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 30 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. Craig Wood, O.D.Greensboro, NC 274101932125424
  2. D Woodard, ODGraham, NC 272531720168289
  3. Robert Woodard, O.D.Graham, NC 272531558816124
  4. Joel Woods, ODGreensboro, NC 274081194215582
  5. Lauren Woodworth, O.D.Willow Spring, NC 275921538317979
  6. Anthony Woolet, O.D.Goldsboro, NC 275341518290659
  7. Richard Workman, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284121982754586
  8. Stephanie Worrell, ODWillow Spring, NC 275921144889585
  9. Bradley Wruble, O.D.Belmont, NC 280121811125941
  10. Rachael Wruble, O.D.Belmont, NC 280121588899306
  11. Barbara Wujciak, O.D.Carrboro, NC 275101942228358
  12. Willane Wylie, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282161174747836
  13. Joel Wynne, O.D.Asheville, NC 288051659585925
  14. Danielle Yamamoto, ODGreenville, NC 278341700621059
  15. Bobi Yang, ODSalisbury, NC 281461295556538
  16. Lauren Yao, ODCary, NC 275191053978734
  17. James Yarborough, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276121497768980
  18. Morgan YelvertonWilmington, NC 284031811734700
  19. James Yoakum, O.D.Wake Forest, NC 275871962464289
  20. John Yoakum, O.D.High Point, NC 272651568482271
  21. Eric Yopp, ODKenansville, NC 283491669452785
  22. Becky York, O.D.Lexington, NC 272921932417318
  23. Donald YorkHickory, NC 286021629626742
  24. Elizabeth York, ODHickory, NC 286021790333912
  25. Johnny York, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031184836306
  26. Laura Young, O.D.Indian Trail, NC 280791083657639
  27. Michelle Yun, O.D.Cary, NC 275191609177120
  28. Nicolotte Zawilinski, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282051013193697
  29. Joshua Ziebell, ODDallas, NC 280341558305276
  30. Kelly Zwiesdak, ODWinston Salem, NC 271031659330652

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.