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 2 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. Sana Aziem, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031265840581
  2. Amanda Baden, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031790810505
  3. Amjad Badwan, ODCary, NC 275181861681405
  4. Alison Bailey, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282261043214844
  5. David Bailey, O.D.Garner, NC 275291598868788
  6. Mala Bailey, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276121689876971
  7. Matthew Bailey, O.D.Concord, NC 280251811937865
  8. Brian Baker, O.D.Clemmons, NC 270121487621280
  9. Joshua Baker, O.D.Dallas, NC 280341679577027
  10. Roba Bakir, O.D.Hillsborough, NC 272781336589175
  11. Charles Balch, ODFayetteville, NC 283031376586867
  12. Michael Baldinger, ODCharlotte, NC 282031255606596
  13. James Baldwin, ODFuquay Varina, NC 275261376539007
  14. Ashley Ballard, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283141013314608
  15. Joseph Ballard, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283111114339355
  16. Lianna Ballentine, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871780107318
  17. Gaetan BanawoeCharlotte, NC 282161235813650
  18. Allen Bandy, O.D.Newton, NC 286581689768517
  19. Joel Banks, O.D.Havelock, NC 285321871667642
  20. Sharon Barber, O.D.Durham, NC 277071386069599
  21. Melissa Barbor, ODWinston Salem, NC 271031477589042
  22. Edward Barentine, O.D.Siler City, NC 273441164440350
  23. Sharon Barentine, O.D.Siler City, NC 273441467442194
  24. Allan Barker, O.D.Wrightsville Beach, NC 284801477592145
  25. Amanda Barker, ODDenver, NC 280371124099502
  26. Gregory Barker, ODMebane, NC 273021093785289
  27. Kimberly Barker, O.D.Pittsboro, NC 273121104087907
  28. Alecia Barnes, ODMorrisville, NC 275601437142890
  29. Dwight Barnes, ODCary, NC 275191306820188
  30. Kelly Barnes, ODCary, NC 275191669509899
  31. Kara Barrett, ODBelmont, NC 280121811548167
  32. Andrew Barrows, ODCharlotte, NC 282771659094795
  33. Rick Bartlett, ODStatesville, NC 286771669472106
  34. Sarah Barts, O.D.Summerfield, NC 273581255680708
  35. Timothy Bass, ODDunn, NC 283341205353844
  36. Kiarash Bassiri, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276131598952681
  37. Rodnell Stephen Batac, ODDurham, NC 277101316771207
  38. Christopher Bateman, ODRaleigh, NC 276051306868484
  39. Michael Baughan, ODElizabeth City, NC 279091275576282
  40. David Baxter, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621386681724
  41. Michelle Beachkofsky, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282731457370405
  42. Susan Beachler, ODCarthage, NC 283271689681652
  43. Artis Beatty, ODRaleigh, NC 276171972567006
  44. William Beaty, ODAsheville, NC 288051003539214
  45. Nicolas Beaupre, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282111902199334
  46. Daniel Beck, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031205836525
  47. Michael Beckerman, O.D.Weaverville, NC 287871245557487
  48. Doyle Bedsole, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276151164592523
  49. Kenneth Begun, O.D.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471730151283
  50. Matthew Behil, O.D.Cherry Point, NC 285331639167984

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.