NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optician in North Carolina

124 NPPES records list optician with a practice address in North Carolina, 1.1 per 100,000 residents, the 26th highest rate of 51. Durham and Winston Salem have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 2 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 156FX1800X · method

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

Durham has the most, 13

  1. Durham13
  2. Winston Salem8
  3. Raleigh7
  4. Charlotte6
  5. Asheville4

Optician records in North Carolina

  1. Marilyn Hester, LDODurham, NC 277041144417510
  2. Lashauna Hirsch, DO2132Clayton, NC 275201760160931
  3. Sheryl HooperCharlotte, NC 282131720943293
  4. Rachel JohnsonSylva, NC 287791023866365
  5. Sharna Jones, LICENSED OPTICIANSwansboro, NC 285841669027603
  6. Matthew Libby, LDODurham, NC 277011124327093
  7. Ashly LinderGastonia, NC 280561407649775
  8. Theresa Lovette, LDOMorganton, NC 286551477440816
  9. Roger Luck, OPTICIANRockingham, NC 283791386723237
  10. James Maloney, LDOCharlotte, NC 282701710759741
  11. Chona MartinGarner, NC 275291962288290
  12. Marinda MartinDurham, NC 277071013775816
  13. Johnetta Mason, LDODurham, NC 277071215815774
  14. Carla MatthewsHope Mills, NC 283481598691370
  15. Joseph McCarter, LDORural Hall, NC 270451134939697
  16. Robert McWitheyWeaverville, NC 287871205527322
  17. Stewart MedeirosCharlotte, NC 282021750217089
  18. Katherine Milam, LDO LICENSED DISPENSBlack Mountain, NC 287111821117482
  19. Stephanie Miller, LICENSED OPTICIANEllenboro, NC 280401790040574
  20. Kristi MitchemLenoir, NC 286451093581324
  21. Terry Morton, LDOShelby, NC 281501093602195
  22. John Newsome, OPTICIANWinston Salem, NC 271571861476228
  23. Mary Norris, LDODurham, NC 277131528933124
  24. Sonja Osborne, OPTICIANWinston Salem, NC 271031235286360
  25. George Overman, OPTICIANElizabeth City, NC 279091992859847
  26. George Owen, LDO, FNAORaleigh, NC 276091629328950
  27. John OwensWinston Salem, NC 271061487042263
  28. Miranda PeguesCameron, NC 283261669314852
  29. Avril PetersApex, NC 275021740160100
  30. Lisa Pitts, LDODurham, NC 277041568210896
  31. Andres QuintanaWake Forest, NC 275871225259328
  32. Ian Radford, LDO,CPOWilmington, NC 284031700093366
  33. Ann Ramsey, LDOCameron, NC 283261053098053
  34. Dorothy Ray, LDO, ABO, NCLEWest Jefferson, NC 286941326739475
  35. Amanda Regis, LDOKannapolis, NC 280811093565954
  36. Richard ReichertFayetteville, NC 283141518183896
  37. Judith Ridge, OPTICIANWinston Salem, NC 271061902882236
  38. Douglas Riley, OWNER/OPTICIANDurham, NC 277011467974865
  39. Zamarit RoyalWilkesboro, NC 286971386400851
  40. Gina RoyallChapel Hill, NC 275991194850156
  41. Kristy Sanders, NCLDO, ABOCAlbemarle, NC 280011760251250
  42. Meredith Sills, OPTICIANLeland, NC 284511205529351
  43. Elizabeth SkipperRaeford, NC 283761952246050
  44. Wavely Sledge, D.O.Fayetteville, NC 283111518155712
  45. Melanie Sloop, LDO, ABOC, NCLECNashville, NC 278561992498026
  46. Amy Slycord, LDOKings Mountain, NC 280861760120729
  47. Gary Smith, OPTICIANKill Devil Hills, NC 279481316014582
  48. Ritchie Smith, LICENSED OPTICIANGreensboro, NC 274551154655587
  49. Max SoxWilmington, NC 284011336382142
  50. Kimberly Stewart, LDOMorganton, NC 286551811880818

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1800X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 26 of 51 per resident

  1. Pennsylvania1.4
  2. Wisconsin1.2
  3. Maine1.1
  4. North Carolina1.1
  5. New Mexico1.1
  6. Colorado1.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

1.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.7% 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 Carolina1.6%
  2. United States0.7%

Optician records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file2 of 124 · 1.6% here, 0.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, under 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more60 · 48.4% here, 54.4% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 156FX1800X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

124 NPPES records list optician (156FX1800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 1.1 per 100,000 residents against 2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Durham has 13 of them (10%).

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. Arizona132
  2. Washington146
  3. Michigan89
  4. Oregon82

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Maine1.1
  2. New Mexico1.1
  3. Colorado1.1
  4. Wisconsin1.2

The largest states

  1. New York1,141
  2. Ohio729
  3. Florida654
  4. California334
  5. Kentucky304

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.