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 24 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. Claire Russell, ODLexington, NC 272921316668056
  2. Caitlin Rustemeyer, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282771942795851
  3. John Ryan, O.D.West Jefferson, NC 286941013970474
  4. Ahmed Said, ODDunn, NC 283341245251529
  5. Osama Said, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276121235182858
  6. Michelle Sall, ODFuquay Varina, NC 275261427008168
  7. Mark Salopek, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276031295731214
  8. Amy Salter, O.D.Clayton, NC 275201215032859
  9. James Salter, O.D.Clayton, NC 275201174628739
  10. Michael Samuels, ODCary, NC 275181164890521
  11. Stuart Samuels, ODCary, NC 275111801845813
  12. Natalie Sanders, ODCharlotte, NC 282621932327269
  13. Carl Sasser, ODWinston Salem, NC 271071932103470
  14. M Satterfield, ODAsheville, NC 288011417045535
  15. Adam Sauls, ODKnightdale, NC 275451568297463
  16. James Saunders, O.D.Shallotte, NC 284701386721314
  17. George Schertzinger, ODSnow Hill, NC 285801548220056
  18. George Schertzinger, ODSnow Hill, NC 285801356975601
  19. Michael Schilawski, ODWilmington, NC 284031972811321
  20. Lawrence Schonhofen, O.D.Elkin, NC 286211598713224
  21. Mark Schoning, O.D.Cary, NC 275131205962347
  22. Stacy Schorner, O.D.Monroe, NC 281121932375367
  23. Rhonda Schrader, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282131033259643
  24. Sandra Schrader-Moore, ODLexington, NC 272921346243318
  25. Jeffrey Schultz, ODAsheville, NC 288061063494763
  26. Patrick Schultz, ODRaleigh, NC 276171801642848
  27. Veronica Schuver, ODBelmont, NC 280121750059747
  28. Kristin Schwab, ODCary, NC 275191487157251
  29. Craig Scibal, ODLeland, NC 284511821499906
  30. John Scibal, O.D.Washington, NC 278891780707984
  31. Jon Scott, O.D.Greensboro, NC 274081861462277
  32. Michael Scott, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541740260686
  33. Jill Scullion, O.D.Rocky Mount, NC 278041063747244
  34. Emily Scully, ODBoone, NC 286071134738610
  35. Jennifer Scurlock, O.D.Asheville, NC 288011528473667
  36. Katherine Selleck, O.D.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471033136981
  37. Angela Sellers, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031295040111
  38. James Shade, ODMebane, NC 273021740263540
  39. Ruchita Shah, O.D.Pineville, NC 281341992157432
  40. Richard Shank, ODCharlotte, NC 282161326168204
  41. Rashele Sharkey, ODMatthews, NC 281051851818587
  42. James Shaver, ODLandis, NC 280881174521686
  43. Morris Sheffer, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282071306831003
  44. Briana Shelton, ODMarion, NC 287521144223504
  45. Steve Shelton, O.D.Camp Lejeune, NC 285421306940796
  46. Ruhina Shemna, O.D.Cary, NC 275181609325646
  47. Jennifer Shenk, O.D.Kinston, NC 285041235326943
  48. Lynda Shepard-Marziale, ODWashington, NC 278891497783203
  49. Willard Shepherd, O.D.Rocky Mount, NC 278041033170154
  50. Shayne Sheridan, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031780706234

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.