NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Periodontics in North Carolina

159 NPPES records list periodontics with a practice address in North Carolina, 1.5 per 100,000 residents, the 31st highest rate of 51. Chapel Hill and Charlotte have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 4 of 4.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 1223P0300X · method

Chapel Hill has the most, 22

Periodontics records in North Carolina

  1. Otis Washington, D.D.S.,M.S.Raleigh, NC 276071770640732
  2. Thomas Webb, D.D.S.Greenville, NC 278341447476452
  3. Jeffrey West, DDSCharlotte, NC 282111598891673
  4. Travis Whitley, D.D.S.Chapel Hill, NC 275991003228784
  5. Megumi Williamson, D.D.S., PH.DGreenville, NC 278341205212792
  6. Heber Windley, DDS, MS, PAZebulon, NC 275971609046697
  7. Nicole Wright, D.D.S.Winston Salem, NC 271031780834457
  8. Ping Seung Alice Wu, D.D.S.Raleigh, NC 276131952650095
  9. Zhao Yu, DDS PHDCary, NC 275191073737243

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1223P0300X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 31 of 51 per resident

  1. Kansas1.5
  2. Iowa1.5
  3. Minnesota1.5
  4. North Carolina1.5
  5. Nebraska1.5
  6. Nevada1.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1223P0300X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

69.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 67.1% 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 Carolina69.2%
  2. United States67.1%

Periodontics records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file110 of 159 · 69.2% here, 67.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file2 · 1.3% here, 0.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more104 · 65.4% here, 74.4% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 1223P0300X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

159 NPPES records list periodontics (1223P0300X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 1.5 per 100,000 residents against 2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Chapel Hill has 22 of them (14%).

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. Michigan164
  2. Maryland167
  3. Georgia170
  4. Colorado134

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Nebraska1.5
  2. Minnesota1.5
  3. Iowa1.5
  4. Kansas1.5

The largest states

  1. California929
  2. New York565
  3. Florida487
  4. Texas486
  5. Massachusetts390

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.