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 15 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. James Kernodle, OD PAAsheboro, NC 272031154326528
  2. Aftab Khan, ODDurham, NC 277031659135804
  3. Asma Khan, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276121316992571
  4. Amir Khoshnevis, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282621346242781
  5. Holly Kiker, ODWadesboro, NC 281701992866941
  6. J Kilgo, O.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911508855784
  7. Susanne Kilgo, ODAsheville, NC 288031558400655
  8. Laura Kimble, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276151477567147
  9. David King, ODChina Grove, NC 280231457389090
  10. Fred King, ODAsheboro, NC 272031245214147
  11. Walter King, ODHickory, NC 286011639162597
  12. Shannon Kirby, ODGreenville, NC 278341417925975
  13. Thomas Kirby, ODWhiteville, NC 284721265484737
  14. Brady Kirsch, ODBelmont, NC 280121467287060
  15. Melanie Kiser, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021477696656
  16. William Kistner, ODRaleigh, NC 276071225022296
  17. Glenn Klaus, O.D.Wake Forest, NC 275871891730420
  18. Nelson Klaus, ODWilmington, NC 284031407803448
  19. Karl Kleinau, O.D.Belmont, NC 280121598760894
  20. Linus Klingler, ODRaleigh, NC 276171578147922
  21. Timothy Klugh, O.D.Washington, NC 278891407819212
  22. Jonelle Knapp, O.D.Goldsboro, NC 275311699764365
  23. Dawn-Marie Knight, O.D., F.A.A.O.Fort Bragg, NC 283101346216991
  24. Charles Knudson, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282771386693257
  25. Saidivya Komma, ODGreensboro, NC 274101447888979
  26. Srinavya Komma, ODGreensboro, NC 274101093662348
  27. Donnie Koonce, ODSalisbury, NC 281441558129817
  28. Masherrill Koonce, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282731881647147
  29. Marcie Koontz, O.D.Monroe, NC 281101669621553
  30. Timothy Koop, O.D.Greensboro, NC 274551932250834
  31. Rachel Kormos, ODRaleigh, NC 276091750845723
  32. Larry Kosmerick, ODSalisbury, NC 281441437097433
  33. Stefanos Kotsokalis, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282771073963112
  34. Sandra Kou, O.D.Durham, NC 277131366874034
  35. David Kowal, ODLexington, NC 272921609855816
  36. Amy Krempecki, O.D.Waynesville, NC 287861508133786
  37. John Krempecki, ODFranklin, NC 287341003079625
  38. Casey Krug, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRYWilmington, NC 284031801565262
  39. Mandy Krug, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282621649526229
  40. George Kuchenreuther, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276151275504532
  41. David Kulesia, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021437151321
  42. Kevin Lafone, O.D.Cornelius, NC 280311245289149
  43. Duy Lam, O.D.Cary, NC 275111407089949
  44. Savannah Lamb, O.D.Asheville, NC 288051447515549
  45. Kellianne Lambert, ODCharlotte, NC 282021417782301
  46. Coleman Lancaster, O.D.Louisburg, NC 275491578620175
  47. Annie LaneFort Bragg, NC 283101679217889
  48. Justin Lane, O.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461235270174
  49. Richard Langellotti, O.D.Wilson, NC 278931154326163
  50. Kate Lanier, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282621073708806

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.