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 3 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. Julie Belanger, O.D.Greenville, NC 278581427036953
  2. Philip Bell, O.D.Burlington, NC 272151447384714
  3. Sarah Bell, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282111457752248
  4. Eugene Benfield, O.D.Yanceyville, NC 273791851381289
  5. Matthew Benko, ODSouthport, NC 284611679307714
  6. Stephen Benkusky, ODEdenton, NC 279321467405381
  7. Holly Bennett, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276031932425402
  8. Angela Bergin, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282731790916856
  9. Jason Berkebile, O.D.Monroe, NC 281101609065077
  10. Melvin Berman, ODRaleigh, NC 276091982699856
  11. Steven Bernstorf, O.D.Greensboro, NC 274061740282219
  12. Jarrad Berry, O.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101821420712
  13. Mojgan Besharat, O.D.Durham, NC 277131487677225
  14. Kenneth Best, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282621336100742
  15. Keshav Bhat, O.D.Matthews, NC 281041336134485
  16. Sunny Bhathela, ODMatthews, NC 281051609354695
  17. Michelle BiaggiRaleigh, NC 276091235582149
  18. Paul Biggs, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031386027159
  19. Kevin Bigham, ODMatthews, NC 281041225069792
  20. David Bigsby, ODRaleigh, NC 276061447259924
  21. Steven Bilon, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282041750497301
  22. Duane Binkley, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621467415885
  23. Dalton BittingerCharlotte, NC 282621750180212
  24. Rose Bittinger, ODCharlotte, NC 282621568261030
  25. Cameron Black, O.D.Cary, NC 275181598168445
  26. James Black, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282021326012741
  27. Richard Black, ODGarner, NC 275291528017399
  28. Thomas Blackburn, O.D.Laurinburg, NC 283521255687554
  29. Jacob Blackman, ODKing, NC 270211558111575
  30. Thomas Blackman, O.D.Goldsboro, NC 275341932299963
  31. Shannon Blackwood, ODAsheville, NC 288061821353566
  32. David Blanton, ODCharlotte, NC 282771598863698
  33. Joshua Blanton, O.D.Morganton, NC 286551801199013
  34. Melissa Blanton, O.D.Morrisville, NC 275601194988857
  35. Allison Bloodworth, ODWilmington, NC 284031285672774
  36. Thomas Boan, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021699776096
  37. Alexandra Boldis, ODGastonia, NC 280541790209708
  38. Stephen Bolick, ODRaleigh, NC 276151992798433
  39. Annie Bollenbecker, ODApex, NC 275021104602598
  40. Carl Bollinger, O.D.Clemmons, NC 270121922159169
  41. Alexis Bond, ODRaleigh, NC 276031437970647
  42. James Bond, O.D.Tryon, NC 287821841344579
  43. Jordan Booth, ODMorrisville, NC 275601447764188
  44. Megan Boughman, ODGastonia, NC 280541871089714
  45. Mary Bowen, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282771972984540
  46. Kimberly Bowers, O.D.Garner, NC 275291437293743
  47. Jonathan Bowling, O.D.Shallotte, NC 284701568590214
  48. Arnoldo Bowrey, ODConcord, NC 280271326479577
  49. Hannah Bowser, ODKernersville, NC 272841598419889
  50. Jessie Boycott, ODRaleigh, NC 276091073243630

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.