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 8 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. Cynthia Donnelly, ODBurlington, NC 272151255361291
  2. Patrick Dooley, O.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461275571051
  3. Kyra Dorgeloh, ODChapel Hill, NC 275171437712767
  4. Cathy Doty, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621770624405
  5. Kelly Doty, ODCharlotte, NC 282781821348145
  6. Shawn Doty, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621578604245
  7. James Doub, ODWinston Salem, NC 271031811947567
  8. Kimberly Douglas, ODWake Forest, NC 275871942533153
  9. Erin Downing, ODFayetteville, NC 283031255813457
  10. Celeste Downs, O.D.Asheville, NC 288051497815856
  11. Allen Downum, O. D.Edenton, NC 279321174523724
  12. Courtney Dryer, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282091639452501
  13. Eric Dudley, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282621033138599
  14. Lisa Dudley, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282051891719845
  15. Kara Dunkle, ODMatthews, NC 281051720838360
  16. Janice Dunlap, O.D.Albemarle, NC 280011952402182
  17. Thomas Dunlap, O.D.Albemarle, NC 280021295834935
  18. Hailey Dunlow, ODWilmington, NC 284031245090729
  19. Leslie Dunn, ODWinston Salem, NC 271031649344599
  20. Peter Dunn, O.D.Greensboro, NC 274101619925799
  21. Samantha Dunnington, ODBurlington, NC 272151720637440
  22. Belinda Duong, ODPineville, NC 281341164035366
  23. Devon Dvorzsak, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031942241898
  24. Mackenzie Dziedzic, ODWake Forest, NC 275871679186530
  25. Catherine Earl, O.D.Huntersville, NC 280781043397193
  26. Adrienne Earle, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621295140994
  27. William Easterling, ODGoldsboro, NC 275301083607824
  28. Kyle Eaton, O.D.Burgaw, NC 284251881755866
  29. Sinead Eck, ODRaleigh, NC 276131245016336
  30. Stephen Eckel, O.D.Mint Hill, NC 282271437585163
  31. Richard Edney, ODColumbus, NC 287221669450359
  32. Matthew Edwards, ODAhoskie, NC 279101457787756
  33. Michael Edwards, ODAhoskie, NC 279101073615688
  34. William Eggleston, ODClayton, NC 275201255425013
  35. Jerry Ellington, O.D.Henderson, NC 275361740214188
  36. Terry Ellington, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061093719080
  37. J Grady Elliott, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031285774166
  38. Samantha Elliott, ODAsheville, NC 288051861045916
  39. Jessica Elmore, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041699116848
  40. William Elmore, ODFayetteville, NC 283041669466744
  41. Meagan Embrey, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282261154680866
  42. Michael Emmett, O.D.Mount Holly, NC 281201033162714
  43. Paul Endry, O.D.Asheville, NC 288011710984323
  44. Zachary Engle, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283031912257247
  45. Shirin Esmail, ODChapel Hill, NC 275161124209671
  46. Mitchell Evans, ODArchdale, NC 272631053147769
  47. Steven Eyler, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282621568422392
  48. Jennifer Faber, O.D.Arden, NC 287041205183183
  49. Ron Faircloth, ODRaeford, NC 283761588711717
  50. Richard FallsStatesville, NC 286771952485880

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.