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 20 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. Matthew Motteler, O.D.Denver, NC 280371598835662
  2. Daniel Mottola, O.DWilmington, NC 284031770524100
  3. Alexander Moussa, ODSalisbury, NC 281441568029312
  4. Jason Moyer, ODSmithfield, NC 275771992770952
  5. Marilyn Mueller, O.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101609853019
  6. Elizabeth Mullett, ODGreenville, NC 278341831182252
  7. Michelle Mumford, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282031821235706
  8. Brett Munn, ODYadkinville, NC 270551336118215
  9. Frederic Munz, O.D.Wake Forest, NC 275871912908872
  10. Jennifer Murphy, O.D.Wake Forest, NC 275871295861177
  11. Jeffrey Musler, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282111255398434
  12. Marc Musto, O.D.Concord, NC 280251730555061
  13. Samantha Myers, O.DWashington, NC 278891023504974
  14. Brian Naig, O.D.Lumberton, NC 283581568765840
  15. May Naji, ODApex, NC 275021386996916
  16. Esther Nakagawara, O.D.Garner, NC 275291508171364
  17. Gary Nash, O.D.N Wilkesboro, NC 286591770562340
  18. Sandra Nassar, ODCharlotte, NC 282101154843365
  19. Robert Naylor, ODHope Mills, NC 283481871620922
  20. David NealCharlotte, NC 282171922519156
  21. Morgan Neal, ODKinston, NC 285011316464050
  22. Scott Nebel, O.D.Mooresville, NC 281171669602207
  23. Cosmin Negrut, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021407932551
  24. Robert Nestor, ODConcord, NC 280271336832914
  25. Mark Newman, ODDurham, NC 277051154309060
  26. Paula Newsome, OD, MS, FAAOCharlotte, NC 282031225039993
  27. Victor Newton, ODAsheville, NC 288051528168697
  28. Cam Ngo, ODMonroe, NC 281101679261499
  29. Minh Nguyen, ODWinston Salem, NC 271031700435468
  30. Yen Nguyen, O.D.Greenville, NC 278581528169711
  31. Nancie Nguyen-Marynell, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282731245239516
  32. Keith Nice, O.D.Burlington, NC 272151144350216
  33. Paul Nienaber, ODRural Hall, NC 270451790715787
  34. Brian Nishek, ODDenver, NC 280371477534253
  35. Michelle Nishku, ODRaleigh, NC 276171922664564
  36. Zachary Nobles, ODGreensboro, NC 274071023186178
  37. David Noonan, ODMooresville, NC 281171225088503
  38. Danielle Norville, O.D.Apex, NC 275021932302619
  39. Kelvin Nunez Compres, ODGreenville, NC 278341922865138
  40. John O'Brien, O.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101912213976
  41. Kristin O'Brien, ODDenver, NC 280371255769469
  42. Daniel O'DowdRaleigh, NC 276011588146492
  43. Heather O'Mara, ODChapel Hill, NC 275171962750828
  44. Eric Oberdorf, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276131053390898
  45. Evangeline Odowd, O.D.Fuquay Varina, NC 275261740272996
  46. Patrick Odowd, ODFuquay Varina, NC 275261386636561
  47. Jane Ogawa, O.D.Durham, NC 277071346385168
  48. Jillian Okeefe, ODWinston Salem, NC 271031821153230
  49. Bianca Oliver, ODRaleigh, NC 276151619455268
  50. Logan Oliver, ODSparta, NC 286751467907063

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.