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 9 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. Bonnie Fanelli, ODWilmington, NC 284011962445395
  2. James Fanelli, OPTOMETRISTWilmington, NC 284121023144383
  3. Lori Farabaugh, ODHampstead, NC 284431770685372
  4. Brianna Farley, ODMooresville, NC 281171194336214
  5. Sandra Farnham, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541538139597
  6. Michael Farris, O.D.Concord, NC 280251619971397
  7. Joseph Faulk, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541235567256
  8. Maria Faulk, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282161285910786
  9. Irina Feiner, ODRaleigh, NC 276121861618241
  10. Marissa Ferris, ODMint Hill, NC 282271740858257
  11. Paul Fine, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282051568662104
  12. Cara Finn, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276161427462035
  13. Anthony Fioravanti, ODCharlotte, NC 282111558710103
  14. Joelle Fisher, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871275223240
  15. David Fitzgerald, ODLaurinburg, NC 283521144267105
  16. Candice Fix, ODKing, NC 270211528253853
  17. Kalene Fix-Mastenbrook, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282771417104621
  18. John Flack, O.D.Morganton, NC 286551851307953
  19. Brittany Flaherty, O.D.Mooresville, NC 281171922409895
  20. Jennifer Flaherty, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031558586768
  21. Caroline Fogleman, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282031427570639
  22. Eric Fogleman, O.D.Southern Pines, NC 283871144271222
  23. Erin Fontaine, ODWinston Salem, NC 271031245528520
  24. Bonnie Foo, ODGarner, NC 275291033003231
  25. Paul Forsyth, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276151104911635
  26. John Foster, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541669464442
  27. Kara Foster, ODLillington, NC 275461518291756
  28. Sarah Fowler, ODDurham, NC 277131407416225
  29. Kristi Fox, O.D.Durham, NC 277131689041048
  30. Lisa Fox, ODCharlotte, NC 282101225376510
  31. William Fox, ODGreensboro, NC 274081124086319
  32. Angela Fox-Putnam, ODMount Holly, NC 281201992785836
  33. Linda Frady, O.D.Arden, NC 287041740386655
  34. Chad Frazier, ODGreensboro, NC 274081265218481
  35. David Freeman, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271271578582383
  36. Rex Freeman, O.D.Kernersville, NC 272841699793067
  37. James Freshwater, O.D.Clemmons, NC 270121255499737
  38. Steven Friedman, ODCornelius, NC 280311497745871
  39. Rachel Friel, ODCarrboro, NC 275101699297804
  40. Richard Fry, O.D.Beulaville, NC 285181720135882
  41. Erin Fuchs, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031710017975
  42. Thomas Fuller, O.D.Asheville, NC 288051154379766
  43. Cathy Fulp, O.D.Archdale, NC 272631902803323
  44. Philip Funderburk, ODMint Hill, NC 282271093830135
  45. Nisma Gabr, ODLaurinburg, NC 283521437762176
  46. Yesha Gami, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282081629522883
  47. Jeffrey Garber, O.D.Kernersville, NC 272841639197981
  48. Rebecca Garces, ODHolly Springs, NC 275401760878631
  49. Dale Garland, O.D.Bryson City, NC 287131467652529
  50. Stephen Garrett, ODHenderson, NC 275361609825793

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.