NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in North Carolina

1,480 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in North Carolina, 14 per 100,000 residents, the 49th 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 1 of 30.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 152W00000X · 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, 142

  1. Charlotte142
  2. Raleigh95
  3. Wilmington60
  4. Winston Salem52
  5. Cary48

Optometrist records in North Carolina

  1. Charlotte Ablott, ODSalisbury, NC 281441316382773
  2. Eric Ablott, ODRandleman, NC 273171356629026
  3. John Adams, ODLumberton, NC 283581528131943
  4. Rick Adams, ODRocky Mount, NC 278041649241753
  5. William Adams, O.D.Benson, NC 275041821056052
  6. William Adams, ODKill Devil Hills, NC 279481497826986
  7. Joyce Adeleke, O.D.Concord, NC 280271700892031
  8. Allan Adkins, O.D.High Point, NC 272651285686857
  9. Barry Adler, O.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141871548677
  10. Ji Young Ahn, ODBurlington, NC 272151215713466
  11. Roselyn Ahua, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282071679888556
  12. Bonnie Aiken, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281471194789727
  13. Thomas Akers, ODRocky Mount, NC 278041124090170
  14. Kirsten Albrecht, ODKannapolis, NC 280811952369308
  15. Matthew Aldrich, O.D.Wilson, NC 278931457787012
  16. Charles Aldridge, O.D.Burnsville, NC 287141336140730
  17. Joshua Aldridge, ODJacksonville, NC 285401710860283
  18. Michael Alexander, O.D.Shelby, NC 281501336155746
  19. Rabia Ali, O.D.Durham, NC 277051164671145
  20. Taylor Allard, O.D.Garner, NC 275291497158018
  21. Sushmita Allen, ODJamestown, NC 272821891706511
  22. Yewande Alonge, O.DRaleigh, NC 276121245580984
  23. Hakkam AlsaidiFayetteville, NC 283031588181507
  24. Edna Alvarado, ODFort Bragg, NC 283101780605196
  25. Ronald Amaker, O.D.Lenoir, NC 286451972635266
  26. David Anderson, O.D.Tarboro, NC 278861467422543
  27. Teri Anderson, ODWinston Salem, NC 271031285676262
  28. Timothy Anderson, O.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911780741959
  29. Pamela Anderson-Luke, O.D.Murphy, NC 289061386732717
  30. Teresa Angeli, O.D.Knightdale, NC 275451245464411
  31. Madison AngellSalisbury, NC 281441609562685
  32. Brittney Angelo, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282111245787415
  33. Walter Appanaitis, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061144240557
  34. Andrew Apple, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871639428154
  35. Nicole Apple, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871679821235
  36. Paul Archambault, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283011639109622
  37. Laurie Arcolano-Vaughan, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041780654319
  38. Shannon Ardaiolo, O.D.Cherokee, NC 287191063677847
  39. Paulsen Arnold, O.D.Williamston, NC 278921811087786
  40. Robert Askary, ODCharlotte, NC 282771588670459
  41. John Assell, ODDenver, NC 280371275508152
  42. William Athans, ODPinehurst, NC 283741417902156
  43. James Athy, ODBenson, NC 275041457222689
  44. John Atkinson, ODKannapolis, NC 280831376650903
  45. David Au, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282781477954238
  46. Carol Aune, ODRaleigh, NC 276031629359666
  47. John Aycock, O.D.Monroe, NC 281121275520942
  48. Lady Aycock, O. D.Greenville, NC 278341639144462
  49. Carol Aycoth, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441295795607
  50. Richard Ayuso, ODJacksonville, NC 285461508800178

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 49 of 51 per resident

  1. Mississippi14
  2. South Carolina14
  3. Utah14
  4. North Carolina14
  5. Georgia13
  6. Louisiana12
  7. 50 states and D.C.19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

80.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 71.9% 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 Carolina80.3%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,189 of 1,480 · 80.3% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,060 · 71.6% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more917 · 62.0% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2006 · the 1,060 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 152W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,480 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 14 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 142 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. Virginia1,460
  2. Massachusetts1,501
  3. Georgia1,430
  4. New Jersey1,542

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Utah13.8
  2. Virgin Islands13.8
  3. South Carolina13.9
  4. Mississippi14.0

The largest states

  1. California8,308
  2. Texas5,006
  3. Florida3,594
  4. New York3,535
  5. Illinois2,697

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.