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 28 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. Samantha Tubolino, ODGreensboro, NC 274101225926694
  2. Ira Tucker, O.D.Cary, NC 275111437203569
  3. Julie Tullock, O.D.Asheville, NC 288031295718609
  4. Kenneth Turner, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282271790785129
  5. William Turner, O.D.Eden, NC 272881689671083
  6. Thomas Turrentine, ODSylva, NC 287791558357343
  7. Sarah Tyson, O.D.Tarboro, NC 278861548662323
  8. Anjali Vachhani, O.D.Morrisville, NC 275601023321056
  9. Barbara Vaher, ODBelmont, NC 280121366442220
  10. Harald Vaher, ODBelmont, NC 280121669472528
  11. Barbara Van, ODConcord, NC 280271942819289
  12. Katie VangStatesville, NC 286771760241715
  13. William Vaughan, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041588634109
  14. Rachel Vick, O.D.Smithfield, NC 275771629482617
  15. Tonimarie Vincent, D,O,Charlotte, NC 282121497719462
  16. Kevin Virnig, O.D.Greensboro, NC 274101023446382
  17. Kelly Virnig-Myers, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282021558590554
  18. Phillip Vito, ODHolly Springs, NC 275401104826528
  19. Matthew Vizithum, O.D.Carrboro, NC 275101578584371
  20. Thuyvan Vo, ODWinston Salem, NC 271031982032959
  21. Michael Vollmer, ODWilkesboro, NC 286971821083593
  22. Nicolas Vu, ODLexington, NC 272921518525401
  23. Benjamin Wacker, O.D.Aberdeen, NC 283151417400987
  24. Jonathan Wade, O.D.Morganton, NC 286551053869206
  25. Alex Wahl, O.D.Goldsboro, NC 275341710085188
  26. Sallie Wahl, OD PCGoldsboro, NC 275341285661728
  27. Diane Walker, ODSpruce Pine, NC 287771114038767
  28. Kevin Walker, O.D.King, NC 270211528069234
  29. Marvin Walker, ODSpruce Pine, NC 287771811008451
  30. William Walker, O. D.Asheboro, NC 272031235132382
  31. Deborah Walker-Archambo, ODSalisbury, NC 281441457367583
  32. Lisa-Joy Wall, ODLouisburg, NC 275491609899947
  33. Eileen Walsh, ODRaleigh, NC 276161598731341
  34. Sydney Walsh, ODCharlotte, NC 282031073258265
  35. Courtney Walters, ODWilmington, NC 284091871245662
  36. Kelci Walters, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282621518433796
  37. Kimberley Walters, O.D.Weaverville, NC 287871598769093
  38. Travis Walters, O.D.Lumberton, NC 283581821863259
  39. Matthew Waner, O.D.Morehead City, NC 285571023120755
  40. Tracy Waner, O.D.Morehead City, NC 285571700076700
  41. Catherine Ward, O.D.Franklin, NC 287341669438362
  42. Marshall Ward, ODRaleigh, NC 276151750803805
  43. P. Neil Ward, ODRobbins, NC 273251699894204
  44. Samantha Ward, O.D.Wake Forest, NC 275871497916068
  45. Paul Ware, O.D.Thomasville, NC 273601134113475
  46. Cassandria Warr, O.D.Wake Forest, NC 275871902289630
  47. Hubert Warren, ODDunn, NC 283341881688943
  48. Russell Warren, ODDunn, NC 283341699769752
  49. Terence Warren, ODDobson, NC 270171427016831
  50. Marium Warsi-Zehri, ODWinston Salem, NC 271031073019998

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.