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 16 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. Mandy Lanier, ODBoone, NC 286071902949258
  2. Brian Lankford, O.D.Tarboro, NC 278861477531796
  3. Terrt Lantz, O.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101851487318
  4. Darla Latham, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031861569113
  5. Megan Latham, OD.Morehead City, NC 285571003887274
  6. Sheri Laughinghouse, ODJacksonville, NC 285401164467072
  7. Miriam Lavelle, ODRoxboro, NC 275731275533960
  8. David Lavely, O.D.Rocky Mount, NC 278031699777870
  9. Angela Lavender, ODFayetteville, NC 283041699727230
  10. Jack Lawrence, O.D.Boone, NC 286071548267594
  11. Steven Laymon, ODMocksville, NC 270281467459859
  12. My Le, O.D.Greensboro, NC 274061528497732
  13. Tiffany Le, O.D.Shallotte, NC 284591477594844
  14. Yen Le, ODMayodan, NC 270271295048981
  15. Aundria Lear, O.D.Asheville, NC 288051528376860
  16. Mark Leary, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621083755763
  17. Meredith Leblanc, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541932434909
  18. Ryan LeblancRaleigh, NC 276101679700371
  19. Benjamin Lee, ODRaleigh, NC 276151487647848
  20. Chan LeeFort Liberty, NC 283101841969532
  21. David Lee, ODWinston Salem, NC 271271851149272
  22. Gracie Lee, ODSalisbury, NC 281441508651944
  23. Mi Lee, ODFuquay Varina, NC 275261942948849
  24. Sarah Lee, O.D.Belmont, NC 280121659710192
  25. Raymond Legen, O.D.Durham, NC 277041154470201
  26. Anna Leggett, O.D.Williamston, NC 278921942495023
  27. Garland Lehman, O.D.Clyde, NC 287211760524201
  28. Gary Lehman, O.D.Elizabeth City, NC 279091619916061
  29. Steven LeightonCharlotte, NC 282271982607412
  30. J. Leinwand, O.D.Clinton, NC 283281942204748
  31. Christine Lemley, ODHuntersville, NC 280781629036660
  32. Richard Lemley, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282621538119839
  33. Kenneth Lentz, ODSpruce Pine, NC 287771003818972
  34. Caleb Lesnoff, ODRocky Mount, NC 278041063884575
  35. Matthew LevernoshSalisbury, NC 281441992259121
  36. Stacy Levinson, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282731013902154
  37. Hannah Lewis, ODCharlotte, NC 282121497462600
  38. Macy Lewis, ODWake Forest, NC 275871720805252
  39. Rosemary Liao, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276171700258316
  40. Ann Lieberman, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041770519514
  41. Nathan Lieberman, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041336181643
  42. Elwood Likens, O.DJacksonville, NC 285461558314120
  43. Kenton Lilyquist, ODElizabeth City, NC 279091720025141
  44. John Lindsay, O.D.High Point, NC 272651710935606
  45. Katherine Lindsay Biscaha, ODKitty Hawk, NC 279491811773005
  46. Dedra Ling, O.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461982836151
  47. Lisa Litwak, ODWilmington, NC 284051225790462
  48. Sandra Locklear, ODPembroke, NC 283721760590186
  49. Kevin Loflin, O.D.Zebulon, NC 275971649241399
  50. Bonnie LohConcord, NC 280251740049840

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.