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 11 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. Laurel Gropper, ODChapel Hill, NC 275141083665301
  2. Marguerite Gross, ODCary, NC 275111629027651
  3. Gerardo Guadarrama, ODRaleigh, NC 276121215771043
  4. Suzanne Guin, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276101144601535
  5. Elizabeth Gunst, ODRaleigh, NC 276141205083755
  6. Edmund Gunther, O.D.Ocean Isle Beach, NC 284691932229218
  7. Amy Gurley, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061215184858
  8. Holly Gutierrez, O,D.Murphy, NC 289061588862205
  9. Amy Guyer, O.D.Mooresville, NC 281171013297654
  10. Meredith HackleyCharlotte, NC 282021043696701
  11. Ray Hager, O.D.Siler City, NC 273441770558728
  12. Andrew Hahn, ODMatthews, NC 281051073507125
  13. Stephanie Hahn, O.D.Matthews, NC 281051780026781
  14. Michael Haines, O.D.Smithfield, NC 275771518906346
  15. Scott Haire, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031346303153
  16. Joseph Halavis, O.D.Durham, NC 277051720014194
  17. Pressley Hales, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871891427647
  18. Alviola Haley, O.D.Burnsville, NC 287141881020329
  19. Benjamin Hall, O.D.Morganton, NC 286551154603140
  20. Juawana Hall, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031659359537
  21. Kathy Halverson, ODCharlotte, NC 282081083669956
  22. Meghann Hamidiani, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441811394141
  23. Cara Hamm, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621710172507
  24. Robert Hammond, ODFuquay Varina, NC 275261437100468
  25. Ania Hamp, ODSalisbury, NC 281441912969049
  26. Robert HampCharlotte, NC 282621760443188
  27. Cameron Hamrick, ODShelby, NC 281501609321124
  28. Leander Hamrick, O.D.Shelby, NC 281501265417125
  29. Jeffrey Handschumacher, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276161295734739
  30. Amorette Hanna, O.D.Durham, NC 277071154754810
  31. Jamie Hanna, O.D.Washington, NC 278891053592386
  32. Jaden Hansen, ODCary, NC 275181720968431
  33. Robert Harding, ODGoldsboro, NC 275341609860261
  34. Stephanie Hardy, ODShallotte, NC 284701750479838
  35. Victoria Harlow, ODMooresville, NC 281171427606300
  36. Natalie Harn-Reid, O.D.Concord, NC 280251457589798
  37. Amy Harper, ODKernersville, NC 272841871549915
  38. Stephen Harrell, O.D.Elkin, NC 286211609853878
  39. Sharhonda HarrillWinston Salem, NC 271061295129773
  40. Allison Harris, O.D.Washington, NC 278891649237223
  41. Andrew Harris, O.D.Greenville, NC 278581396830840
  42. Angela Harris, ODMooresville, NC 281171013992668
  43. Beth Harris, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031508254244
  44. Brian Harris, O.D.Kernersville, NC 272841619995958
  45. James Harris, ODConcord, NC 280271548281306
  46. Joey Harris, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871457486854
  47. Kirk Harris, O.D.Washington, NC 278891104826387
  48. Norva Harris, O.D.Kannapolis, NC 280811134180532
  49. William Harrison, ODBoone, NC 286071851152755
  50. Dennis Harrold, ODRocky Mount, NC 278041639112162

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.