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 5 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. Ivey Caison, ODGraham, NC 272531841985595
  2. Ronald Campbell, O.D.Sylva, NC 287791235161555
  3. Matthew Cannon, O.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911528057700
  4. Meredith Canterbury, O.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141396078390
  5. Uwe Canting, O.D.Cary, NC 275131881684868
  6. Kimberly Cao, ODMatthews, NC 281051629822929
  7. Olivia Carey, ODCamp Lejeune, NC 285471972420768
  8. Carrie Carpenter, O.D.Shelby, NC 281521356608053
  9. Matthew Carpenter, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282261336107747
  10. Michael Carstens, ODChapel Hill, NC 275141376594606
  11. Stephanie Cartwright, O.D.Elkin, NC 286211194823955
  12. Brittani Carver-Schemper, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041871787671
  13. Lewis Casey, O.D.Kinston, NC 285011356351837
  14. Jamie Casper, O.D., PHD, FAAOWilmington, NC 284121932103439
  15. Perry Castellano, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284051275556094
  16. Sarit Catchatoorian, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282771720190333
  17. Gilbert Catino, ODWilmington, NC 284111376543579
  18. Kelly Catino, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031821099656
  19. Kristel Causby, ODClyde, NC 287211225023310
  20. Alvah Cayton, ODTarboro, NC 278861902054042
  21. Ariel Cerenzie, ODCharlotte, NC 282101972023646
  22. Jaroslav Cerny, O.D.Asheville, NC 288061053645002
  23. Gurpreet Chadha Meyer, O.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101699887240
  24. Lionel Chamberlain, ODFairmont, NC 283401225039340
  25. Harold Champion, ODArden, NC 287041982649489
  26. Patricia ChampionBrevard, NC 287121811933401
  27. Calista Chastain, O.D.Murphy, NC 289061447130059
  28. Brandi Chavis, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041699707521
  29. Nathan Cheek, ODMebane, NC 273021497743447
  30. Bonnie Chen, ODConcord, NC 280271861681678
  31. Jingya ChenRoxboro, NC 275731295132520
  32. Laura Chen, ODCary, NC 275191679191589
  33. Melissa Chen, ODGastonia, NC 280541144888082
  34. Nathan Cheung, O.D.Durham, NC 277051396125183
  35. Catherine Chickos, O.D.Durham, NC 277051841299401
  36. Doris Chin, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276151033111976
  37. Jason Chow, O.D.Carrboro, NC 275101528005147
  38. Victoria Chow, ODRaleigh, NC 276131083560569
  39. Geeta Chowdhary, ODRaleigh, NC 276091306828025
  40. Joseph Christensen, ODNew Bern, NC 285621376876631
  41. Kathleen Christensen, O.D.Morrisville, NC 275601063594547
  42. Naomi Chun, ODLaurinburg, NC 283521205380243
  43. Rebecca Chung, ODGreensboro, NC 274101467948554
  44. Barbara Ciampa, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283031730167669
  45. Anthony Clark, ODDurham, NC 277131003862210
  46. Charles Clark, ODLumberton, NC 283581760555189
  47. Demetrice Clark, ODDurham, NC 277131992750616
  48. Mary ClarkHope Mills, NC 283481992449102
  49. Michael Clark, ODMount Airy, NC 270301851373252
  50. Keith Clay, ODMurphy, NC 289061366463200

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.