NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nurse Practitioner in North Carolina

4,524 NPPES records list nurse practitioner with a practice address in North Carolina, 42 per 100,000 residents, the 9th 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 91 of 91.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363L00000X · 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, 798

  1. Charlotte798
  2. Winston Salem487
  3. Durham277
  4. Wilmington224
  5. Asheville198

Nurse Practitioner records in North Carolina

  1. Lynn Yow, NPGreensboro, NC 274551073573739
  2. Lindsay Yoxheimer, NPChapel Hill, NC 275141750014700
  3. Hillary Yu, ANPDurham, NC 277101093951691
  4. Zoe Zack, NPCharlotte, NC 282091114476488
  5. Rebecca ZadehSanford, NC 273301609443316
  6. Stephanie Zafra, FNP-CPfafftown, NC 270401942877352
  7. Leah Zambouros, NP-CHendersonville, NC 287921316558588
  8. Stephanie Zannis, NPWinston Salem, NC 271031104887363
  9. Jennylle Zanzi, FNP-CWake Forest, NC 275871265914360
  10. Michelle Zavaleta MorenoGreensboro, NC 274101013758820
  11. Susan Zawodniak, CFNPNew Bern, NC 285601992773089
  12. Dawn Zbikowski, NPJacksonville, NC 285461528793965
  13. Christine Zdeb, NPWinston Salem, NC 271031790259984
  14. Elizabeth Zechinati, NPDurham, NC 277041093138802
  15. Kelly Zeigler, NPCharlotte, NC 282041154528941
  16. Kimberly Zelinka, NPFayetteville, NC 283041023198504
  17. Xika Zhao, NPHigh Point, NC 272621740542299
  18. Michelle Zheng, ACNPDurham, NC 277101215704945
  19. Karen Ziegler, RN NPDurham, NC 277011164524385
  20. Penelope Zimmerman, ACNPCharlotte, NC 282081780626739
  21. Lynn Zink, NPShallotte, NC 284701265557706
  22. Monica Zinsser, FNPWinston Salem, NC 271571811296841
  23. Aminah ZoabiCharlotte, NC 282031194689562
  24. Cindy Zurita, DNP, AGNP-CHigh Point, NC 272621033769120

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363L00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 9 of 51 per resident

  1. Massachusetts50
  2. Kansas47
  3. Minnesota45
  4. North Carolina42
  5. Kentucky40
  6. Iowa40
  7. 50 states and D.C.29

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363L00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

76.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 73.4% 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 Carolina76.3%
  2. United States73.4%

Nurse Practitioner records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file3,450 of 4,524 · 76.3% here, 73.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file2,868 · 63.4% here, 57.4% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,551 · 34.3% here, 44.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2018 · the 2,863 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363L00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

4,524 NPPES records list nurse practitioner (363L00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 42 per 100,000 residents against 29 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 798 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. Ohio4,254
  2. Texas4,825
  3. Illinois4,892
  4. Wisconsin3,995

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Kentucky40.4
  2. Iowa40.3
  3. Florida39.1
  4. Minnesota45.0

The largest states

  1. Florida8,844
  2. California8,223
  3. Illinois4,892
  4. Texas4,825
  5. Ohio4,254

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.