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 4 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. Jamie Boyd Maneth, ODRaleigh, NC 276151972943496
  2. Phillip Boykin, ODChapel Hill, NC 275171053712240
  3. Andrew Bradbury, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061487063400
  4. David Braswell, ODRocky Mount, NC 278041740223866
  5. Glenn Brewer, O.D.Lexington, NC 272921487935151
  6. Kala Brewer, O.D.Elkin, NC 286211699116723
  7. Carol Bridges, O.D.Shelby, NC 281501245246628
  8. Stephanie Brien, ODAsheville, NC 288031720086093
  9. Sherry Briggs, ODRaleigh, NC 276091457344897
  10. Sara Brigman, ODWilmington, NC 284031710970165
  11. Madeline Brillhart, ODWilmington, NC 284031679212864
  12. Crystal Brimer, O.DWilmington, NC 284051922189844
  13. Evan Brinton, O.D.Hendersonville, NC 287921730495805
  14. Clifford Brittain, ODSalisbury, NC 281441568411981
  15. Elizabeth Brooks, ODRaleigh, NC 276031992367106
  16. Lesley Brooks, ODAsheville, NC 288041104098045
  17. Meghan Brooks, O.D.Leland, NC 284511508414582
  18. Vikarma Brooks, ODSmithfield, NC 275771811559024
  19. Stanley Brower, O.D.Asheboro, NC 272031427106582
  20. Coy Brown, OPTOMERISTSWaynesville, NC 287851164422044
  21. Erika Brown, O.D.Wallace, NC 284661760445605
  22. Karen Brown, ODHendersonville, NC 287921760423479
  23. Lydia Broza, ODRaleigh, NC 276161851339279
  24. Michael Broza, ODRaleigh, NC 276161982647871
  25. Adam Bryan, ODHolly Springs, NC 275401053349803
  26. Carolyn Bryan, ODWilmington, NC 284121710467980
  27. Eric Bryant, ODLeland, NC 284511629036835
  28. Sonnie Bryant, O.D.Concord, NC 280251326234857
  29. Stacy BryantDurham, NC 277101174606313
  30. Laura Buchanan, O.D.Mooresville, NC 281151033554068
  31. Amy Buchanan Keene, O.D.Dobson, NC 270171114295789
  32. Alexandra Buckley, O.DWilmington, NC 284031164904611
  33. Neill Bulakowski, O.D.Whitsett, NC 273771174709760
  34. Thomas Bull, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571386623312
  35. Lorance Bumgarner, ODPinehurst, NC 283741578590360
  36. Alexander Bunich, ODCharlotte, NC 282021659366383
  37. Emily Burgon, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276051255776506
  38. John Burke, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271271700888492
  39. Eric Burns, O.D.Elizabeth City, NC 279091477597029
  40. Caitlin Burwell, O.D.Henderson, NC 275361538649793
  41. Philip Buscemi, ODLexington, NC 272921598197006
  42. Molly Bute, ODBoone, NC 286071295410736
  43. David ButerbaughWilmington, NC 284031124691092
  44. Jennifer Butler, ODSwansboro, NC 285841952976201
  45. Lloyd Butler, O.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461396904132
  46. Alan Byrd, ODWillow Spring, NC 275921336124833
  47. Catherine Byrd, O.D.Durham, NC 277131487632956
  48. Charles Byrnes, ODGreensboro, NC 274081487642526
  49. Kristen Cabrera, ODFort Bragg, NC 283101083204283
  50. Lauren CadwellHigh Point, NC 272651316781552

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.