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 6 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. Calah Clayton, ODBelmont, NC 280121285129775
  2. John Clerico, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061740266873
  3. Cameron Clinard, ODFuquay Varina, NC 275261194245712
  4. Donavon Cloninger, ODCary, NC 275111427073410
  5. Fred Cloninger, ODGastonia, NC 280541508965161
  6. Katherine Coats, ODCary, NC 275131184638611
  7. Thomas Coccia, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282771134272420
  8. Elizabeth Cody, ODPineville, NC 281341144455908
  9. Gary Cogdill, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031023132982
  10. Rachel Cohen, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282771124157896
  11. Valerie Colborn, O.D.Lillington, NC 275461518989607
  12. Julie Cole, O.D.China Grove, NC 280231962698365
  13. Cassidy Coleman, ODHayesville, NC 289041316615743
  14. Jeffrey Coleman, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284011326047689
  15. Nicole Collins, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282621407208481
  16. George Conekin, O.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461427016435
  17. Matthew Conlan, O.D.Clayton, NC 275201760918544
  18. Robert Connelly, OPTOMETRISTPittsboro, NC 273121457331100
  19. Andrew Cook, ODGarner, NC 275291063413607
  20. Elizabeth Cooke, O.D.Shallotte, NC 284701326092727
  21. Sheila Cooper, ODWilmington, NC 284031073657383
  22. Penelope Copenhaver, O.D.Boone, NC 286071710925540
  23. Ryan Corte, ODAsheville, NC 288031336402445
  24. Thomas Costabile, ODChapel Hill, NC 275141538247549
  25. Mark Cotter, O.D.Reidsville, NC 273201609830249
  26. Lori Couch, ODLaurinburg, NC 283521265438816
  27. Keitha Covalla, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621124023221
  28. Hannah Covey, ODCary, NC 275111215604186
  29. Alonzo Covington, O.D.Rockingham, NC 283791861472334
  30. Don Covington, O.D.Rockingham, NC 283791649240854
  31. Frank Covington, O.D.Beaufort, NC 285161497851091
  32. David Coward, O.DHenderson, NC 275361134166986
  33. Hilary Cox, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031629328828
  34. Matthew Cox, ODWilmington, NC 284031548654551
  35. Valerie Cox, ODPinehurst, NC 283741568402543
  36. Tony Cranford, ODDenton, NC 272391487766697
  37. Jason Crawford, O.D.Huntersville, NC 280781124148002
  38. Steven Cress, ODPineville, NC 281341700014750
  39. Lora CretellaWaynesville, NC 287861326662834
  40. Melissa Cuan, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031679913446
  41. Amanda Culler, ODKing, NC 270211902454937
  42. Jessica Cummings, ODFuquay Varina, NC 275261558241687
  43. Roger Cummings, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031518928274
  44. Jean Cunningham, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276121255596102
  45. Robert Cureton, ODFairmont, NC 283401942201074
  46. Robert Currin, OD PAOxford, NC 275651992805402
  47. Jeffery Curry, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441174893317
  48. David Curtis, ODDenver, NC 280371568443349
  49. Neha Dada, O.D.Monroe, NC 281101467769281
  50. Abid-Alhamid Dahnoun, ODRaleigh, NC 276031396358271

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.