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 18 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. Christopher Mauney, O.D.McAdenville, NC 281011043336878
  2. Andrew May, O.D.Fuquay Varina, NC 275261215260351
  3. Ralph Maynard, O.D.Hudson, NC 286381548232218
  4. Nima Mazhari, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541710092309
  5. Jarett Mazzarella, ODSalisbury, NC 281441578508933
  6. Leslie Mazzarella, ODAsheboro, NC 272031932288123
  7. Lisa McAllister, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061225344146
  8. Serena McArthur, ODRaleigh, NC 276171962250928
  9. Kanesha McBee-Siggers, O.DSalisbury, NC 281441245809391
  10. Elyn McBride, O.D.Waynesville, NC 287861932457827
  11. Melissa McBrien, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276161891822581
  12. Sarah McCann, ODGreenville, NC 278581467409433
  13. George McCarter, O.D.North Wilkesboro, NC 286591386732386
  14. Tyler McClarnon, ODRaleigh, NC 276171376093245
  15. David McDaniel, O.D.Kings Mountain, NC 280861962460311
  16. Laura McDaniel, O.D.Asheville, NC 288031194127233
  17. Scott McDonald, OD PAAsheville, NC 288061912994799
  18. Destiny McDuffie, ODKnightdale, NC 275451740875293
  19. Shemeeka McFadden, O.DCharlotte, NC 282171003079518
  20. Howard McFarland, O.D.Greensboro, NC 274101154379204
  21. Julie McGinnis, O.D.Monroe, NC 281101184855561
  22. Natalie McIntosh, ODGreenville, NC 278341912452780
  23. Scott McIntosh, ODGreenville, NC 278341346795119
  24. Thomas McIntosh, O.D.Greenville, NC 278341750352688
  25. Robin McKeel, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621851549349
  26. Judith McKenna, O.D.Cary, NC 275111982813978
  27. Patrick McLaren, O.D.Mount Olive, NC 283651891755625
  28. Kenneth McMackinGreensboro, NC 274101922219617
  29. Matthew McPheron, ODIndian Trail, NC 280791639878226
  30. Lee McPherson, O.D., M.P.H.Wake Forest, NC 275871053510065
  31. John McWhorter, ODLexington, NC 272921700866563
  32. Thomas McWhorter, ODLexington, NC 272921801875000
  33. Robert Meade, O.D.Asheville, NC 288031740571520
  34. Gabrielle Meadows, O.D.Henderson, NC 275361952635807
  35. Thomas Mebane, ODRoanoke Rapids, NC 278701437134848
  36. Nisha Mehta, ODCreedmoor, NC 275221851588172
  37. Shraeya Mehta, ODConcord, NC 280251972096345
  38. Norman Melton, ODCharlotte, NC 282101013961069
  39. Michael Mendsen, ODChapel Hill, NC 275171144740788
  40. Kevin Mercado, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021417066366
  41. Stephen Merckle, O.D.Rolesville, NC 275711780637496
  42. Keith Merrill, O.D.Durham, NC 277071326181058
  43. Steven Mescher, ODCharlotte, NC 282701831206143
  44. Magda Metwalli, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282621447210273
  45. Sabah Mian, O.D.Statesville, NC 286771427346212
  46. Paul Michalove, O.D.Asheville, NC 288041437155199
  47. Dennis Michels, ODKinston, NC 285011982783064
  48. Glenn Middleton, O.D.Aberdeen, NC 283151508816489
  49. Joe Middleton, ODMorganton, NC 286551003912452
  50. George Miffleton, ODCharlotte, NC 282121689779514

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.