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 12 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. Kevin Hart, O.D.Monroe, NC 281101457745838
  2. Rickey Hartman, ODFuquay Varina, NC 275261144270166
  3. Jeffrey Harvey, O.D.Kinston, NC 285041528012994
  4. Aimee Haswell, O.D.Clayton, NC 275201609155431
  5. Richard Hatch, ODGraham, NC 272531184658452
  6. Kendra Hatfield, ODDavidson, NC 280361841502150
  7. Douglas Hauschild, ODWeaverville, NC 287871245390491
  8. Brad Hauser, O.D.Ahoskie, NC 279101083690218
  9. Tammy Hawks, ODCharlotte, NC 282621558399055
  10. Deborah Hayden, O.D.Leland, NC 284511720001399
  11. Paul Hayes, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276161053397968
  12. Carlyle HaywoodTroy, NC 273711144204579
  13. Claire Head, ODStatesville, NC 286251922886431
  14. Paul Hearn, O.D.Huntersville, NC 280781356326607
  15. Paul Hearn, ODHuntersville, NC 280781437708393
  16. Louis Heeden, ODWinston Salem, NC 271061659357986
  17. Crystal Hefner, O.D.Newton, NC 286581154311389
  18. Douglas Heim, O.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911033276274
  19. Daniel Helin, ODAsheville, NC 288051407579816
  20. Donald Helms, O.DBladenboro, NC 283201255330296
  21. Charlene Henderson, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282771083866610
  22. William Henderson, ODCharlotte, NC 282261396742094
  23. Amanda Hendrix, O.D.Leland, NC 284511669513677
  24. Jason Hendrix, ODWilmington, NC 284111699866145
  25. Ralph Hendrix, ODRed Springs, NC 283771568528321
  26. Susan Hendrix, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283031659329654
  27. Timothy Hennie, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281471972561306
  28. Nadia Hensel, O.D.Greensboro, NC 274011194013839
  29. William Henson, O.D.Boone, NC 286071225347958
  30. Sylvia Hernandez, ODConcord, NC 280271134185986
  31. Agen Herring, O.D.Rocky Mount, NC 278041154758670
  32. Hal Herring, OD, PAFairmont, NC 283401053312181
  33. Lindsay HerringGoldsboro, NC 275341801933221
  34. Lea Heuer, ODSalisbury, NC 281441982405064
  35. Amanda Heyward, ODCharlotte, NC 282771518489723
  36. Brandy Hicks, ODSylva, NC 287791043210933
  37. Cody Hicks, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871609555754
  38. Charlotte High, O.D.Rocky Mount, NC 278041346201845
  39. Allison Hilburn, O.D.Clayton, NC 275201184722472
  40. Darren Hilburn, O.D.Apex, NC 275021043211709
  41. Donna Hillsgrove, O.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275171194783811
  42. Cassandra Hinderscheid, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282621285914820
  43. Nathaniel Hitt, ODConcord, NC 280271558919514
  44. Robert Hitt, O.D.Lincolnton, NC 280921831110998
  45. William Hitt, O.D.Lincolnton, NC 280921710033204
  46. Benjamin Hobbs, ODCharlotte, NC 282731821026931
  47. Brianne Hobbs, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441871806463
  48. Samuel Hobbs, ODTrent Woods, NC 285621922011980
  49. Keith Hoffman, ODDurham, NC 277041558344804
  50. Lauren Hoffman, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282041447578877

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.