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 22 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. Joseph Perez, O.D.High Point, NC 272651699771642
  2. Staci Perez, OD.High Point, NC 272651528069754
  3. Janet Perkins, O.D.Elkin, NC 286211851396782
  4. Haley Perry, O.D.Arden, NC 287041629302005
  5. Ralph Perry, ODWilson, NC 278931558313379
  6. Ralph Perry, ODWilson, NC 278931548212376
  7. Diana Pesteanu, O.D.Roanoke Rapids, NC 278701861450793
  8. Fariha Peters, ODHickory, NC 286021659395192
  9. Michael Peters, ODRaleigh, NC 276141306839766
  10. Caroline Peterson, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031134520687
  11. Angela Petracca, ODGreensboro, NC 274551821517632
  12. John Petrowski, O.D.Durham, NC 277101811900806
  13. Soham Phatak, ODSherrills Ford, NC 286731407729767
  14. Mark Phebus, O.D.Statesville, NC 286771467889881
  15. John Phifer, ODMonroe, NC 281121457339798
  16. John Phifer, ODMonroe, NC 281121588293179
  17. Wiliam Philbrick, ODFayetteville, NC 283041720182454
  18. Scott Philippe, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282771376644906
  19. Travis Pickens, ODSouthport, NC 284611053346783
  20. Thomas Pinkston, O.D.Waynesville, NC 287861427313568
  21. Sean Pitale, O.D.Matthews, NC 281051225289952
  22. Steven Plaxco, O.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101588967889
  23. Spring Plihcik, O.D.Monroe, NC 281121417949413
  24. Keith Poindexter, ODLumberton, NC 283581427060201
  25. Timothy Poirier, O.D.Knightdale, NC 275451053420638
  26. Gary PolandGoldsboro, NC 275311336138338
  27. Craig Poole, O.D.Hendersonville, NC 287921427008291
  28. James Pope, O.D.Thomasville, NC 273601295733426
  29. William Pope, O.D.Asheville, NC 288011154492759
  30. James Porter, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283111427050947
  31. Winston Posvar, ODFort Bragg, NC 283101487184131
  32. Ritesh Poudyal, O.D.Durham, NC 436131477766129
  33. Jennifer Powell, O.D.Durham, NC 277071437209913
  34. Emily Pratt, ODDurham, NC 277041972782969
  35. Joseph Presson, ODNew Bern, NC 285621598736258
  36. Alan Price, O.D.Hope Mills, NC 283481346302593
  37. Jason Price, ODWake Forest, NC 275871821081282
  38. Pamela Price, O.D.Mint Hill, NC 282271861525057
  39. Weronika Przepiora, ODWaynesville, NC 287861497502553
  40. Kenneth Purk, O.D.Havelock, NC 285331427037589
  41. Krystal Pusser, ODFort Bragg, NC 283101992735815
  42. Carrie Quilla, O.D.Candler, NC 287151932589272
  43. Jamin Quilla, O.D.Candler, NC 287151386193050
  44. William Rafferty, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031194888974
  45. Jeelan RahhalWake Forest, NC 275871356108229
  46. Greyson Ramos, ODAsheville, NC 288011972272474
  47. Ruvina Ranasinghe, ODRaleigh, NC 276121588163000
  48. Taylor Randich, ODHarrisburg, NC 280751710478532
  49. Richard Randolph, O.D.Wilson, NC 278961982681706
  50. Sarah Rappach, ODFort Liberty, NC 283101730617325

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.