NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physical Therapy Assistant in North Carolina

1,959 NPPES records list physical therapy assistant with a practice address in North Carolina, 18 per 100,000 residents, the 28th highest rate of 51. Raleigh and Charlotte have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 34 of 40.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 225200000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Raleigh has the most, 137

  1. Raleigh137
  2. Charlotte120
  3. Fayetteville72
  4. Wilmington71
  5. Winston Salem61

Physical Therapy Assistant records in North Carolina

  1. Jacqueline Starks, LPTAFayetteville, NC 283041780836379
  2. Hayley Starnes, PTASalisbury, NC 281441063836674
  3. Robert StaufferSylva, NC 287791326817156
  4. Samantha Stearns, PTAMooresville, NC 281171588040620
  5. Brenda SteeleCharlotte, NC 282691083983696
  6. Joshua SteinMatthews, NC 281051407733942
  7. Ashlea Steinbacher, PTACharlotte, NC 282261770136665
  8. Jason Stephens, PTAMooresville, NC 281151851420558
  9. Jennifer StephensFayetteville, NC 283011720556798
  10. Shannon Stephens, PTALouisburg, NC 275491407051162
  11. Beverly Stevens, PTAGastonia, NC 280561215829742
  12. Erin Stevens, PTASalisbury, NC 281471972231447
  13. Cindy Stewart, PTAGastonia, NC 280541154446474
  14. Samuel Stewart, P.T.A.Gastonia, NC 280541023309465
  15. Doran StilwellHickory, NC 286021245614510
  16. Miriam Stilwell, PTAKannapolis, NC 280811982949921
  17. Brian Stone, LPTAEden, NC 272881649606807
  18. Gabrielle StonerMooresville, NC 281171124979299
  19. Robin StonerRaleigh, NC 276151811461783
  20. Benedict Stover, P.T.A.Roxboro, NC 275731538592860
  21. Jerrica StrainGastonia, NC 280521326718081
  22. Elizabeth StrangeLillington, NC 275461649675984
  23. Kelly StrattonCharlotte, NC 282771760870208
  24. Lindsey Strickland, PTALillington, NC 275461508755612
  25. Beth Strickler, PTAHendersonville, NC 287921770928467
  26. Mark StroupeGreensboro, NC 274071083157986
  27. Matthew Stulls, PTALenoir, NC 286451760853816
  28. Adrian SturdivantMarshville, NC 281031558241232
  29. Jeremy SudderthFranklin, NC 287341144786526
  30. Rachel Suggs, PTAWoodfin, NC 288041295586659
  31. Deonna Suiter, PTARaleigh, NC 276041780843250
  32. Mark Sullivan, PTAAsheville, NC 288041427841287
  33. Patrick SullivanCanton, NC 287161932659612
  34. Nicole Summerlin, PTAJacksonville, NC 285461043473648
  35. Daniel Surber, PTABenson, NC 275041063166460
  36. Amanda Surguine, PTARaleigh, NC 276151669765087
  37. Heather Surrett-VestalWinston Salem, NC 271031144399809
  38. Nicole SuttonCharlotte, NC 282151083389274
  39. Kathryn Sweeney, PTAGarner, NC 275291871374652
  40. Jennifer SylvesterTarboro, NC 278861225544505
  41. Natalie Szapiro, PTAGreenville, NC 278581104547454
  42. Elizabeth SzczypinskiMorrisville, NC 275601134644586
  43. Meghan Szynkowski, PTAJacksonville, NC 285401518816198
  44. Charles Talbert, PTACharlotte, NC 282101871982033
  45. Aaron TallentHuntersville, NC 280781639561962
  46. Karen Tanner, PTARoanoke Rapids, NC 278701801020615
  47. Gregory TantHickory, NC 286021881242006
  48. Amy TantillaWilmington, NC 284051619130853
  49. Kristen Tassinari, PTACharlotte, NC 282111427756311
  50. Sharon Taunton, PTALillington, NC 275461922651074

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 225200000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 28 of 51 per resident

  1. South Carolina18
  2. Oregon18
  3. Texas18
  4. North Carolina18
  5. Montana18
  6. Washington18
  7. 50 states and D.C.18

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 225200000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.1% 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 Carolina0.1%
  2. United States0.1%

Physical Therapy Assistant records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file2 of 1,959 · 0.1% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file5 · 0.3% here, 0.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,452 · 74.1% here, 73.0% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 225200000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,959 NPPES records list physical therapy assistant (225200000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 18 per 100,000 residents against 18 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Raleigh has 137 of them (7%).

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. Michigan1,994
  2. Virginia1,780
  3. Indiana1,717
  4. Wisconsin2,202

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Texas18.1
  2. Oregon18.1
  3. South Carolina18.2
  4. Montana17.8

The largest states

  1. Florida5,908
  2. Texas5,519
  3. California3,554
  4. Pennsylvania3,048
  5. Ohio2,916

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.