NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in North Carolina

172 NPPES records list neonatal nurse practitioner with a practice address in North Carolina, 1.6 per 100,000 residents, the 19th highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Winston Salem 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 363LN0000X · method

Charlotte has the most, 33

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner records in North Carolina

  1. Patricia Shelton, NNPGreensboro, NC 274081679847875
  2. Jessica Shepherd, NNPGreensboro, NC 274011558192039
  3. Sherri Shetley, NNPHendersonville, NC 287921023537099
  4. April Smithwick, ARNPAsheville, NC 288011891187464
  5. Timothy Snow, RNC, NNP, MSNWinston Salem, NC 271031477535581
  6. Heather Solberg, NNP-BCCharlotte, NC 282031730071291
  7. Alisa Starbuck, RN NNPWinston Salem, NC 271571962483297
  8. Renee Starcevich, NPCharlotte, NC 282041811162472
  9. Alexis StegerWilmington, NC 284011215862248
  10. Sydney StrykerChapel Hill, NC 275141992534028
  11. Carli Summers, MSN, APRN, NNP-BCWinston Salem, NC 271031649190570
  12. Paige Tesh, NNP-BCWinston Salem, NC 271571528486511
  13. Tracy Vaughn, NPCharlotte, NC 282031801037023
  14. Mary Vincent, NURSE PRACTITIONER NCharlotte, NC 282041922274224
  15. Bryce Wade, APRNRaleigh, NC 276101336950021
  16. Helen WalkerWinston Salem, NC 271571023674371
  17. Debra Warndahl, MSN, NNP-BC, ARNPWinston Salem, NC 271031063465532
  18. Holly Wells, NNPRaleigh, NC 276101770681561
  19. Carrie Williams, NPCharlotte, NC 282071558618371
  20. Angela Willis, NNP-BCRaleigh, NC 276101750775607
  21. Deveril Wint, NPSpring Lake, NC 283901851913446
  22. Janna Wright, MSN, RNC-NIC, NNP-BCGastonia, NC 280541801135991

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LN0000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 19 of 51 per resident

  1. Maine1.7
  2. Oklahoma1.6
  3. Kansas1.6
  4. North Carolina1.6
  5. Virginia1.6
  6. Maryland1.6
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LN0000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

8.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 10.6% 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 Carolina8.1%
  2. United States10.6%

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file14 of 172 · 8.1% here, 10.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file15 · 8.7% here, 6.9% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more87 · 50.6% here, 52.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year2024 · the 15 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363LN0000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

172 NPPES records list neonatal nurse practitioner (363LN0000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 1.6 per 100,000 residents against 1.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 33 of them (19%).

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 York180
  2. Indiana160
  3. Pennsylvania157
  4. Colorado149

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Kansas1.6
  2. Virginia1.6
  3. Maryland1.6
  4. Rhode Island1.6

The largest states

  1. Texas634
  2. Florida323
  3. Ohio278
  4. Tennessee217
  5. Missouri203

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.