  35. Roxanne Bryant, FNPDurham, NC 277071780756197
  36. Tuwana Bryant, APRN - FNP-CGarner, NC 275291821557216
  37. Shana Brye, FNPChapel Hill, NC 275171740514355
  38. Kristin Brzycki, FNP-CArden, NC 287041386012094
  39. Buffie Buchanan, FNP-CMorganton, NC 286551881925899
  40. Lindsey Buchser, FNPWilmington, NC 284031790627693
  41. Elsa Bucio, FNP-CEden, NC 272881053940882
  42. Hanna Buckle, FNP-CDurham, NC 277101740885961
  43. Sean Buckley, FNP-CPembroke, NC 283721730559790
  44. Mackenzie BuddCharlotte, NC 282051093688533
  45. Tiffany Budroe, FNPCharlotte, NC 282041962015826
  46. Donna Buist, DNPEden, NC 272881649609389
  47. Kimberly Bukowski, FNP-BCJacksonville, NC 285461346709839
  48. Deborah Bullard, FNP-CWilmington, NC 284051801985205
  49. Jennifer Bullard, NP-CLaurel Hill, NC 283511659912731
  50. Kimberly Bullard, FNP-BCShallotte, NC 284701003772211

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LF0000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 39 of 51 per resident

  1. Utah63
  2. Idaho62
  3. Iowa61
  4. North Carolina61
  5. Illinois61
  6. Colorado59
  7. 50 states and D.C.71

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LF0000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

75.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 75.1% 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 Carolina75.9%
  2. United States75.1%

Family Nurse Practitioner records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file5,031 of 6,631 · 75.9% here, 75.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file4,003 · 60.4% here, 57.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more2,289 · 34.5% here, 40.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2019 · the 4,000 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363LF0000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

6,631 NPPES records list family nurse practitioner (363LF0000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 61 per 100,000 residents against 71 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 597 of them (9%).

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. Virginia6,474
  2. Pennsylvania7,209
  3. Arizona5,933
  4. Indiana5,867

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Iowa61.5
  2. Illinois60.9
  3. Idaho61.8
  4. Colorado59.4

The largest states

  1. Florida22,340
  2. Texas21,242
  3. California16,966
  4. New York14,805
  5. Ohio9,647

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.